Job summary
- Main area
- RLH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & WOMEN'S CENTRE
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 259-8231943RLH
- Employer
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal London Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inc
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialised Paediatric Respiratory Physiotherapist
Band 7
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Job overview
We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic and skilled physiotherapist with an interest and passion for paediatric respiratory management and long-term ventilation to join the paediatric physiotherapy service.
The acute children’s therapy team is a dynamic team made up of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dietitians, speech and language therapists and play specialists. This role is embedded within the Long-Term Ventilation and Sleep Service at The Royal London tertiary level respiratory management for the children across North-east London the surrounding area.
The team sit in the children’s division and provides clinical care across all acute in-patient areas from critical care, wards, day case and outpatients.
You will provide specialist assessments and management of children and young people. You will have shared responsibility for respiratory physiotherapy input for our children and young people with chronic respiratory needs and the lead physiotherapist in the LTV Service.
Main duties of the job
This physiotherapist will act as an expert resource in paediatric long term ventilation (LTV) support for children and young people, working autonomously across inpatient, outpatient and community settings.
They will work closely with the wider Paediatric Physiotherapy team, Clinical Nurse Specialists and the Paediatric Respiratory Consultants. They will take a lead role in the advanced assessment of neonatal and paediatric patients on the LTV pathway. They will act as a regional key worker to support the development of patient specific ventilation and airway clearance plans, along with other members of the MDT.
They will provide a highly specialist role in multidisciplinary LTV respiratory clinics, and will manage an outpatient physiotherapy caseload. They will provide an advisory and liaison service to patients, families/carers, physiotherapy colleagues and other healthcare professionals including GPs and consultants within the North East London and wider region. Specialist input will be provided for children on Long Term Ventilation cross site where required, including local DGHs.
They will be expected to work closely with the Children’s Physiotherapy Lead and the other band 7’s within the Paediatric Respiratory Physiotherapy team to provide expert management. They will provide cross cover to other Respiratory Physiotherapy specialties, as per the needs of the service, including weekend working and on calls.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Physiotherapy
- BSc (Hons)/ or equivalent Grad Dip Physiotherapy
- Health and Care Professions Council registration (HCPC)
Desirable criteria
- Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
- Member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care (ACPRC) or APCP.
- Relevant validated clinical courses accredited as equivalent to masters level
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post graduate experience in the field of acute Paediatrics including respiratory care/ or respiratory physiotherapy with paediatric experience
- Clinical experience within the NHS
- Presentation / teaching skills to the MDT
- Experience of working on PICU
- Experience of working with patients who have a tracheostomy
- Experience working with children with complex needs
- Experience of supervising physiotherapy staff and students
- Previous experience working in an MDT
Desirable criteria
- Experience in service evaluation and service development
- Previous participation in audits and/or research
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Highly specialized observation and treatment skills relevant to the assessment of paediatric respiratory patients
- The ability to motivate and lead others
- The ability to prioritise effectively and to assist others to do likewise
- Sound clinical decision making and reasoning.
- Evidence of competence in Information Technology skills
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emily Hibbert
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Paediatric Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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