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Job overview
Are you looking to move into a rotational paediatric role which has rotations encompassing tertiary, secondary and community specialities? We are looking to appoint 2 band 6 Specialist Paediatric Rotational Physiotherapist to join our team working within Barts Health NHS Trust.
The rotations include exposure within inpatient respiratory including wards/PICU; outpatient respiratory services, neurology & orthopaedics, neonates, musculoskeletal outpatients and community paediatrics.
It will be expected that you join our weekend and on-call rota, once deemed competent.
The acute children’s therapy team is a dynamic team made up of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dietitians, speech and language therapists and play specialists.
The team sit in the children’s division and provides clinical care across all acute in-patient areas from critical care, wards, day case and outpatients
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner to deliver specialised physiotherapeutic intervention to children across Barts Health NHS Trust as part of a rotational post. They will use highly developed skills in assessment and treatment for patients with a wide variety of conditions and diverse presentations. Treatment will be delivered in a variety of settings, including clinics, outpatient departments, wards, patient’s homes and schools. Formal and informal supervision will be available as part of this role on a rotation specific basis.
As part of this post, the job holder will participate in teaching programmes, evidence based practice and ensuring clinical effectiveness. They will contribute to research and service development via the completion of projects. Dependant on the rotation, they will be responsible for the supervision of Band 5 and 3 staff as well as clinical education of physiotherapy students on placement.
The post holder will participate in the emergency out of hours and weekend service for the paediatric wards at the Royal London Hospital. They will also be flexible in their working areas as required to ensure service delivery across all sites.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
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
- • Evidence of competence in Information Technology skills
- • Evidence of presentation /teaching skills to physiotherapists and MDT
- • Remain updated with professional practice and new research/evidence
- • Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession
- • Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust’s policies of Data Protection, Equal Opportunities and Health and Safety and meet the differing needs of the clients
- • Ability to keep accurate and legible notes
- • Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
- • Problem solving skills
- • Ability to supervise others
- • Ability to meet the physical demands of the job on a day to day basis
- • Demonstrate effective communication skills, both written and verbal, in a clear and logical manner
- • Ability to deal with challenging situations
- • Ability to work in a culturally diverse environment
- • Awareness of current professional issues
- • Presentation skills
- • Experience of on-call duties
Desirable
- • Evidence of participation inaudit/research
- • Committee membership
- • Evidence of extra departmental duties/roles
- • The skills and ability to help organise courses
Experience
Essential
- • Experience of working within the NHS
- • A broad variety of post graduate experience and/ or experience in a speciality
- Post qualification experience working in a clinical setting
- • Contribution to the clinical education of less experienced staff or students
- • Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy or multidisciplinary team
Desirable
- • Evidence of paediatric specific courses
- • Experience of supervising physiotherapy staff
- • Experience of operational and strategic team working
- • Experience of working in the community
- • Experience of working with children
Qualifications
Essential
- • Degree/Equivalent in Physiotherapy
- • HCPC Registration
- Evidence of continuing professional Development
Desirable
- • CSP Member
- • Member of APCP
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This advert is for Rotational Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist with Barts Health NHS Trust in Royal London Hospital. It is listed as a Band 6 Physiotherapist role. The advertised salary is £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inc. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 01 Sep 2026.
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