Senior Physiotherapist - Paediatric

Integrated Care System; Wirral; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for a Senior Physiotherapist to join their Paediatric Therapy Team. This role, based across various hospitals, involves treating paediatric patients and providing training to junior staff. The ideal candidate will possess a degree in Physiotherapy, HCPC registration, and relevant postgraduate experience. The position offers competitive salary and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• 2 years post graduate experience in core specialities including MSK, respiratory and Neurology.
• Experience supporting students and junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat own caseload of paediatric patients.
• Train and develop physiotherapy staff and students.
• Participate in departmental audit and service development activities.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Clinical reasoning

Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams

Education

Graduate Diploma or BSc Physiotherapy

HCPC registration

Job description

Go back Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Senior Physiotherapist - Paediatric

The closing date is 12 August 2025

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Paediatric Physiotherapist to join our Paediatric Therapy Team working across Arrowe Park Hospital, Clatterbridge Hospital and Community settings to cover maternity leave. This post is fixed term and can be considered for secondment.

The post holder will have the opportunity to gain experience working across our Paedaitric team through all ages depending on experience and working within a variety of settings including Our Child Development Centre, Mainstream Schools, Special Schools and other community settings.

You will work Children and young people with a wide range of conditions and have the opportunity to work in Paediatric MSK clinics and Hydrotherapy.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and pro-active Physiotherapist with 2 years post graduate experience in a range of core specialities including MSK, respiratory and Neurology as well as having experience within Paediatrics.

You should have excellent communication skills, be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical reasoning skills and be able to case manage patients with complex needs. Experience supporting students and junior staff is essential

You will have professional support for your CPD from the Paediatric Team Leader and Physiotherapy Clinical Lead Therapists and to provide leadership and clinical support within the team and to students.

Main duties of the job

- Assesses and treats own caseload of paediatric patients and maintains associated records.- To have a responsibility for Training & Development of physio staff, students and other staff groups in this speciality. Supervise less experienced physiotherapists, assistants and students.- Participates as a member of the therapy team and the MDT within a specified clinical area- Has a responsibility re own CPD and other developmental activities.- Involvement in identifying and carrying out departmental audit, research or service development activity n line with local and national guidelines.- Participates in weekend, evening and Bank Holiday on-call for acute respiratory patients.- Participates in providing 7 day services and extended working day, as required by the service.

About us

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Job responsibilities

Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Senior Physiotherapist position available with WUTH.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

• Graduate Diploma or BSc Physiotherapy or equivalent qualification recognised by HCPC
• HCPC registration
• Significant experience as a staff grade physiotherapist
• Appropriate experience as a qualified physiotherapist
• Core rotations in a range of areas: o Respiratory (including HDU/ICU) o Orthopaedics o Musculoskeletal Outpatients o Neurological Rehabilitation
• Member of Charted Society of Physiotherapy or similar

Knowledge and Skills

• Basic computer skills
• Knowledge and experience in hospital computer system

Knowledge and Skills

• Well developed theoretical knowledge underpinning physiotherapy practice
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Good analytical, problem solving and clinical reasoning skills
• Knowledge and experience in hospital computer system
• Ability to communicate within difficult circumstances and demonstrate empathetic approach to patients.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), analytical, problem solving skills and clinical reasoning
• Understanding of national issues and relating them to own clinical practice

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

• Experience working as part of multidisciplinary team
• Ability to work as an autonomous clinician, managing own caseload, time, using clinical reasoning and analytical skills to perform appropriate assessment, identify problems/ diagnoses.
• Active collection of relevant CPD in portfolio
• High level of clinical reasoning with excellent theoretical knowledge underpinning practice
• Demonstrate a good awareness of needs of patient and appropriate action to take
• Demonstrate awareness of the roles of others in providing patient care and ability to work as an effective team member

Personal Attributes

• Ability to be flexible and adaptable in order to support others and needs of the service.
• Good organisational skills
• Ability to show initiative but understanding when to refer to trained staff.
• Ability to organise own workload and administrational procedures

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.

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum pro rata