Rotational Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 20 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £44,806 - £53,134 per annum inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 July 2025 |
| Location: | London, E1 1FR |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7294754/259-7294754RLH |
Summary
We are looking to appoint a fixed term contract band 6 Specialist Paediatric Rotational Physiotherapist to join our team working within Barts Health NHS Trust.
The rotations include exposure within inpatient respiratory including wards/PICU; outpatient respiratory services, neurology & orthopaedics, musculoskeletal outpatients and community paediatrics.
It will be expected that you join our weekend and on-call rota, once deemed competent.
The acute children’s therapy team is a dynamic team made up of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dietitians, speech and language therapists and play specialists.
The team sit in the children’s division and provides clinical care across all acute in-patient areas from critical care, wards, day case and outpatients.
The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner to deliver specialised physiotherapeutic intervention to children across Barts Health NHS Trust as part of a rotational post.
They will use highly developed skills in assessment and treatment for patients with a wide variety of conditions and diverse presentations. Treatment will be delivered in a variety of settings, including clinics, outpatient departments, wards, patient’s homes and schools.
The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner to deliver specialisedphysiotherapeutic intervention to children across Barts Health NHS Trust as part of arotational post. They will use highly developed skills in assessment and treatment forpatients with a wide variety of conditions and diverse presentations. Treatment will bedelivered in avariety of settings, including clinics, outpatient departments, wards, patient’shomes and schools. Formal and informal supervision will be available as part of this role ona rotation specific basis.
As part of this post, the job holder will participate in teaching programmes, evidence basedpractice and ensuring clinical effectiveness. They will contribute to research and servicedevelopment via the completion of projects. Dependant on the rotation, they will beresponsible for the supervision of Band 5 and 3 staff as well as clinical education ofphysiotherapy students on placement.
The post holder will participate in the emergency out of hours and weekend service for thepaediatric wards at the Royal London Hospital. They will also be flexible in their workingareas as required in order to ensure service delivery across all sites.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledgerequired. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
This advert closes on Sunday 6 Jul 2025