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Job summary

Main area
Physiotherapy
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 29.25 hours per week ((you will support a paediatric respiratory rostered weekend and out of hours service including Bank Holidays)
Job ref
164-7727265
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queens Medical Centre & City campus
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£47,810 - £54,710 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/02/2026 23:59

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Highly Specialist Physiotherapist: Neonates

Band 7

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a 0.78wte ( 29.25 hours)  Highly Specialist Physiotherapist to join our Neonatal Service at NUH.

You will be working closely with the Physiotherapy Clinical Specialist in  Neonates and an expanding Physio team, as well as with  AHP colleagues in Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy and Dietetics and the wider MDT to deliver a comprehensive Neonatal service.

Are you…

enthusiastic about developing the specialist and unique Physio role within Neonates?

confidently able to demonstrate the value of Physiotherapy for neonates, helping to establish Physio as a key profession within the MDT?

experienced in working within neonatal care/paediatrics with knowledge of developmentally sensitive care and keen to build on these skills to work within neonates?

able to work autonomously and provide specialist Physiotherapy assessment and interventions to infants and their families?

If yes, come and join our expanding neonatal AHP team at Nottingham University Hospitals

Main duties of the job

Early intervention and individualised infant care, using a Family Integrated Care approach on the Neonatal Unit (NNU) aims to reduce the developmental risks for infants born prematurely or with perinatal problems.

As the Specialist Neonatal Physiotherapist you will:

Utilise advanced skills and support to facilitate high quality, individualised care to infants and parents/carers in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, at all times ensuring that the needs of the infant and their family are placed at the centre of care delivery. 

Demonstrate active participation and leadership in projects and activities that support developmental care and the unit’s priorities.

Be engaged in clinical evaluation and audit activity in partnership with the wider AHP/Unit team.

Demonstrate a commitment to evidence based practice 

This post supports both our in-patient Neonatal units at QMC and City campus where you will be required to work cross-site.

You  may have a small Out-patient caseload but as the role and service develops there may be opportunity for this to develop further.

As part of the wider Childrens Physiotherapy Therapy team you will support a rostered respiratory weekend and out of hours service.  You will approximately work 1 weekend day every 4 weeks , as well as on-call duties if required.

Working for our organisation

The Nottingham Children's Hospital (NCH) is based at the Queens Medical Centre campus and is part of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH). We provide In-patient and out-patient care for children up to the age of 19 years old.

The Children’s Therapy team at NCH is a friendly and supportive department who work closely alongside the wider MDT, providing excellent evidence based care and innovative ways of working.

Throughout NUH we have a diverse range of AHP and support staff who work together to deliver the high quality care we aspire to supported by our Chief AHP to lead us on our strategic direction.

You will be supported to access; relevant training and learning opportunities, supervision, and support from the East Midlands Operational Delivery Network for Neonates.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide a highly specialised Neonatal physiotherapy service:

To take a lead role within the paediatric physiotherapy team, providing advanced Neonatal Physiotherapy assessment and treatment of infants at risk of neuro developmental sequalae & to use specialist skills to effectively manage caseload, work priorities including service delivery, patient and professional demands.

To be a source of expertise, to identify, analyse, evaluate and problem solve to enable the development and delivery of individualised intervention and treatment programmes in a variety of settings.

To provide a consultative role for relatives and staff providing advice, recommendations, support, training, and instruction as identified.

To support developmental care practices and a family integrated care approach on the neonatal unit.

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, managing and prioritising own caseload and time. Maintain appropriate records and data inputting.

To liaise with the extended physiotherapy team, and Allied Health Professionals, to ensure optimal management of specific conditions such as talipes, brachial plexus injury and other congenital abnormalities. And to ensure timely referrals are made to associated services to continue developmental surveillance and early intervention as appropriate.

To deliver training to multi-disciplinary team members ensuring competence in performing duties within their agreed scope of practice.

To undertake Evidence Based audit and research projects to improve services & clinical practice.

Leading the implementation of specific changes to practice / contributing to service protocols, within own specialist area.

To develop and maintain effective and collaborative working relationships with parents/carers ward staff, other Allied Health Professionals including the East Midlands Neonatal Operational Delivery Network.

Please see the attached full Job Description and Personal Specification for further details.

Person specification

Training & Qualification

Essential criteria
  • BSc Hons (or equivalent) Physiotherapy
  • Registered with the Health & Care Professions Council
  • Recognised post-graduate training relevant to specialty preferably including MSc or completed modules
Desirable criteria
  • Member of Specialist Interest Group

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Wide ranging and extensive experience of working within specialist area
  • Knowledge of current best practice within a clinical specialty
Desirable criteria
  • Have previously worked in the NHS

Communication and relationship skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to discuss treatment options and recommend best course of intervention to patients and carers using negotiating, persuasive, motivational and reassurance skills
  • Communicate complex patient related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with MDT colleagues across health & social care sectors

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential criteria
  • Analyse information from clinical assessments and make judgements about appropriate interventions for highly complex patients
  • Able to make decisions about the treatment needs of highly complex patients
  • Lead on the development of improvements in service delivery and clinical practice using evidence based practice to recommend changes

Planning and organisation skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to plan the delivery of a service for a specialist area where there is variable capacity and fluctuating demand
  • Able to organise and plan the activity of staff and self

Physical skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to handle and move complex patients safely and in a way which promotes rehabilitation if applicable.
  • Able to use and/or manoeuvre a range of medical devices including, for example, handling/assistive and anthropometric equipment if applicable.

Other requirements specific to the role (e.g. be able to drive or work shifts

Essential criteria
  • Able to travel to required areas within and beyond the Trust
  • Undertake out of hours duties (weekends, on calls and Bank Holidays) as required in Paediatrics
  • Maintain competence in paediatric respiratory care

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Emma Vincent
Job title
Physiotherapy Clinical Specialist: Neonates
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07812 269808
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