# Highly Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist Neurodevelopment > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-paediatric-physiotherapist-neurodevelopment/bdc0c7ea-005c-45d1-a2c4-0992d776e4ad - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-paediatric-physiotherapist-neurodevelopment/bdc0c7ea-005c-45d1-a2c4-0992d776e4ad.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Evelina London Children's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inc. HCAS (Pro-rata) - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 9 months (Secondments will be considered) - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (includes weekends and oncalls) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-27T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-16T10:21:13.055Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Guys_St_Thomas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatric_Physiotherapist/Paediatric_Physiotherapist-v8269670 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8269670?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking an experienced, highly skilled, and forward-thinking Paediatric Physiotherapist to join our Paediatric Physiotherapy Team for a 9 month fixed term post. The role would suit an experienced Band 6 or existing Band 7 Physiotherapist interested in expanding their skills and knowledge in neurodevelopment with a particular focus on the cardio- respiratory population. The post holder will work as an integral and active part of the Paediatric Physiotherapy team in the provision of a patient-centred inpatient service that includes a caseload of children with CHD and complex respiratory conditions across PICU, HDU and the wards as well as in ECMO follow up clinic. ### Main duties of the job In this role you will work alongside the multidisciplinary team including OT, consultants, therapy assistants and the wider physiotherapy team . You wil lead on the development and aligmnent of the neurodevelopmental physiotherapy service along side the Clinical Specialists in Paediatric Respiratory Physiotherapy- PICU and the wider paediatric physiotherapy rehabilitation team. You will provide developmental assessment and input to patients across the hospital from PICU to the ward as well as supporting education and development of the wider MDT's. Teamwork and excellent communication skills are vital to the role, you will also be supported by the fantastic wider Paediatric multidisciplinary team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities 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. To be responsible in a leadership role alongside the PICU clinical specialist in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the neuordevelopmental physiotherapy service provided, in particular to children who have CHD and complex cardiorespiratory 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. To support the clinical lead in providing leadership for senior and junior staff, through regular supervision and annual appraisal. Contribute to the maintenance and development of the paediatric physiotherapy service. To support the Clinical Lead to ensure the continuing professional development and overall performance of all physiotherapy staff in paediatrics and as a potential member of a range of Trust quality/process improvement project groups. To use validated and appropriate outcome measures and set individualised patient goals. Supervise, educate and assess the performance of physiotherapy students; this would be to a graduate standard and involve working with Universities to ensure standard of practice and teaching meets the standards set by degree level qualification. Supervise, educate and assess the performance of junior physiotherapy staff to ensure theoretical and clinical knowledge meets departmental standards. Supervise, educate and assess the performanace of the multitherapy assistant to support their development and ensure their clinical knowledge meets departmental standards. Undertake evidence-based audit, formulate guidelines and research projects to further own and department clinical practice within each rotation. ### Applicant requirements 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Core skills in paediatric physiotherapy - Ability to assess and treat complex patients in the paediatric critical care environment - Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others within formal and informal environments - Able to work actively within a multidisciplinary team - Excellent organisational and leadership skills including supervision of staff and students. - Experience of QI, service improvement or audit - Knowledge of safeguarding and governance experience. **Desirable** - Lecturing Skills - Participation in research - Presented at a conference ### Experience **Essential** - Considerable post graduate experience in a variety of paediatric areas. - Significant neurodevelopmental experience - Significant paediatric cardiorespiratory experience. - Evidence of CPD - Understanding of cardiorespiratory physiology and pathophysiology specific to post **Desirable** - Relevant validated clinical courses accredited as equivalent to masters level - Relevant clinical courses in paediatrics ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - Excellent interpersonal skills - Ability to manage working in stressful environments e.g. with sick children or emotional carers. - Commitment to personal and team development ### Knowledge/ Qualifications **Essential** - Equivalent or equal to a degree in Physiotherapy - Health and Care Professional council registration **Desirable** - Member of CSP - Member of another special interest group ## Documents - [frf ndt physiotherapist (pdf, 376.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10617137) - [highly specialist ndt physiotherapist jd (pdf, 200.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10617135) - [person specification b7 ndt physiotherapy (pdf, 224.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10617136) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.