Specialist Acute Paediatric Physiotherapist (NHS AfC: Band 6) - Specialist Acute Paediatric Phy[...]

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a Specialist Acute Paediatric Physiotherapist to join their integrated team at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. This full-time position involves working with children in both inpatient and outpatient settings, offering the chance to develop your expertise in various specialities with strong support from senior clinicians.

Qualifications

• Broad postgraduate clinical experience in a rotational post in the NHS, including rehab and respiratory.
• Experience of teaching junior staff/students with varied learning styles.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide physiotherapy for children with serious injuries and conditions.
• Support respiratory on call and weekend service.
• Deliver intensive physiotherapy for complex paediatric patients.

Skills

Clinical Governance

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Respiratory Care

Education

BSc Honours degree in Physiotherapy

State registration via Health Care Professions Council

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Specialist Acute Paediatric Physiotherapist

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Specialist Acute Paediatric Physiotherapist - Rotational Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 349-CSS-7286778*

Site Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Town Manchester Salary £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum (Pro Rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 15/07/2025 23:59

Job overview

Do you have a recognised BSc Honours degree in physiotherapy or equivalent, abroad NHS post graduate experience in a rotational post in an acute setting and a keen desire to develop specialist acute paediatric skills?

This full time rotational post is an excellent opportunity to develop your physiotherapy skills working with children and young people in both inpatient and outpatient settings. You will work across related specialities of orthopaedics, MSK, metabolic bone disease (MBD), rheumatology, chronic pain, burns, haematology, neonatal conditions and hydrotherapy.

You will work within a specialist multi-professional, integrated AHP team with the support from senior clinicians to develop your expertise in these areas.

You should have sound clinical skills and be a good team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills. You should have experience of training and supervising junior members of staff and students.

You will be required to support the respiratory on call and weekend/bank holiday service and experience of respiratory on call is essential. There is also the opportunity to work on the major trauma & orthopaedic service at weekends/bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

RMCH is one of the biggest major trauma centres in the country and currently treats children who have the most serious injuries such as road traffic accidents and falls. Inpatient tertiary elective orthopaedic surgery is varied and includes multi-level surgery, spinal surgery and limb reconstruction surgery. Working in one of the largest specialist paediatric burns unit in the country you will provide inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation for children and young people with serious thermal injuries. As part of our specialist MBD team you will deliver intensive physiotherapy for complex patients with osteogenisis imperfecta focusing on assessment, treatment and advice on mobility and physical function and contribute to specialist outpatient clinics. With support from an experienced rheumatology team you will provide physiotherapy inpatient and outpatient services for children and young people referred with conditions such as juvenile idiopathic arthritis, systemic lupus erythematous, hypermobility, biomechanical joint pain and chronic pain.

There is a strong emphasis on professional development with excellent in-service training and support for external courses. An established appraisal programme is in place. We aim to maintain our reputation as a centre of clinical excellence and to support research activities that aim to deliver the best evidence based practice and improve the outcomes for our patients now and for the future.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail] .

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

• Recognised BSC Honours degree in physiotherapy or equivalent
• State registration via Health Care Professions Council
• Broad postgraduate clinical experience in a rotational post in the NHS, including in both a rehab and respiratory capacity
• Extensive knowledge of physiotherapy assessment and treatment techniques (in relevant area), including examples of reasoning for choice
• Experience of teaching/education of junior members of staff/students including to meet a range of learning styles
• Experience of and commitment to interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary team working, to include examples of personal involvement in complex MDT working
• Aware of the principles of clinical governance and evidence-based practice, to include examples of complex clinical reasoning
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills, including examples of complex communication with a range of people – staff and patients/parents
• Able to handle sensitive situations, including examples of difficult scenario’s involved in
• Experience of respiratory on-call (overnight)
• Experience in a paediatric setting
• ICU experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Charlotte Chew Job title Clinical Lead - Children's Physiotherapy Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0161 701 2640 Additional information