Job summary
- Main area
- Women and Children Services
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 328-WAC-7108241
- Employer
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Acklam Centre
- Town
- Middlesbrough
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Senior Paediatric Physiotherapist
Band 6
Job overview
There is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, enthusiastic Band 6 Physiotherapist to join the acute Paediatric Therapies team at The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough. This team is part of the wider Paediatric Therapies Service.
The post holder will provide Physiotherapy assessment and treatment to children aged 0-19 years whilst an inpatient on the acute Paediatric wards or Paediatric Critical Care Unit at The James Cook University Hospital. These children/young people may have a wide variety of complex clinical presentations including respiratory, neurological, FND, developmental delay etc.
The post holder will also work within the Regional Cystic Fibrosis team.
The post is based at The James Cook University Hospital but there is also the requirement for some independent travel to different Cystic Fibrosis clinic settings and home visiting for this group of children/young people.
It involves working within the wider integrated Paediatric Therapies Service which includes the community Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy teams based at West Acklam Centre. Supervision and support is provided by the wider team.
The post entails working within multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams offering specialist Physiotherapy assessment, intervention and rehabilitation, providing advice where needed to other professionals regarding the children's physical and respiratory management.
Main duties of the job
To provide assessment and interventions to children/young people aged 0-19 years old with a variety of conditions who are admitted to the acute Paediatric wards and Paediatric Critical Care Unit at The James Cook University Hospital.
The post holder will also be a member of the Regional Cystic Fibrosis Service, working independently in clinics and providing home visits when clinically indicated.
Undergraduate or postgraduate experience working within Paediatric Physiotherapy and respiratory, would be advantageous but an enthusiasm for working with a wide range of children/young people up to the age of 19 is essential.
Close working with parents, other health and social care professionals is essential. You will need to be able to work as part of a team and on your own, frequently using your own initiative. The role is based on the acute paediatric wards at The James Cook University Hospital and will require providing effective, safe, evidence-based practice in this setting with clients exhibiting a wide range of multiple, medical, social and emotional problems.
We are a friendly, dynamic and supportive team who all work together to provide the best possible outcomes for the children, young people and their families. There will be the opportunity to develop more advanced clinical, leadership and service development skills.
The ability to travel independently is an essential part of this post.
Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.
Working for our organisation
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions
· Your Leadership Impact
· Leading your Team to Success
· Leading Into the Future
· Service Improvement for Beginners
· Developing your Service Improvement Skills
· Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
- Explore leadership within the NHS
- Promote Trust values and behaviours
- Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
- Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates a highly specialist clinical knowledge and skills relevant to Paediatric Physiotherapy.
- Evidence of advanced clinical reasoning skills.
- Demonstrates ability to prioritise and co-ordinate own workload and that of others
- Demonstrates excellent organisational/delegation skills.
- Demonstrates an ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
- Demonstrates an ability to motivate staff by providing a positive role model.
- Demonstrates competent IT and system skills.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of working in Paediatric Physiotherapy services within the NHS.
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- To hold a Diploma or degree awarded by professional body CSP.
- Registered as to fit to practice by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- Evidence of Paediatric post graduate clinical training and development
Desirable criteria
- Attendance at the leadership and development and improvement programme (4.5 days)
- Evidence of Paediatric post graduate clinical training and development ideally including respiratory competences.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of broad Physiotherapy clinical experience related to paediatrics e.g. neurology, respiratory, learning difficulties.
- Able to evidence leadership experience.
- Evidence of adaptability and ability to prioritise.
- Evidence of effective people management skills.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working on acute Paediatric wards
- Paediatric Physiotherapy experience as a student or postgraduate
- Able to evidence leadership experience.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Display of effective communication skills. Communicating complex and sensitive information to others.
- Evidence of a flexible approach to working.
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
- Helen Nixon
- Job title
- Service Lead Paediatric Therapies
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01642 944506
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