Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 176-F-7959694-C
- Employer
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Peterborough City Hospital
- Town
- Peterborough
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Physiotherapist- Paediatric Respiratory
Band 7
Job overview
We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic and skilled physiotherapist with an interest and passion for paediatric respiratory management to join our acute paediatric physiotherapy service. The paediatric physiotherapy team provide clinical care across all acute inpatient and outpatient areas within the trust.
This post offers the opportunity to work within a skilled MDT for our paediatric cystic fibrosis service offering advanced paediatric respiratory care. North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is a shared care centre for Cystic fibrosis with Addenbrooke’s Hospital providing our in-patient, out-patient and home care to children and adolescents.
The post holder will provide specialist physiotherapy assessment, treatment and advice across paediatric respiratory care. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to clinical decision-making, advisory reports and collaborative care planning for children with complex needs. Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as the role involves close liaison with local therapy teams, families, and carers. The post offers the opportunity to lead and develop services across our hospital sites alongside leading on paediatric respiratory education for junior therapists.
The post holder will be required to participate in our on-call rota (adults and children). The successful candidate will be required to be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of a growing service.
Main duties of the job
The Highly Specialist physiotherapist working with the Paediatric Therapy Team develops the quality of the clinical service and staff that deliver it. The post holder will work using an enhanced level of practice applying specialist knowledge and skills in the field of paediatric cystic fibrosis. Working within the cystic fibrosis multi-disciplinary team they will assess and treat a specialist complex caseload of patients and make clinical decisions for treatment plans.
They will act as the profession specific lead to support the training and development of the clinical staff within the Paediatric therapy team and wider multidisciplinary team. To lead on service development, audit and assist in research initiatives to deliver on best practice evidence based care in line with trust and national priorities. They will be responsible for the delivery of key quality performance indicators linked to providing high quality care.
Working for our organisation
Priority will be given to colleagues identified as at risk through the Trust’s redeployment process.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more details regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registered
- Evidence of post graduate training/qualification relevant to clinical area –paediatrics, respiratory and cystic fibrosis
Desirable criteria
- CSP member
- Member of CSP Specialist section – APCP
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Ability to demonstrate working with regional/national networks
- Significant clinical experience within paediatric respiratory and or cystic fibrosis
Key skills
Essential criteria
- Provide enhanced clinical care in line with professional registration, code of conduct and defined scope of practice, being responsible and accountable for decisions
- Able to work as a team player/ independently
- Standard key board skills & the ability to use IT packages such as Word, Outlook, Power point & Excel
Experience
Essential criteria
- NHS experience working at senior level
- Significant clinical experience within paediatric respiratory and or cystic fibrosis
- Experience of working as an integral member of a multidisciplinary working and inter agency working
- Demonstrate active involvement in the audit process
- Experience of change management and implementing evidence based practice
- Experience of supervising and mentoring junior members of staff and pre-registration students
- Experience of developing staff and sharing knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Ability to demonstrate working with regional/national networks
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate enhanced level of theoretical profession specific knowledge
- Evidence of current practices and developments within the field paediatrics / respiratory / cystic fibrosis
- Sound knowledge of interventions relevant to clinical area
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of clinical governance including implications on service and audit
Key Skills
Essential criteria
- Provide enhanced clinical care in line with professional registration, code of conduct and defined scope of practice, being responsible and accountable for decisions
- Flexible and adaptable to prioritise workload
- Demonstrate self-reflective practice and experience of supporting others with reflective practice through supervision or mentorship
- Ability to demonstrate excellent written, verbal and non- verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate ability to use evidence based practice to inform clinical care
- Able to work as a team player/ independently
- Standard key board skills & the ability to use IT packages such as Word, Outlook, Power point & Excel
Other
Essential criteria
- Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs
- Able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trusts Values and Behaviours
- Be prepared to work across sites as and when required
- Professional appearance & behaviour
- Good previous attendance record
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alex Etherton
- Job title
- Highly Specialist Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Resourcing Department
Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Hinchingbrooke Park
Huntingdon
Cambs
PE29 6NT
- Telephone
- 01480 847491
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