Highly Specialised Paediatric Physiotherapist | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 18 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 Pro-Rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 18 December 2025 |
| Location: | Blackpool, FY3 8NR |
| Company: | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6738737/382-FICC53-25 |
Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced physiotherapist to join our acute children's physiotherapy team at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our hospital based physiotherapy team.
The post holder will take the lead as the physiotherapist for the cystic fibrosis service which forms part of the shared care network clinic with Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.
They will share responsibility for the paediatric physiotherapy service including the children's wards and the MSK 0-5years out-patient clinics.
Working alongside the current band 7, this is a fantastic opportunity to further develop the acute paediatric physiotherapy service at Blackpool Victoria Hospital .
This is a permanent static position within the families and integrated care division. The hours are part time 22.5 hours a week.
· To provide an excellent standard of physiotherapy care to the infants and children accessing the acute paediatric physiotherapy service at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
To organise, provide, monitor and evaluate the paediatric cystic fibrosis service including attendance at the network MDT clinics. Also, offering physiotherapy out-patient CF services and providing home visits as indicated.
To share responsibility for the organisation, provision and evaluation of the acute paediatric physiotherapy service. Areas covered include paediatric patients on the the children's/neonatal/post-natal wards and also patients accessing the MSK 0-5years out-patient service (including ponseti service for clubfoot/ head turning preference/OBPP/ fractures etc.)
· Shared responsibility for the supervision, education, continuing professional development and overall performance of Band 6 Physiotherapists including annual appraisals and sickness monitoring.
• To provide and support the provision of paediatric respiratory on-call updates to physiotherapists within the Trust
To support and advise physiotherapists from other clinical areas in the management of difficult or complicated paediatric patients.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
To Work within and adhere to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, The Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC) standards of practice and relevant Trust policies and guidelines.
To Work within and adhere to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, The Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC) standards of practice and relevant Trust policies and guidelines.
To organise, provide, monitor and evaluate the paediatric out-patient service for orthopaedic conditions 0-5yrs MSK including clubfoot, erbs palsy etc
Please see attached Job Description & Person Specification for more information.
This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Dec 2025
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