Children's Physiotherapist

Salisbury Nhs Foundation Trust; Southampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in Southampton is seeking a part-time Specialist Children's Physiotherapist for a maternity cover role. The successful candidate will provide high-quality physiotherapy services to children and young people, manage caseloads, and work with multidisciplinary teams. Flexibility is offered with working hours, ideally on Wednesdays to Fridays, ensuring a balance between personal and professional life. This position is suited for those passionate about making an impact in paediatric healthcare and offers NHS benefits.

Benefits

NHS discounts

Generous pension scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Proven experience in delivering physiotherapy services to children.
• Ability to work independently and manage a personal caseload.
• Experience in multidisciplinary team settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality physiotherapy to children in outpatient/inpatient settings.
• Manage a personal caseload and collaborate with health professionals.
• Supervise Band 5 physiotherapists and therapy assistants.

Skills

Musculoskeletal expertise

Experience with children and young people

Team collaboration

Education

Registered Physiotherapist

Job description

Overview

Are you an experienced paediatric physiotherapist looking to make a meaningful impact in a flexible, supportive role? Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a part-time Specialist Children's Physiotherapist to join our vibrant and dedicated team. This role is a secondment to cover maternity leave. You will be working alongside clinical specialist physiotherapists and advanced clinical practitioners, delivering physiotherapy services to children and young people across outpatient clinics and inpatient care settings.

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience. We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services. We offer flexible working and a range of NHS benefits including discounts, holidays (pro rata minimum 35 days), a generous pension scheme, and on-site facilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality physiotherapy to children and young people within both outpatient and inpatient settings. The key specialism for this role is musculoskeletal.
• Manage a personal caseload while contributing to the wider needs of the paediatric and new-born wards.
• Opportunities to participate in specialist multidisciplinary clinics, such as DDH (baby hip), orthotic, respiratory, rheumatology and neonatal.
• Offer guidance and supervision to Band 5 physiotherapists, therapy assistants and student physiotherapists.
• Collaborate with other professionals across our child health services to continually improve and develop our physiotherapy offering.
• Work in partnership with children and families to help them understand and manage their own health and wellbeing.

Additional role details

• This role offers flexibility to meet the needs of both the service and the post holder, making it ideal for those seeking a better balance between their personal and professional lives.
• Role is a maternity leave cover (secondment).
• Ideal working days: Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (Thursday is essential; some flexibility for the other days); 18.75 hours per week. No weekend working is required.
• We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.

Team and benefits

You will be working alongside clinical specialist physiotherapists and advanced clinical practitioners. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme. You can access NHS discounts and a generous pension scheme.