# Paediatric Physiotherapist Advanced Practitioner

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Childrens Development Centre
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Physiotherapist
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 30 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-27T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-13T08:40:55.548Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Nottinghamshire/Nottingham/Nottinghamshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatric_Physiotherapy/Paediatric_Physiotherapy-v8178680
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8178680?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Do you have a passion for helping children and young people with physical disabilities and complex needs? If yes, we are looking for someone to join our Physiotherapy team.

We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and dedicated Band 7 Physiotherapist with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to plan, prioritise and delegate according to patient and service need. You will be a key player within the Nottingham Therapy Team and be responsible for supporting our Physiotherapists and, within a multi-disciplinary team, supporting them in undertaking routine assessments and interventions clinic in accordance with Evidence Based Practise and patient centred goal setting.

### Main duties of the job

You should have previous experience of supporting children, young people and families with physical disabilities and complex health needs. You will be able to assess, treatment plan, and provide intervention using a patient centred and holistic approach. You should have previous experience of supporting and supervising qualified and non-qualified staff as well as have a interest and experience in service development.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010. (Appropriate mileage allowance would be payable).

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To work as part of the integrated team to deliver agreed programmes of intervention at a variety of locations to meet the needs of the children presenting with short and long-term disability / needs

The post holder will work within Nottingham and Nottinghamshire as part of the wider multi- disciplinary team and will provide a quality, effective, accessible, patient centred service from a skilled workforce for all children referred.

This will include children with a variety of conditions including neurological, orthopaedic, functional co-ordination disorder, learning disability and those requiring long term rehabilitation

See job description & person specification for full details of this post.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

### 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**

- Advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Excellent organisation, time management and prioritising skills
- Supervisory skills
- Leadership skills
- Self motivated and able to work as an effective team member
- Excellent communication skills
- To be flexible, forward thinking and committed to practice development

**Desirable**

- Presentation skills
- Teaching skills

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Highly specialist knowledge of paediatric conditions underpinned by theory and postgraduate courses.
- Knowledge of a range of treatment approaches
- Knowledge of specialist equipment for use in paediatrics
- Knowledge of evidence based practice
- Understanding of national and local priorities

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience at Band 6 level in Paediatric Physiotherapy
- Varied rotational experience
- Supervisory experience
- Experience of Audit and/or service development
- Ability to teach and pass on knowledge
- Experience of service evaluation and standard setting

**Desirable**

- Previous experience at Band 7 level
- Leadership experience
- NHS experience

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- BSc/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- MSc in paediatric related subject or equivalent experience

### Contractual Requirements

**Essential**

- A driving licence/ use of a vehicle to travel between locations as a part of the role.

## Documents

- [about the trust (pdf, 6.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2983)
- [colleague benefits (pdf, 16.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2913)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 376.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10481728)

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