# Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-respiratory-physiotherapist/dbc8a754-134a-468f-b626-b98ee7df7d5e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-respiratory-physiotherapist/dbc8a754-134a-468f-b626-b98ee7df7d5e.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 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Requirement to work evenings as part of normal working hours to cover eveneing service and participate in on call rota) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-16T10:36:13.543Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Alder_Hey_Childrens_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Physiotherapy/Physiotherapy-v8347421 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8347421?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.alderhey.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Opportunity for an experienced physiotherapist with an interest in respiratory care. Role is a limited rotation which will initially focus on critical care but with the oppurtunity to rotate, as agreed with service leads, to work across, and gain experience in, relevant area's which may include but not limited to critical care, respiratory medicals, CF, LTV and community respiratory care. As a world leader in healthcare and research, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Trust has a radical and ambitious vision and is the future of paediatric care. The Trust encompasses the acute site and Liverpool Community areas and has specialist services throughout respiratory, orthopaedics and neurology. We are keen to recruit highly motivated member of staff with a developed interest and experience in paediatric care and a desire to advance their knowledge and skills. You will be part of an experienced team of therapists who will provide support, clinical supervision and training. You will work as part of innovative multidisciplinary teams that include specialist nurses, psychologists, AHP’s and consultants. There is a focus on evidence-based service development, with an expectation that applicants will have experience of audit, research and innovative practice. Staff are supported in their professional development through a programme of IST and opportunities to participate in internal and external training schemes. The team provides clinical supervision and line management for junior staff ### Main duties of the job Role Summary: To act as an autonomous practitioner within a specialised paediatric physiotherapy and occupational Therapy service, providing physiotherapy assessment, treatment and ongoing physical management to children in a range of ward settings, outpatient departments, specialised clinics and community settings. Limited rotations working predominantly in paediatric respiratory care initially focussing on critical care but with the oppurtunity to work across and gain expereince in respiratory medicals, CF, LTV and community respiratory care. Each of the rotations builds on previous experience enabling further development of clinical and managerial competencies. Manages own caseload and is responsible for a defined area of the service, working with and without direct supervision. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see Job description for further details: - To act an autonomous practitioner providing specialist physiotherapy assessment, treatment and ongoing management to babies, children and young people in a range of settings which may include critical care, wards, outpatients departments, specialised clinics and community settings. - Work across and rotate, as agreed with service leads, within a limited area of rotations to include but not limited to critical care, respiratory medicals, CF and LTV and community respiratory care. Each rotation aim to build upon and develop specialist paediatric respiratory physiotherapy skills. - Supervise and support more junior therapists, therapy practitioners and support workers. Participate in training and education and supervise and manage students. - Participate in evening service, out of hours, weekend and on-call rota as required. - Be an active member of the department supporting with appropriate non-clinical roles as delegated by the service leads. - Support audit, service development and research in conjunction with the senior staff. ### 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** - Ability to prioritise and manage a caseload - Highly developed communication skills - Ability to be flexible and work with existing teams **Desirable** - evidence of supervision of staff and/or students ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of a wide range of conditions - Evidence of knowledge of current trends within clinical speciality - Evidence of understanding of holistic assessment and rehabilitation - Evidence of unstertanding of clinical governance - Evidence od CPD in relevant area **Desirable** - experience of teaching others - knowledge of child protection proceedures ### Experience **Essential** - Significant experience as a physiotherapist - Experience as a physiotherapist one or more respiratory setting - Evidence of interest in respiratory care **Desirable** - Experience in variety of respiratory settings - Experience of working on respiratory on-call rota or weekends - experience of audit/research or service developement ### Qualifications **Essential** - Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy **Desirable** - Member of relevant specialist group - additional training / courses in relevant clinical area ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 405.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10700640) ## 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.