Highly Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist PCD

Job summary

Join our highly specialist Paediatric Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) team and help shape the future of care for children and young people living with PCD. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, experienced, and highly motivated Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist to join our internationally recognised Paediatric PCD Service.

Physiotherapy is central to the treatment and long-term management of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD), a rare, lifelong genetic condition affecting approximately 1 in 7,500 people in the UK. Our specialist paediatric service currently supports more than 170 children and young people, delivering expert, family-centred care across a range of settings.

This unique role offers the opportunity to combine advanced clinical practice, leadership, and service development within one of the UK's leading specialist respiratory services.

Working alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team, including Band 7 Paediatric PCD Physiotherapist and Clinical Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist, you will play a key role in leading, coordinating, and continually developing physiotherapy services for children and young people with PCD.

Main duties of the job

You will provide highly specialist physiotherapy assessment and intervention within outpatient clinics at The Royal Brompton Hospital, support children and young people admitted to Evelina London Children's Hospital, and deliver specialist care within homes, schools, and shared-care clinics. This integrated approach ensures seamless care across both community and acute settings.

You will also contribute to the paediatric physiotherapy service at weekends and out of hours on call. This is a varied and rewarding role offering significant professional autonomy within a supportive and highly skilled multidisciplinary team.

You will manage complex clinical presentations, develop meaningful long-term therapeutic relationships with children and families, and contribute to innovative models of care that enable children and young people to lead active, healthy lives.

As a senior member of the team, you will be encouraged to lead service developments, contribute to audit and research activities, support education and training initiatives, and provide mentorship to junior colleagues and students. You will also have the opportunity to be part of a national PCD physiotherapy network.

We are committed to supporting your professional growth and offer excellent opportunities to further develop your clinical, leadership, quality improvement, and research skills within a nationally and internationally recognised service.

About us

We are looking for someone who: Has substantial post-registration experience in respiratory physiotherapy, including paediatric respiratory care. Demonstrates excellent clinical reasoning, communication, and leadership skills. Is passionate about delivering outstanding, family-centred care for children and young people with PCD. Thrives in both autonomous practice and collaborative multidisciplinary working.

Is motivated to contribute to service development, education, research, and quality improvement initiatives. Enjoys working across a variety of clinical environments, including outpatient, inpatient, community, home, and school settings. In return, we offer: The opportunity to work within one of the UK's leading specialist paediatric PCD services. A diverse and rewarding role spanning community, outpatient, and inpatient settings.

Close collaboration with an expert multidisciplinary team committed to delivering exceptional patient care. Opportunities to influence service innovation, lead quality improvement projects, and contribute to research. Excellent support for continuing professional development, leadership development, and career progression. The chance to make a lasting difference to the lives of children, young people, and their families.

If you are an experienced respiratory physiotherapist looking for your next challenge and are passionate about delivering exceptional specialist respiratory care, we would love to hear from you.

Job responsibilities

Undertake a team leader role alongside the highly specialist paediatric physiotherapist in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia and clinical lead paediatric physiotherapist in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the physiotherapy service provided to paediatrics, in particular patients with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD), on a day-to-day basis.

This is for inpatient, outpatients, patients attending share care clinics and seen in the community To be responsible for the provision of highly specialised assessment, treatment and management of children and adolescents within the speciality who may have complex needs; including patients with acute, chronic, disabling and life limiting conditions; and to determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatment indicated and maintain records as an autonomous practitioner To undertake a significant caseload working as an autonomous practitioner at a specialist level with other health professionals To be responsible for service development within the team in the specialty of PCD, to implement policy and policy changes within the clinical area in partnership with MDT colleagues To deputise for the paediatric clinical lead physiotherapist as required To act as an expert resource and provide clinical supervision, education and training for other team members and the MDT, both within the Trust and outside and to collaborate with the wider PCD national and international networks

Person Specification

Education and

Qualifications · Essential

Degree in Physiotherapy BSc (Hons) or equivalent Health and Care Professions Council registration

Desirable

Member of a relevant specialist interest group (e.g. ACPC, ACPRC) Experience and

Knowledge · Essential

Significant post graduate cardio-respiratory experience, to include acute paediatric respiratory experience Evidence of continued professional development (CPD) Understanding of cardiorespiratory physiology and pathophysiology specific to post

Desirable

Previous experience of working in the community Relevant validated clinical courses accredited as equivalent to masters level

Skills and Abilities · Essential

Ability to assess and treat complex patients in the paediatric respiratory/critical care field Sound clinical decision making and reasoning Experience of leadership Ability to work independently and prioritise own workload Ability to work as a lone worker Supervision of students Able to work actively within a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

Participation in audit and research Lecturing skills

Personal Qualities · Essential

Excellent communication skills, written and oral Ability to manage working in stressful environments eg with sick children or emotional carers, in a variety of settings both within hospital and the community Flexible working approach Commitment to personal and team development Other Requirements

Essential

Commitment to speciality

Desirable

Car driver, Car owner

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).