Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 176-F-7959694
- Employer
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Peterborough City Hospital
- Town
- Peterborough
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Physiotherapist- Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis
Band 7
Job overview
Are you a proactive physiotherapist with a passion for working with children? Do you want to inspire and make a difference?
We are looking for a proactive and dynamic physiotherapist to join our expanding paediatric physiotherapy team at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, to lead and develop the Cystic Fibrosis Paediatric Physiotherapy service.
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is a shared care centre for CF who work together with the Tertiary Centre at Addenbrooke’s Hospital to provide in-patient, out-patient and home care to children and adolescents living in the Peterborough City area. As a Paediatric Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in CF you will work closely with the CF MDT to deliver physiotherapy support to children and their families across the acute and community environment. CF care has dramatically changed in recent years and it is therefore essential that you have experience working with patients who have chronic respiratory conditions and knowledge of exercise/health prescription.
The post holder will be required to participate in our on call rota (adults and children). The successful candidate will be required to be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of a growing service, which will also include working on our childrens ward.
Interviews for this role will be conducted in person to assess relevant skills effectively.
Main duties of the job
The Highly Specialist physiotherapist working with the Paediatric Therapy Team develops the quality of the clinical service and staff that deliver it. The post holder will work using an enhanced level of practice applying specialist knowledge and skills in the field of paediatric cystic fibrosis. Working within the cystic fibrosis multi-disciplinary team they will assess and treat a specialist complex caseload of patients and make clinical decisions for treatment plans.
They will act as the profession specific lead to support the training and development of the clinical staff within the Paediatric therapy team and wider multidisciplinary team. To lead on service development, audit and assist in research initiatives to deliver on best practice evidence based care in line with trust and national priorities. They will be responsible for the delivery of key quality performance indicators linked to providing high quality care.
Working for our organisation
Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust’s redeployment process.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registered
- Evidence of post graduate training/qualification relevant to clinical area –paediatrics, respiratory and cystic fibrosis
Desirable criteria
- CSP member
- Member of CSP Specialist section – APCP
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Ability to demonstrate working with regional/national networks
Key skills
Essential criteria
- Provide enhanced clinical care in line with professional registration, code of conduct and defined scope of practice, being responsible and accountable for decisions
- Able to work as a team player/ independently
- Standard key board skills & the ability to use IT packages such as Word, Outlook, Power point & Excel
Experience
Essential criteria
- NHS experience working at senior level
- Extensive clinical experience within paediatrics / respiratory / cystic fibrosis
- Experience of Multi-Disciplinary working
- Demonstrate active involvement in the audit process
- Experience of change management
- Experience of supervising and mentoring junior members of staff and pre-registration students
- Experience of developing staff and sharing knowledge
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate sound level of theoretical profession specific knowledge
- Evidence of current practices and developments within the field paediatrics / respiratory / cystic fibrosis
- Sound knowledge of interventions relevant to clinical area
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of clinical governance including implications on service and audit
Key Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate good written, verbal and non- verbal communication skills
Other
Essential criteria
- Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs
- Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trusts Values and Behaviours
- Be prepared to work across sites as and when required
- Professional appearance & behaviour
- Good previous attendance record
Key Skills
Essential criteria
- Flexible and adaptable to prioritise workload
- Demonstrate self-reflective practice and experience of supporting others with reflective practice through supervision or mentorship
- Demonstrate ability to use evidence based practice to inform clinical care
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
- Alex Etherton
- Job title
- Highly Specialist Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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