Job summary
- Main area
- Children and Women
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 001-AHP073-0725
- Employer
- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Various Locations across the UHB
- Town
- Cardiff
- Salary
- £39,263 - £47,280 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist
Band 6
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the next decade and beyond.
We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:
· We are kind and caring
· We are respectful
· We have trust and integrity
· We take personal responsibility
OUR REGION:
Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline, as well as charming towns including Penarth and Cowbridge. Those seeking more culture may find themselves drawn to the National Museum, St Fagan’s Museum of Welsh Life or the Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2025/2026 and will be implemented in August 2025 with arrears backdated to 1st April 2025 where applicable.
Job overview
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Children and Young People's Physiotherapy Service as a rotational Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist. Our rotations allow for a vast and varied experience in paediatrics within community, acute and specialist services across Cardiff and the Vale. The service has a well-established training programme for staff with clear development plans to support career progression across both acute, community and specialist services.
The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner and will have relevant post registration experience for the role and will undertake clinical duties as required within a defined specialist clinical area.
The successful candidate will work alongside members of the multidisciplinary team to deliver physiotherapy services to children and young people.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking dynamic and motivated individuals to join the Children and Young Peoples Physiotherapy Service within Cardiff & Vale UHB as a Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist to be based as various locations across the community, children centres, special educational needs schools and the Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales.
The successful candidate will work alongside other members of physiotherapy service and the wider Multi-disciplinary Teams and providing services across Cardiff and the Vale.
The service has a well-established training programme for staff. There will be an expectation for candidates to participate in the paediatric physiotherapy on call / emergency duty rota/extended hours at the Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales.
The post holder will be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and provide cover for any area specified. They may be required to work their normal contracted hours flexibly, in a variety of different working patterns, in response to the needs of the service where they are placed. For example, this could include working their contracted hours as part of a 7-day job plan or working their hours over a pattern that includes extended days and unsocial hours. The post holder will also participate in the emergency duty, on-call and Bank Holiday service as required for the role.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Recognised qualification degree/equivalent in Physiotherapy
- H.C.P.C Registration
Desirable criteria
- Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Experience of working across a broad range of clinical areas at band 5 level
- Relevant post registration experience
- Experience of working as part of a multidiciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Experience of providing clinical supervision
- Experience of working with children in an acute and community environment
SKILLS
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to maintain accurate and legible treatment records / statistical information.
- Ability to communicate both with healthcare professionals and the public.
- Ability to manage a clinical caseload
Desirable criteria
- Competent IMT skills
- Presentation skills
- Evidence of involvement with audit and research
Special knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of relevant CPD
- Specialist clinical knowledge of in patient and community physiotherapy
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of relevant post graduate training courses
other
Essential criteria
- Particiaption in emergency weekend and on call rota.
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ann Baldwin
- Job title
- Principal Paediatric Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 029 21841843
- Additional information
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