Job summary
Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist/Occupational Therapist - Neonates
Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services
Care Group: Diagnostics and Therapies
Band: 8a
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: 3rd June 2025
We are recruiting for a Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist/Occupational Therapist - Neonates who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will be expected to expertly lead and develop the therapy service to Neonates.
As a Specialist Occupational therapist or Physiotherapist in Neonates you will undertake research projects, evaluation and implementation of evidence based practice in order to ensure that high quality services are based on the best available evidence
The role can be either an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist or could be split between both professions.
In addition, you will be actively supported and to undertake courses and further training develop your clinical skills and practice in this specialist area.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide robust clinical leadership to the therapy team in the provision of an effective, high quality Therapy Service for Neonates (in and out patients), associated specialist clinics and wider Paediatric therapy team. This is achieved through effective communication, influencing, motivating and inspiring others to deliver high quality care. This includes responding to national initiatives and advising on appropriate clinical and professional strategy relating to therapy practice within neonates. .
To be a physiotherapy or occupational therapy clinical expert and provide clinical leadership in neonatal therapy services
To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own clinical caseload and to manage the clinical risk within own caseload
To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive and timely patient treatment records in accordance with Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) or Royal Collage of Occupational Therapists(RCOT) and Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) and local service standards of practice.
To practice independently at a highly advanced and expert level, whilst effectively assessing risk, using more senior medical advice when appropriate.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide robust clinical leadership to the therapy team in the provision of an effective, high quality Therapy Service for Neonates (in and out patients), associated specialist clinics and wider Paediatric therapy team. This is achieved through effective communication, influencing, motivating and inspiring others to deliver high quality care. This includes responding to national initiatives and advising on appropriate clinical and professional strategy relating to therapy practice within neonates. .
To be a physiotherapy or occupational therapy clinical expert and provide clinical leadership in neonatal therapy services
To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own clinical caseload and to manage the clinical risk within own caseload
To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive and timely patient treatment records in accordance with Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) or Royal Collage of Occupational Therapists(RCOT) and Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) and local service standards of practice.
To practice independently at a highly advanced and expert level, whilst effectively assessing risk, using more senior medical advice when appropriate.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Appropriate Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy professional qualification e.g. MCSP/ BSc
- Registration with Health Care Professions Council CSP, RCOT or equivalent professional registration
- Relevant, accredited, postgraduate education/courses in neonatal physiotherapy or Occupational therapy
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced knowledge and skills in the specialist assessment and treatment of a wide range of complex clinical presentations relating to neonatal patients
- Teaching experience to uni and multi-professional groups with evidence of ability to deliver high quality presentations
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience of which considerable experience has been in this specialty in an acute NHS organisation
- Experience of staff management including supervision and of development and performance management of staff
- Significant experience in education and clinical training of others
- Significant experience in the development and performance management of physiotherapists or Occupational Therapists and students
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously within specialist clinical area & undertake clinical analysis and reasoning skills in the assessment and treatment of neonatal patients and apply broad standards & guidelines to own practice
- Well-developed specialist therapeutic handling skill relevant to this specialty
- Leadership and influential skills, able to lead and command confidence in senior therapists, consultants, senior nurses and managers within and related to neonatal services
Values Based Question
Essential
- Give an example of a time when you have gone the extra mile to help someone
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Appropriate Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy professional qualification e.g. MCSP/ BSc
- Registration with Health Care Professions Council CSP, RCOT or equivalent professional registration
- Relevant, accredited, postgraduate education/courses in neonatal physiotherapy or Occupational therapy
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced knowledge and skills in the specialist assessment and treatment of a wide range of complex clinical presentations relating to neonatal patients
- Teaching experience to uni and multi-professional groups with evidence of ability to deliver high quality presentations
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience of which considerable experience has been in this specialty in an acute NHS organisation
- Experience of staff management including supervision and of development and performance management of staff
- Significant experience in education and clinical training of others
- Significant experience in the development and performance management of physiotherapists or Occupational Therapists and students
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously within specialist clinical area & undertake clinical analysis and reasoning skills in the assessment and treatment of neonatal patients and apply broad standards & guidelines to own practice
- Well-developed specialist therapeutic handling skill relevant to this specialty
- Leadership and influential skills, able to lead and command confidence in senior therapists, consultants, senior nurses and managers within and related to neonatal services
Values Based Question
Essential
- Give an example of a time when you have gone the extra mile to help someone
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
