Senior Paediatric Physiotherapist

NHS; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Una posición permanente como Senior Paediatric Physiotherapist está disponible en el NHS, donde los candidatos recibirán formación completa. El papel incluye evaluar y tratar a niños con diversas condiciones, contribuyendo al desarrollo del servicio en una unidad pediátrica profesional y solidaria. Los solicitantes deben tener un diploma en fisioterapia y estarán en contacto frecuente con pacientes jóvenes, apoyando su bienestar.

Benefits

Excelente esquema de pensiones

Derecho a licencia anual

Guardería en el sitio

Cafeterías para el personal

Estacionamiento en el lugar

Esquemas de sacrificio salarial

Qualifications

• Se requiere un diploma o grado en fisioterapia.
• Registro en HCPC necesario.
• Desarrollo profesional continuo y evidencias de CPD pediátrico.

Responsibilities

• Realizar evaluaciones avanzadas y diagnóstico clínico de niños.
• Formular y evaluar dinámicamente planes de tratamiento fisioterapéutico.
• Tratar a niños con condiciones respiratorias y otras patologías pediátricas.

Skills

Comunicación

Análisis clínico

Autonomía

Education

Diploma/ Grado en Fisioterapia y registro HCPC actual

Cursos de postgrado relevantes y desarrollo profesional continuo

Job description

Go back Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Paediatric Physiotherapist

The closing date is 06 July 2025

Due to a team restructure, we have permanent position available for a current or aspiring Band 6 Paediatric Physiotherapist at Ashford and St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

No paediatric physiotherapy experience is needed, just a desire to learn and support children achieve their potential.

Full training and support will be provided by the Children Physiotherapy Team, with lots of opportunities to experience the world of paediatrics.

This post is funded for 37.5 hours however part time and flexible working requests will be considered.

The Children's Physiotherapy Team is a lovely team to work in, they are hard working yet adaptable and provide high quality care for their inpatient and outpatient caseloads. They have regular meeting and training opportunities. The successful candidate will play a key role within the team to support inpatient and outpatient caseloads, develop the service and provide excellent care for our service users and their families.

For more information or an informal chat about the role, please get in touch with

Gemma Frisby, Clinical Lead for Children's Physiotherapy ( [e-mail])

Main duties of the job

To complete advanced assessments, make clinical diagnosis and offer treatment for children aged 0 - 17 presenting with a variety of different conditions using a biopsychosocial approach.

Services provided by our Children's Physiotherapy Service include:

• Musculoskeletal outpatients at St Peter's Hospital and Woking Leisure Centre.
• Hydrotherapy, rehab clinics, gym classes and appointments on the gym floor at Woking Leisure Centre and Egham Orbit using the state of the art facilities.
• Physiotherapy led orthopaedic services for ponseti and serial casting clinics
• Specialist orthopaedic, respiratory and rheumatology clinics with tertiary centre specialist consultants
• Inpatient care including respiratory, developmental reviews, post-operative orthopaedic and rehabilitation
• Additional opportunities to shadow Orthopaedics Advanced Clinical Practitioners Clinics, a Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as well as many other paediatric services.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• On-site Nurseries
• On-site staff cafes
• On-site parking
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Job responsibilities

In addition to the below summary, you need to familiarise yourself with the full job description document attached to the advert

To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with a wide variety of paediatric, musculoskeletal and orthopaedic conditions using investigative and analytical skills and excellent clinical reasoning to develop a comprehensive diagnosis

To act independently to formulate, deliver, constantly evaluate, and adjust accordingly the individualised physiotherapy treatment plan, based upon a sound knowledge of current evidence-based practice, outcome measures, shared care goals and treatment for children aged 0 18.

To assess and treat children with respiratory conditions. Paediatric respiratory competencies are required but as experience working within respiratory is not essential, full training will be given.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Diploma/ degree in physiotherapy and current HCPC registration
• Evidence of relevant post- graduate courses and continued professional development
• Member of APCP
• Evidence of paediatric CPD

Experience

• Experience of working in a variety of specialist areas: for example: junior rotations within the NHS
• Experience of engaging with children
• Experience of managing and prioritising own caseload
• Working at Band 6 level
• Experience working with patients with neurology, orthopaedic, musculoskeletal and respiratory diagnosis.
• Paediatric physiotherapy experience

Knowledge

• Knowledge of how to assess and manage paediatric presentations
• Understanding and awareness of children specific pathology
• Good communication, interpersonal and documentation skills

Skills

• Have a good understanding of their patient and families communication, physical & emotional needs; can identify their individual needs and preferences, their changing needs and recognise and promote their independence.
• Willingness to undertake professional self- development, reflect and critically appraise own performance
• Demonstrates an understanding of different treatment approaches and the evidence base
• Ability to complete an assessment and treatment for children 0 - 17 including the acutely unwell patient.
• Demonstrate understanding of and use a biopsychological approach to children's care
• Ability to travel between sites (ability to drive and have access to a car)

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.

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£40,617 to £48,778 a yearper annum inc. HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Part-time,Flexible working,Compressed hours