Highly Specialist Physiotherapist; Neurodisability

Alder Hey Children'S Nhs Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Part time

Job summary

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is advertising a physiotherapist to join the Neurodisability and Tone Management Service. You will perform highly specialised assessments and contribute to clinical decisions for children with complex neurodisability, potentially including ward-based management and rehabilitation after tone interventions.

You will join an Integrated Therapy team, manage a complex caseload, and support neurology and neurosurgical services while supervising junior staff as

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy recognised by HCPC.
• Current HCPC registration and active practice.
• Level 7 study or equivalent advanced training.
• Desirable: CSP membership.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced assessments and treatments for complex neurodisability in children.
• Work autonomously within an MDT to plan and evaluate interventions.
• Supervise junior staff and students within the therapy service.
• Support neurology teams and integrated therapy service in decision making.
• Provide specialist advice and liaison to patients, carers and multiagency teams.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Communication skills

Child protection knowledge

Postgraduate courses

Physical handling ability

Clinical governance awareness

Education

Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy (HCPC accredited)

HCPC registration

Level 7 study

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (Desirable)

Job description

Job summary

We are pleased to advertise this exciting opportunity for an experienced Physiotherapist to join our Neurodisability and Tone Management Service. The successful candidate will be responsible for highly specialised assessments of children and young people with complex neurodisability and be involved in the clinical decision making of their management as part of the wider MDT. The role may also involve the therapeutic management of complex neurodisability children on the wards and rehabilitation post tone management intervention. The successful candidate will join our Integrated Therapy team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Assistant Practitioners, managing a complex caseload of children under the care of our neurology and neurosurgical teams as well as supporting the wider therapy service.

Main duties of the job

• To assume a clinical role as part of a comprehensive therapy service in the tone management of children with cerebral palsy and other neurological disorders, requiring a range of interventions including neurosurgery.
• To provide advanced assessment and treatment, formulated around evidence-based practice and recognised national standards.
• To join an integrated service for patients with neurological impairment, in conjunction with the neurology therapy team and with the support of the Clinical Specialist.
• To work as an autonomous clinician using specialist skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, in the treatment of patients within this specialty who have acute and long term, serious and life limiting medical conditions.
• To use highly developed analytical and judgment skills to be directly involved in the clinical decision-making process, using robust clinical reasoning. As part of the multidisciplinary team, use and interpret the results of clinical assessment to contribute to the management of the child's condition and physical presentation.
• To provide appropriate specialist and professional advice, education and liaison to patients, carers, colleagues, and all members of the wider multi agency teams to promote optimal therapy management.
• To be responsible for the supervision of junior staff and students.
• To support the wider Neurology team in the management of children and young people with Neurodisability.

About us

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care to over 275,000 children and young people each year. Alder Hey has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients' homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site. We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We're also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year. As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit. You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trust's values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

• Great flexible working opportunities
• Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• Extensive staff health and well-being programmes

Details

Band: Band 7

Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 411-DIA-26-8286154

Closing date: 29 October 2026

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Essential: Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy, recognised by Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Essential: Member of HCPC
• Essential: Level 7 study
• Desirable: Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Experience

• Essential: Demonstrates specialist experience post-graduation in relevant fields/rotations
• Essential: Significant post graduate experience
• Essential: Proven experience relevant to a wide range of approaches to the management of patients
• Desirable: Paediatric experience as a Band 6 in specialist clinical field

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Essential: Evidence of knowledge of a wide range of approaches used within specialist clinical field
• Essential: Evidence of being capable of specialist assessment techniques in specialist clinical field
• Essential: Post graduate courses relevant to specialty
• Essential: Proven physical ability to carry out any therapeutic handling required
• Essential: Evidence of knowledge of current trends within clinical specialty
• Essential: Evidence of excellent communication skills, written and verbal, enabling applicant to converse across a range of understanding
• Essential: Proven knowledge of child protection
• Desirable: Basic computer skills

Management and Organisation

• Essential: Evidence of experience of supervising and teaching junior and undergraduate physiotherapists
• Essential: Proven experience of the delegation of tasks to other staff, with a firm understanding of the process of delegation
• Essential: Proven ability to prioritise and organise caseload, underpinned by sound time management skill
• Essential: Evidence of experience of positive working as part of a multiagency team
• Desirable: Currently a Member of Specific Clinical Interest Group i.e. ACPC, ACPIN

Professional

• Essential: Evidence of Continuing Professional Development, with current portfolio
• Essential: Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance
• Essential: Demonstrate knowledge of current pertinent issues affecting therapy provision both locally and nationally

Personal/Other

• Essential: Proven ability to complement the dynamics of the existing team
• Essential: Ability to be flexible

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

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