Paediatric Physiotherapist

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider located in Scunthorpe is seeking a Paediatric Physiotherapist to provide high-quality care to children aged 0-19. The role requires managing a diverse caseload, assessing and treating various conditions, and supervising junior staff. The ideal candidate will hold a relevant degree and HCPC registration, along with postgraduate qualifications in paediatrics. This position offers a chance to contribute to impactful care in a supportive and flexible work environment.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Supportive work environment

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Post graduate experience in physiotherapy, preferably in paediatrics.
• Experience with complex clinical pathways.
• Wide range of CPD activities related to clinical area.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of children 0-19 years with varying conditions.
• Deliver specialised assessment and therapeutic management.
• Supervise and train junior staff and professionals.

Skills

Clinical reasoning skills

Supervision and delegation

Assessment and management of conditions

Evidence-based practices

Education

Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy

HCPC registration

Post graduate study in Paediatrics (e.g. MSc modules)

Tools

Specialist paediatric equipment

Job description

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Paediatric Physiotherapist

The closing date is 18 December 2025

Responsibilities

• To provide a high standard physiotherapy undertaking all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
• To deliver specialist assessment and therapeutic management of children across Northern Lincolnshire (Base in Scunthorpe). To take responsibility for a caseload of children 0-19 years including those with muscular skeletal, neurological, orthopaedic and rheumatology conditions within a variety of settings.
• Perform advanced physiotherapy assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical conditions and including use of specialist equipment. Use advanced clinical reasoning skills to provide, develop and deliver an individualized treatment programmes and care.
• Responsible for managing own caseload and a defined area of the service, working without direct supervision and in a variety of settings including: homes, Child Development Centre, schools and specialist settings.
• Supervise, educate and assess physiotherapy students, registered and non registered staff and provide specialised advice to other health care professionals in the specific clinical area.
• Undertake evidence-based audit and research projects and service developments to further own and teams clinical practice. Make recommendations to clinical lead/manager of service for changes to practice by the team. May lead the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to development of service protocols.

Main duties of the job

• Provide high quality specialist Paediatric Physiotherapy assessment and support for a wide range of less and more complex conditions in order to provide evidence based and timely support reducing the risk of harm, preventing deterioration and improving outcomes.
• Responsible for managing own caseload and a defined area of the service, working without direct supervision.
• Responsible for leading delegated service improvement and quality initiatives in order to drive forward improvement for CYP in our area.
• Supervision, support and training for junior staff and other professionals to ensure a highly skilled, supported workforce.
• Provision of Specialist written and verbal advice including statutory duties

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we’ll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and worklife balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well‑being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/

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We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
• HCPC registration
• Post graduate study in appropriate clinical areas e.g. MSc modules in Paediatrics
• Wide range of CPD activities, esp. related to specialist area

Knowledge and training

• Post graduate experience in physiotherapy across a range of clinical areas (adults or paediatrics) including: Neurological, community and MSK rotational experience
• Experience of working with at least one complex clinical pathway (adult or paediatrics)
• Post graduate experience in paediatrics
• Experience with a variety of specialised paediatric equipment

Leadership

• Evidence of supervision and delegation

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.

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust