# Highly Specialist Physiotherapist; Neurodisability > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-physiotherapist-neurodisability/7a0d0cea-9f77-4c66-a1e7-bbef3da98d2f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-physiotherapist-neurodisability/7a0d0cea-9f77-4c66-a1e7-bbef3da98d2f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Alder Hey Children's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: 0.4WTE - **Employment type:** Part time - 15 hours per week (2 days per week.) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-15T10:27:27.430Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Alder_Hey_Childrens_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Physiotherapy/Physiotherapy-v8286154 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8286154?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.alderhey.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are pleased to advertise this exciting opportunity for an experienced Physiotherapist to join our Neurodisability and Tone Management Service. The successful candidate will be responsible for highly specialised assessments of children and young people with complex neurodisability and be involved in the clinical decision making of their management as part of the wider MDT. The role may also involve the theurapeutic management of complex neurodisability children on the wards and rehabilitation post tone management intervention. The successful candidate will join our Integrated Therapy team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Assistant Practitioners, managing a complex caseload of children under the care of our neurology and neurosurgical teams as well as supporting the wider therapy service. ### Main duties of the job - To assume a clinical role as part of a comprehensive therapy service in the tone management of children with cerebral palsy and other neurological disorders, requiring a range of interventions including neurosurgery.2. To provide advanced assessment and treatment, formulated around evidence-based practice and recognised national standards.3. To join an integrated service for patients with neurological impairment, in conjunction with the neurology therapy team and with the support of the Clinical Specialist.4.To work as an autonomous clinician using specialist skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions, in the treatment of patients within this specialty who have acute and long term, serious and life limiting medical conditions.5. To use highly developed analytical and judgment skills to be directly involved in the clinical decision-making process, using robust clinical reasoning. As part of the multidisciplinary team, use and interpret the results of clinical assessment to contribute to the management of the child’s condition and physical presentation.6. To provide appropriate specialist and professional advice, education and liaison to patients, carers, colleagues, and all members of the wider multi agency teams to promote optimal therapy management.7. To be responsible for the supervision of junior staff and students.8. To support the wider Neurology team in the management of children and young people with Neurodisability. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities See Job description for full details. ### 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrates specialist experience post-graduation in relevant fields/rotations - Significant post graduate experience - Proven experience relevant to of a wide range of approaches to the management of patients **Desirable** - Paediatric experience as a Band 6 in specialist clinical field ### Professional **Essential** - Evidence of Continuing Professional Development, with current portfolio - Demonstrate a sound understanding of Clinical Governance - Demonstrate knowledge of current pertinent issues affecting therapy provision both locally and nationally ### Qualifications **Essential** - Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy, recognised by Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) - Member of HCPC - Level 7 study **Desirable** - Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy ### Personal/ Other **Essential** - Proven ability to compliment the dynamics of the existing team - Ability to be flexible ### Management and Organisation **Essential** - Evidence of experience of supervising and teaching junior and undergraduate physiotherapists - Proven experience of the delegation of tasks to other staff, with a firm understanding of the process of delegation - Proven ability to prioritise and organise caseload, underpinned by sound time management skill - Evidence of experience of positive working as part of a multiagency team **Desirable** - Currently a Member of Specific Clinical Interest Group i.e. ACPC, ACPIN ### Skills, Knowledge & Abilities **Essential** - Evidence of knowledge of a wide range of approaches used within specialist clinical field - Evidence of being capable of specialist assessment techniques in specialist clinical field - Post graduate courses relevant to specialty - Proven physical ability to carry out any therapeutic handling required - Evidence of knowledge of current trends within clinical specialty - Evidence of excellent communication skills, written and verbal, enabling applicant to converse across a range of understanding - Proven knowledge of child protection **Desirable** - Basic computer skills ## Documents - [job description and personnel spec (pdf, 896.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10611442) ## 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.