Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Physiotherapist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (Maternity cover (9 month minimum))
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week (To provide cover on paediatric PT weekend, on call and twilight rotas.)
- Job ref
- 153-SP04738
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospitals Dorset - Poole Site
- Town
- Poole, Dorset
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Paediatric Physiotherapist Respiratory Lead
Band 7
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
We are looking for highly motivated and experienced physiotherapist with a minimum of 5 years paediatric therapy experience at a senior level. This post gives an excellent opportunity to gain experience in working as part of a specialised paediatric therapy team.
The post includes clinical leadership and service development as physiotherapy respiratory lead for the established Acute Paediatric Physiotherapy Service, delivering assessment and intervention to children aged 0-16 years.
The current post holder combines this role with a physiotherapy virtual ward post which is also out for advert.
Services are delivered in a variety of settings, including paediatric wards, the Child Development Centre and across all University Hospitals Dorset Trust sites, with opportunities to assess and treat children with a range of respiratory, and other conditions.
We work closely with the child health team and community health colleagues. We are committed to delivering high quality services for the children and families we work with in a child friendly manner.
Base Location: Poole Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
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Main duties of the job
To lead and be responsible for managing the acute paediatric physiotherapy respiratory service. This service is provided to patients on the children’s HDU, wards and outpatient settings for children aged 0-18 years with a range of respiratory, musculoskeletal, and other conditions.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
There will be cross site working at Poole and Bournemouth hospital form January 2026.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To lead and be responsible for managing the physiotherapy respiratory ward service and caseload of paediatric patients for the catchment population using an advanced level of professional accountability, autonomy, and judgement for highly complex decision-making holistically on behalf of the patient and the family.
- To work autonomously, using advanced knowledge and skills, underpinned by theory and experience, holistically assessing a defined patient caseload, using a range of methods across a broad range of complex medical and developmental paediatric conditions.
- To plan and manage episodes of care, working in partnership with Paediatric consultant and other specialists, delegating and referring as appropriate, to optimise health outcomes and resource use, as well as providing direct support to patients and carers.
- To lead on developing, implementing, monitoring service / policy development and redesign, impacting beyond own area / disciplines, informed by current best practice and evidence-base, in accordance with values-based care UHD Approach, ensuring patients receive sustainable, high quality, safe, effective care.
- To work across all UHD sites.
- To be on the paediatric weekend, twilight and on call rotas as required.
- To deliver treatment for in and out-patients as required.
- To support the team, lead in all aspects of their service delivery plans and objectives, supporting and deputising when required and requested by the team lead and their line management.
- To plan and oversee the Paediatric PT on call rota.
- To co-ordinate the training of PT staff in paediatric respiratory conditions ensuring staff are meeting the competencies for delivering this service.
- To undertake any other clinical duties as may be deemed necessary and be prepared to work at any location across all the Trust sites and other areas where clinics may be held.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • HCPC registration Physiotherapist BSC(Hons) or MSc in Physiotherapy
- • Post graduate course/s in physiotherapy clinical practice (validated & accredited course modules)
- Post graduate course in PT respiratory management
Desirable criteria
- • Masters level Advanced Clinical Practice course/modules
- • Leadership / management course relevant to health care environment
- Courses applicable to role e.g. HAPE, NMP, x-ray interpretation
Experience
Essential criteria
- • 5 years minimum as senior paediatric physiotherapist
- Working in NHS
- Management of children with respiratory conditions
- Audit Experience
- Teaching & developing staff
Desirable criteria
- • Leading on managing change
- • Leading on Service and practice development
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
- Tori McGregor
- Job title
- Paediatric Therapy Service Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 8251
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