Senior Physiotherapist – Acute Paediatrics

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Senior Physiotherapist – Acute Paediatrics

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Therapies Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment cover) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Oncall weekends and overnight) Job ref 418-DTO1341-KA

Site Luton and Dunstable Hospital Town Luton Salary £39,959 - £48,117 PA Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59 Interview date 25/11/2026

Job Overview

Our Acute Paediatric team are looking for a friendly, enthusiastic and innovative physiotherapist to join our sociable and dynamic team.

The team provide therapy input in both Inpatient and Outpatients settings Monday – Saturday.

Applications are invited from suitably motivated and innovative individuals to join an energetic and evolving Therapy Team within a reputable Trust. The post holders are required to be enthusiastic and passionate about the field of therapy and must be able to work flexibly across weekends and extended hours.

The department has a strong commitment to CPD and supports staff members with development.

This post will allow you to develop a wide range of clinical, managerial, organisational, teaching and supervision skills. You will play an active role in audits and service development. We offer a well-established supervision and appraisal structure. We encourage individual progression within the Band 6 role and have a firm commitment to in-service training and CPD as well as supporting staff to attend external courses and conferences.

The Luton and Dunstable Hospital Therapy Department are a friendly, forward thinking and innovative department with a well- established Clinical Governance programme and a focus on developing staff.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard physiotherapy service within the field of Acute Paediatrics including acute paediatric wards, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Musculoskeletal Outpatients. The service works across both weekdays and weekends on a rota-basis. You will also be required to participate in the Respiratory on-call Rota.

Working for our organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff.

As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Objectives & Purpose of the post

• To perform advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to determine a diagnosis and formulate and deliver an appropriate, effective individualised treatment programme
• To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
• To plan, supervise, educate and assess physiotherapy students on placement within the Acute Paediatric therapy team. Work closely with the university and comply with all standards required for the degree level qualification.
• To participate in the development and delivery of education and training for other health professionals caring for patients with Acute Paediatric conditions.
• To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for patients with physiotherapy problems on the acute paediatric wards, maternity wards, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Musculoskeletal service. You will be working without direct supervision. Access to advice and support from a more senior physiotherapist is available if required. Clinical work is evaluated through regular clinical supervision with a Band 7 clinician, but day-to-day clinical work is not routinely reviewed.
• Supported by the Band 7 Acute Paediatric Physiotherapy Lead, to design and undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and team’s clinical practice and improve service delivery. Make recommendations and occasionally implement changes to practice or service protocols, as agreed with the Band 7 lead.
• To deputise for the band 7 Acute Paediatric team leader as required.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Diploma/degree in physiotherapy
• HCPC registration
• Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendances at recent post graduate courses/ in-service trainings relevant to the speciality

Desirable criteria

• Membership of relevant clinical interest group

Experience

Essential criteria

• Substantive broad based postgraduate experience to include B5 rotations in a variety of areas
• Substantive experience within Paediatrics
• Experience of working within respiratory care adults or paediatrics
• Experience of working within an acute hospital environment
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of supervision of staff or students including staff appraisal

Desirable criteria

• Rotations completed in paediatrics, respiratory, orthopaedics, musculoskeletal outpatients and elderly rehabilitation including neurology
• Experience within the NHS
• Experience of respiratory emergency on call and weekend working

communication

Essential criteria

• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication
• Ability to disseminate complex information to others
• Be able to communicate where there may be barriers to understanding

It is an exciting time to join Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Band 6 Physiotherapist Acute Paediatrics (PDF, 232.4KB)
• Band 6 Physiotherapist Acute Paediatrics (PDF, 128.4KB)
• Band 6 Physiotherapist Acute Paediatrics (PDF, 160.4KB)
• L&D Hospital site map (PDF, 96.8KB)
• Disclosure & Barring Information and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 78.5KB)
• Staff Diversity Network (PDF, 140.3KB)
• Information for Disabled Applicants (PDF, 98.7KB)
• Staff Benefits (PNG, 1.6MB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name Nicola Shaw Job title Clinical Lead for paediatric physiotherapy Email address nicola.shaw@bedsft.nhs.uk Telephone number 01582 718266

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS Trust

Lewsey Road

Luton

Bedfordshire

LU4 0DZ

Telephone 01582 497325

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