Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist (Paediatrics)

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist (Paediatrics) to join its Community Paediatric Therapies Service. The successful candidate will assess and treat children aged 0-19 years, requiring advanced clinical skills and significant experience in Paediatric Physiotherapy. This role involves independent travel within the Tees Valley area, promoting collaboration within a supportive team environment. Competitive salary ranging from £47,810 to £54,710 per annum, pro rata, is offered.

Benefits

Leadership training opportunities

Supportive team environment

Flexibility in working locations

Qualifications

• Experience in Paediatric Physiotherapy for children 0-19 years old.
• Significant experience in NHS clinical settings.
• Clinical education experience supervising Physiotherapy students.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and interventions for children with various conditions.
• Manage clinical supervision and line management of team members.
• Lead service improvement and development projects.

Skills

Advanced skills in assessment and treatment of Paediatric patients

Clinical reasoning skills

Ability to work in a team

Communication and report writing skills

Leadership skills

Specialist clinical knowledge in Paediatric Physiotherapy

Prioritization and workload management

Understanding of the SEND agenda

Service development

Education

Diploma or degree by Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Registered with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

Paediatric post-graduate clinical training

Working towards MSc or relevant post-graduate qualification

Member of APCP

Job description

Go back South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist (Paediatrics)

The closing date is 28 December 2025

There is an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Physiotherapist to join the Community Paediatric Therapies Service. The post holder will provide specialist Physiotherapy assessment and treatment to children aged 0-19 years in a wide range of settings within the community.

We are a friendly, dynamic and supportive team who all work together to provide the best possible outcomes for the children, young people and their families. There will be the opportunity to develop more advanced clinical, leadership and service development skills.

The post is based at West Acklam Centre but there is also the requirement for independent travel around community settings within the Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland region. It involves working within the wider integrated Paediatric Therapies Service which includes the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy teams covering the acute services at The James Cook University Hospital.

Main duties of the job

To provide assessment and interventions to children/young people aged 0-19 years old with a variety of conditions, including complex needs who are resident within the South Tees region.

The specialist physiotherapy assessment and intervention will take place in the most appropriate community location to best meet the needs of the individual child/young person and their family. Access to independent travel is essential.

Clinical supervision and line management duties of other staff members within the team is an important duty of this role. Appropriate additional duties will be delegated to the successful candidate by the Service Lead including representation of the wider Paediatric Therapies Service in external/Trust wide meetings.

Leading on service improvement and development projects.

Significant postgraduate experience working within Paediatric Physiotherapy and enthusiasm for working with a wide range of children/young people up to the age of 19 is essential.

About us

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:

• Your Leadership Impact
• Leading your Team to Success
• Leading Into the Future
• Service Improvement for Beginners
• Developing your Service Improvement Skills
• Lean Practitioner

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

• Explore leadership within the NHS
• Promote Trust values and behaviour
• Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
• Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

• Evidence of advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of Paediatric patients with a variety of conditions and complex needs.
• Evidence of advanced clinical reasoning skills.
• Ability to work in a team and promote collaborative multidisciplinary/agency working.
• Highly developed communication and report writing skills, in verbal and written format.
• Evidence of leadership skills including delegation, effective time management, deputisation for more senior staff, staff management/supervision.
• Demonstrates a highly specialist clinical knowledge and skills relevant to Paediatric Physiotherapy.
• Demonstrates ability to prioritise and co‑ordinate own workload and that of others.
• Good understanding of the SEND agenda.
• Evidence of service development, clinical audit and/or research.

Qualifications and Training

• To hold a Diploma or degree awarded by professional body the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
• Registered as fit to practice by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Evidence of Paediatric post‑graduate clinical training and development.
• To hold or be working towards MSc or relevant post‑graduate qualification.
• Member of the APCP.

Experience

• Significant post‑graduate experience of working within Paediatric Physiotherapy in a variety of NHS clinical settings.
• Significant experience of working with children/young people with a variety of conditions including complex neurological, orthopaedic, developmental and respiratory conditions.
• Experience of clinical education and the supervision of Physiotherapy students on clinical placement.
• Evidence of effective people management skills.
• Experience of training other healthcare professionals.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum (pro rata)