South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Paediatric Physiotherapist

The closing date is 14 August 2025

Job summary

There is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, enthusiastic Band 6 Physiotherapist to join the acute Paediatric Therapies team at The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough. This team is part of the wider Paediatric Therapies Service.

The post holder will provide Physiotherapy assessment and treatment to children aged 0-19 years whilst an inpatient on the acute Paediatric wards or Paediatric Critical Care Unit at The James Cook University Hospital. These children/young people may have a wide variety of complex clinical presentations including respiratory, neurological, FND, developmental delay etc.

The post holder will also work within the Regional Cystic Fibrosis team.

The post is based at The James Cook University Hospital but there is also the requirement for some independent travel to different Cystic Fibrosis clinic settings and home visiting for this group of children/young people.

It involves working within the wider integrated Paediatric Therapies Service which includes the community Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy teams based at West Acklam Centre. Supervision and support is provided by the wider team.

The post entails working within multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams offering specialist Physiotherapy assessment, intervention and rehabilitation, providing advice where needed to other professionals regarding the children's physical and respiratory management.

Main duties of the job

To provide assessment and interventions to children/young people aged 0-19 years old with a variety of conditions who are admitted to the acute Paediatric wards and Paediatric Critical Care Unit at The James Cook University Hospital.

The post holder will also be a member of the Regional Cystic Fibrosis Service, working independently in clinics and providing home visits when clinically indicated.

Undergraduate or postgraduate experience working within Paediatric Physiotherapy and respiratory, would be advantageous but an enthusiasm for working with a wide range of children/young people up to the age of 19 is essential.

Close working with parents, other health and social care professionals is essential. You will need to be able to work as part of a team and on your own, frequently using your own initiative. The role is based on the acute paediatric wards at The James Cook University Hospital and will require providing effective, safe, evidence-based practice in this setting with clients exhibiting a wide range of multiple, medical, social and emotional problems.

We are a friendly, dynamic and supportive team who all work together to provide the best possible outcomes for the children, young people and their families. There will be the opportunity to develop more advanced clinical, leadership and service development skills.

The ability to travel independently is an essential part of this post.

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions

Your Leadership Impact

Leading your Team to Success

Leading Into the Future

Service Improvement for Beginners

Developing your Service Improvement Skills

Lean Practitioner

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust values and behaviours
Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Date posted

31 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

328-WAC-7108241

Job locations

West Acklam Centre

Birtley Avenue

Middlesbrough

TS5 8LA

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Demonstrates a highly specialist clinical knowledge and skills relevant to Paediatric Physiotherapy.
Evidence of advanced clinical reasoning skills.
Demonstrates ability to prioritise and co-ordinate own workload and that of others
Demonstrates excellent organisational/delegation skills.
Demonstrates an ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
Demonstrates an ability to motivate staff by providing a positive role model.
Demonstrates competent IT and system skills.

Desirable

Evidence of working in Paediatric Physiotherapy services within the NHS.

Qualifications and Training

Essential

To hold a Diploma or degree awarded by professional body CSP.
Registered as to fit to practice by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Evidence of Paediatric post graduate clinical training and development

Desirable

Attendance at the leadership and development and improvement programme (4.5 days)
Evidence of Paediatric post graduate clinical training and development ideally including respiratory competences.

Experience

Essential

Evidence of broad Physiotherapy clinical experience related to paediatrics e.g. neurology, respiratory, learning difficulties.
Able to evidence leadership experience.
Evidence of adaptability and ability to prioritise.
Evidence of effective people management skills.

Desirable

Experience of working on acute Paediatric wards
Paediatric Physiotherapy experience as a student or postgraduate
Able to evidence leadership experience.

Personal Attributes

Essential

Display of effective communication skills. Communicating complex and sensitive information to others.
Evidence of a flexible approach to working.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

Demonstrates a highly specialist clinical knowledge and skills relevant to Paediatric Physiotherapy.
Evidence of advanced clinical reasoning skills.
Demonstrates ability to prioritise and co-ordinate own workload and that of others
Demonstrates excellent organisational/delegation skills.
Demonstrates an ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
Demonstrates an ability to motivate staff by providing a positive role model.
Demonstrates competent IT and system skills.

Desirable

Evidence of working in Paediatric Physiotherapy services within the NHS.

Qualifications and Training

Essential

To hold a Diploma or degree awarded by professional body CSP.
Registered as to fit to practice by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Evidence of Paediatric post graduate clinical training and development

Desirable

Attendance at the leadership and development and improvement programme (4.5 days)
Evidence of Paediatric post graduate clinical training and development ideally including respiratory competences.

Experience

Essential

Evidence of broad Physiotherapy clinical experience related to paediatrics e.g. neurology, respiratory, learning difficulties.
Able to evidence leadership experience.
Evidence of adaptability and ability to prioritise.
Evidence of effective people management skills.

Desirable

Experience of working on acute Paediatric wards
Paediatric Physiotherapy experience as a student or postgraduate
Able to evidence leadership experience.

Personal Attributes

Essential

Display of effective communication skills. Communicating complex and sensitive information to others.
Evidence of a flexible approach to working.

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.

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Acklam Centre

Birtley Avenue

Middlesbrough

TS5 8LA

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Acklam Centre

Birtley Avenue

Middlesbrough

TS5 8LA

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)