Senior Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist- Chronic Respiratory

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider is seeking an experienced physiotherapist for a fixed term role focusing on paediatric respiratory conditions. This position involves conducting assessments, developing individualized treatment plans, and working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. The ideal candidate will have a degree in physiotherapy and relevant experience in managing complex cases. The position supports continuous professional development and offers opportunities for clinical research and teaching.

Benefits

CPD and study leave support

Involvement in audit and research projects

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Qualified physiotherapist with experience in paediatrics.
• Ability to manage a complex caseload autonomously.
• Experience in developing evidence-based treatment plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide physiotherapy assessments and treatments to paediatric patients.
• Develop and adjust treatment plans for complex respiratory conditions.
• Supervise and educate junior staff and physiotherapy students.

Skills

Assessment skills

Clinical reasoning

Teaching techniques

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

Job description

A Vacancy at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.


We are seeking an experienced physiotherapist to provide expert support to our Paediatric Respiratory service, working with both inpatients and outpatients on a 6-month fixed term basis.

This role involves delivering high-quality physiotherapy assessments and treatments, including initiating and evaluating individualised treatment programs for patients with complex respiratory conditions, including asthma, non-CF bronchiectasis, breathing pattern disorders and complex neuro-disability airway clearance. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and adjusting treatment plans, teaching physiotherapy techniques, and providing education to patients, families, and caregivers. Additionally, you will play a key role in leading or supporting physiotherapy services within ELCH while collaborating closely with the chronic respiratory multidisciplinary team.

We are looking for a skilled physiotherapist to join our team, specialising in the assessment and treatment of paediatric patients with complex respiratory conditions across various settings, including acute wards, day-case unit and outpatient clinics. You will support acute paediatric ward staff with complex respiratory cases, provide cross-cover for the Long Term Ventilation Team, and utilise advanced clinical reasoning to develop and adjust individualised physiotherapy management programs. In this role, you will also contribute to the ongoing development of the Paediatric Chronic Respiratory Service by collaborating with medical colleagues to set standards, monitor service delivery, and lead audits. You will offer specialist advice and guidance to junior staff and other healthcare professionals, and ensure clinical governance and risk management practices are upheld with evidence-based treatment plans.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are the second largest provider of children's services in London.

We provide hospital care and treatment at both our purpose-built children’s hospital on the St Thomas’ Hospital site. We care for families in our local areas and provide an extensive range of specialist services for children with rare and complex conditions from across south London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex.

Our vision is to be a world leading centre of life-changing care for children, young people and their families.

To be responsible in a team leader role alongside the clinical lead in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Physiotherapy service provided to children with complex and long-term respiratory conditions.

Manage a caseload of patients with highly complex needs, using evidence-based and client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. Provide this service with a caseload of complex cases as an autonomous practitioner, demonstrating high-level problem solving and clinical reasoning skills, and independence in judgement.

Provision of education and training to families, carers and the MDT is an integral part of this role.

To work within the in-patient team as required to manage children with a wide range of cardiorespiratory conditions.

To use validated and appropriate outcome measures and set individualised patient goals.

To support the clinical leads in providing leadership for senior and junior staff, through regular supervision and annual appraisal. To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Paediatric Physiotherapy Service. To work closely with the acute physiotherapy team at Royal Brompton site to develop 1 service across 2 sites.

To work with colleagues to ensure the continuing professional development and overall performance of physiotherapy staff in paediatrics and as a potential member of a range of Trust quality/process improvement project groups.

Supervise, educate and assess the performance of junior physiotherapy staff to ensure theoretical and clinical knowledge meets departmental standards. Additionally to supervise, educate and assess the performance of Physiotherapy students.

Due to the strong commitment to evidence-based practice throughout the Trust, CPD and study leave will be well supported, and involvement in audit, research and policy development is encouraged and facilitated.

Responsible for maintaining and improving all aspects of clinical governance, evidence-based practice and quality assurance in designated area.




This advert closes on Thursday 14 Aug 2025