Senior Paediatric Physiotherapist

Job overview

Are you a passionate and forward-thinking physiotherapist looking to make a real difference in children’s lives while advancing your own professional development? Join our supportive and innovative Paediatric Physiotherapy Team, where you’ll benefit from structured supervision, ongoing training opportunities, and exposure to a diverse and rewarding caseload. This is an excellent opportunity to build specialist skills within a collaborative environment that truly values learning, career progression, and high-quality, child-centred care.

We are seeking a proactive and motivated Physiotherapist with relevant postgraduate experience to join our friendly and dynamic Paediatric Physiotherapy Team.

This part-time permanent Band 6 post offers an excellent opportunity to further develop your clinical skills within a specialised, integrated therapy service, delivering both inpatient and outpatient care.

Interview date: 5th November 2026

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work with children and young people aged 0–16 years who present with a wide range of conditions, including medical, musculoskeletal, neurodevelopmental, orthopaedic, and other complex needs. You will provide high-quality assessment and intervention across Poole, Bournemouth, and East Dorset.

The role is based primarily within the acute paediatric physiotherapy team. In addition, the successful candidate will participate in a rota providing weekend, on-call, and twilight cover to the paediatric wards.

Services are delivered in a variety of settings, including paediatric wards, and outpatient clinics across University Hospitals Dorset Trust sites, offering a diverse and rewarding caseload.

You will work closely with a multidisciplinary paediatric team and collaborate with colleagues across health, education, and social care. We are committed to delivering high-quality, child-centred care in partnership with children, young people, and their families.

A full driving licence and access to a car are essential, as the role involves travel across multiple sites.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be part of a team of therapists providing a highly specialised Physiotherapy (PT) assessment, treatment and advice service to children, 0-16 years and their parents/carers referred to the service, covering Bournemouth, Poole and East Dorset. To work as a member of the MDTs providing in-patient and out-patient physiotherapy services to children with orthopaedic, musculoskeletal, respiratory, medical and neuro-developmental conditions or others which affect their physical performance. To be responsible for the clinical supervision and development of other members of the Paediatric Therapy Team and to be a clinical educator for undergraduate students. To provide advice and liaise with other professionals (e.g. consultants, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, orthotists) and disciplines (e.g. the community nursing team, Learning Disability Team, Occupational Therapists working in Social Care and Health, Education Staff etc.), as well as networking with therapists in other departments and NHS Trusts. To participate in continued professional development to support the development of the Paediatric Therapy service. To provide training to colleagues, multi-disciplinary team and staff working in educational settings.

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.