Specialist Community Paediatric Physiotherapist

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Sale; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS Trust in England seeks a Specialist Community Paediatric Physiotherapist to provide expert care for children aged 0-19 years. The role involves complex assessment, treatment planning, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should possess a degree in Physiotherapy, advanced paediatric skills, and excellent communication abilities. The salary ranges from £38,682 to £46,580 per annum, with a commitment to diversity and career development.

Qualifications

• Evidence of CPD in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio.
• Registered to practice with HCPC.
• Specialist knowledge in anatomy and physiology to support relevant clinical skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment for patients aged 0-19 years.
• Ensure appropriate pathways of care and communication via liaison with other agencies.
• Work as an autonomous practitioner under senior physiotherapists' supervision.

Skills

Advanced clinical reasoning skills in Paediatrics

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Proven organisational skills

Ability to work autonomously

Teaching and supervisory skills

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Go back Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 06 October 2025

Specialist Community Paediatric Physiotherapist

Role purpose

To work as part of the children's integrated physiotherapy and occupational therapy team. As well as, work with the wider multidisciplinary team within the complex needs services and social services teams.

Responsibilities

To perform specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment for patients aged 0-19 years, determine a clinical diagnosis and develop, implement, evaluate and modify individual treatment programmes. Ensuring appropriate pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required.

Main duties of the job

• To gain consent and undertake physiotherapy assessment, clinically diagnose, and formulate and implement treatment plans using specialist knowledge and experience. This will include the treatment of complex patients in a manner that respects people\'s choice, privacy, dignity and individuality.
• To be responsible for your own clinical caseload in a defined clinical area. To work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) with indirect clinical supervision.
• To supervise therapy assistants and students.
• To work as an autonomous practitioner and be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of work including the management of patients in your care in accordance with Trust and professional guidelines. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for patients with appropriate support from senior physiotherapists and to support more junior staff to do likewise.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and 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.

Job 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

Knowledge

• Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent
• Registered to practice with HCPC
• Evidence of CPD in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio
• Advanced clinical reasoning skills in Paediatrics
• Specialist knowledge in anatomy and physiology to support relevant clinical skills
• Knowledge of areas of clinical governance including quality, audit and risk management
• Evidence of relevant post graduate training
• Evidence of relevant post graduate training / courses in specific clinical areas appropriate to the post e.g. CPIPS-UK, GIOBS, Aquatic Therapy
• Membership of relevant special interest group APCP (Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists)

Experience

• Previous experience across a broad range of junior rotations
• Previous experience in a senior role
• Research and Development awareness and / or experience

Skills

• Basic understanding of computers and their applications
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills Able to present information in a clear and logical manner
• Proven organisational skills including time management, effective delegation and prioritisation and the ability to complete a task
• Ability to work autonomously within a clinical area with senior support
• Ability to work with and motivate others within a team
• To comprehend and work within the Trust\'s policies of data protection, confidentiality, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the differing needs of patients
• Teaching, supervisory and appraisal skills and experience

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearPer annum (pro rata)