Paediatric Physiotherapist - Musculoskeletal
| Posting date: | 22 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 21 August 2025 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS2 8BJ |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7348718/387-WC8718-NG |
Summary
A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children is a specialised tertiary hospital, often taking the most complex referrals from both local and national centres and a designated major trauma centre for the South West of England.
The successful candidate will provide highly specialist physiotherapy for children presenting as outpatients, with a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions.
Due to funding, this is a fixed-term position but will offer the candidate an excellent opportunity to work within an experienced MSK/ Orthopaedic team, working alongside Consultants, Nurse Specialists, Occupational Therapists and Orthotists.
• To provide a highly specialised service that includes the assessment, treatment and management of children referred with acute and routine MSK conditions
• Assisting in the development, planning and progression of the MSK paediatric service
• To act as a source of expertise and provide highly specialist physiotherapy assessment within the MSK clinics, making onward referrals as necessary.
• To utilise specialist knowledge and assessment skills to manage a general out-patient list, seeing children with a variety of musculoskeletal and developmental conditions
• To take a lead role in the management of more difficult and complex cases
• To provide specialist advice to other members of the multi-disciplinary team and to provide clinical education and training to others within the Trust and externally.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.
UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Tuesday 5 Aug 2025
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children is a specialised tertiary hospital, often taking the most complex referrals from both local and national centres and a designated major trauma centre for the South West of England.
The successful candidate will provide highly specialist physiotherapy for children presenting as outpatients, with a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions.
Due to funding, this is a fixed-term position but will offer the candidate an excellent opportunity to work within an experienced MSK/ Orthopaedic team, working alongside Consultants, Nurse Specialists, Occupational Therapists and Orthotists.
• To provide a highly specialised service that includes the assessment, treatment and management of children referred with acute and routine MSK conditions
• Assisting in the development, planning and progression of the MSK paediatric service
• To act as a source of expertise and provide highly specialist physiotherapy assessment within the MSK clinics, making onward referrals as necessary.
• To utilise specialist knowledge and assessment skills to manage a general out-patient list, seeing children with a variety of musculoskeletal and developmental conditions
• To take a lead role in the management of more difficult and complex cases
• To provide specialist advice to other members of the multi-disciplinary team and to provide clinical education and training to others within the Trust and externally.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.
UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Tuesday 5 Aug 2025
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