Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- 12 months (Advertise as a fixed term 1 year or secondment please)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 421-PSC-3255R
- Employer
- Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Child Development Centre, Harrogate District Hospital
- Town
- Harrogate
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Highly Specialist Children's Physiotherapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Are you an experienced children’s physiotherapist with a special interest in services for children and young people with musculoskeletal needs? Are you ready to help us continue to progress physiotherapy services for children in outpatient settings? Would you like to join a supportive and progressive specialist team of therapists, doctors, nurses and support practitioners within a Directorate rated as good by the CQC? Do you thrive on variety and working with people across organisational and geographical boundaries?
Main duties of the job
Covering services in two key localities in North Yorkshire (Harrogate & Rural District and Hambleton & Richmondshire) Physiotherapy is going from strength to strength. You will work to further develop our one team approach across both localities. You will demonstrate highly developed skills and competence in this clinical area and understanding of evidence informed approaches.
You will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the EHCP process. In addition, you will demonstrate and support leadership in a team of experienced physiotherapists and support staff, and hold a musculoskeletal clinical caseload of children and young people.
This post is based at our Child Development Centre in Harrogate, although cover may be needed at our other base in Hambleton and Richmondshire and you will also provide expert clinical support to staff in both localities and undertake travel to meet up in person.
Working for our organisation
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is one of only two trusts in Yorkshire and Humber to be awarded HSJ’s Top 100 Best Places to Work. We believe that You Matter Most, and this is reflected in our values of Responsible, Respectful and Passionate. So if you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust is the place for you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification.
If you have any questions please contact Jade Kant on [email protected]
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registration with Health Professional Council
- Diploma/ BSc (Hons)/MSc (Pre-Registration) in Physiotherapy
- Evidence of on-going professional development in area of specialism
- Post graduate experience in Paediatric Physiotherapy
Desirable criteria
- Accredited clinical educator
- Evidence of on-going professional development in community paediatrics
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working across agency boundaries
- Experience educating and assessing students, support staff and peers
- Evidence of contributing to service development
- Experience of service needs analysis
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Experience of clinical audit and performance management
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jade Kant
- Job title
- Team Lead Principal Childrens Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01423 553023
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