Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Therapies
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- CC26-927A
- Employer
- Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Paediatric Therapies
- Town
- Milton Keynes
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/06/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 30/06/2026
Employer heading
Children’s Specialist Physiotherapist
Band 6
At Milton Keynes University Hospital, you will be welcomed into a friendly and supportive environment where teamwork and respect are at the heart of everything we do. We are proud to live our Trust values and behaviours every day, creating a culture where everyone feels heard and valued.
MKUH staff's Motivation and Involvement scores are among the highest in our peer group, showing that our people feel inspired and included in decision-making (Staff Survey, 2024).
Our benefits
We believe in recognising and rewarding the amazing contribution of our staff and that is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, work-life balance, and professional growth, including:
- Free on-site parking including EV charging
- Complimentary refreshments
- Flexible working arrangements
- Discounted gym membership
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Generous annual leave, with the option to bank holiday entitlement
- Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
- On-site nursery (charges apply)
- A wide-ranging staff health and wellbeing programme including EAP
- VIVUP products to support your mental, physical, and financial Wellbeing
Job overview
Children’s Specialist Physiotherapist
Department: Therapies
Band 6, £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum pro rata
Hours: Part time, 30 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
The Therapy team at MKUH are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Children’s Physiotherapy Team.
The team delivers physiotherapy services to children and young people aged 0-19 years within acute and community settings.
There will be opportunities to work in the children’s outpatients with both musculoskeletal and neuro disability caseloads, the children’s inpatient ward, Redway special needs school and hydrotherapy. We have a 12-month rotation within Children’s Physiotherapy to allow experience in these different areas.
'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'
Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
Interview date: 30 June 2026
Main duties of the job
The Therapy team at MKUH are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Children’s Physiotherapy Team.
The team delivers physiotherapy services to children and young people aged 0-19 years within acute and community settings.
There will be opportunities to work in the children’s outpatients with both musculoskeletal and neuro disability caseloads, the children’s inpatient ward, Redway special needs school and hydrotherapy. We have a 12-month rotation within Children’s Physiotherapy to allow experience in these different areas.
Working for our organisation
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a “Good” rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.
Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards – a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards – and the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
NHS Staff Survey: Our Compassionate Culture and Leadership scores reflect a workplace where kindness, respect, and empathy are the norm—not the exception.
To be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support more junior staff to do likewise.
To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex presentation.
Please refer to attached Job description for further information.
We believe success lies in the diversity of our employees and are committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity, and embracing inclusion. We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us.
MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once enough applications have been received.
MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.
By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.
Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.
Person specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Physiotherapy Degree or equivalent professional qualification.
- Registered with UK Health and Care Professions Council
- Evidence of post registration CPD in paediatrics
- Awareness of NHS & Trust systems, policies, procedures & current changes.
Desirable criteria
- Membership of CSP
- Sound therapeutic and clinical knowledge in paediatrics
- Experience working with therapy assistants.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 18 months post registration experience in hospital
- Active member of multi-disciplinary team
- Able to independently manage caseload
Desirable criteria
- Experience working at band 6 level within paediatrics
- Completed Band 5 rotation in paediatrics.
- Supervision & training of assistants.
- Undertaken project within area. e.g., best practice project, guideline benchmarking, audit
Skills
Essential criteria
- Proven time management skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise your own caseload
- Written & verbal communication skills.
- To have an understanding of the importance of flexibility within their own practice and the wider healthcare system
- Practice Evidence Based therapy
- Ability to thrive in a multidisciplinary environment.
- High level of IST including presentation of IST, with the ability to teach other staff: juniors, assistants & students.
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes.
- Able to appropriately apply a range of musculoskeletal and neurology techniques.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to do 1:1 sessions and appraisals with juniors, assistants & students.
- To be IT literate.
- To have an understanding of audit and outcome measurement
Personal and people development
Essential criteria
- To be self-motivated and be able to motivate others. To show evidence of self-development.
- To be able to work under pressure.
- To be confident mentoring staff more junior than themselves.
- To actively take part in IST both presenting and receiving.
- To mentor students as required
Communication
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and nonverbal communication skills
Desirable criteria
- To have experience of dealing with challenging patients or carers within a hospital environment
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Adam Baddeley
- Job title
- Head of Therapies & Dietetics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For further information, informal discussion or visit, please contact Adam Baddeley (Head of Therapies & Dietetics), via email: [email protected]
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