Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Physiotherapist

The closing date is 28 September 2025

Job summary

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic and motivated Physiotherapist with excellent communication and organisational skills, who is keen to progress within the area of Paediatric Physiotherapy. They should have proven experience working independently and as part of a team. Previous experience in paediatrics would be beneficial, but is not essential. We offer regular in-service training, peer supervision and clinical support.

Paediatric Physiotherapy provides a service to children and young people throughout Northumberland and North Tyneside. Although the post holder will be based with at Riverside Family Hub in North Shields they will be expected to work in other areas of the trust as the needs of the service commands. The caseload will include a range of neurodevelopmental conditions.

The service provides expert assessment, treatment and advice to children and young people, from birth to 16 years or until 19. We work to educate and support families, carers and other professionals, including school and early years settings staff, in meeting the needs of the children and young people. We treat the children and young people in the environment which is most suitable to meeting their individual needs. These environments include, homes, nurseries, clinic venues, and schools.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including the management of patients.

To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi-pathologies; use advanced clinical reasoning and problem solving skills

To participate in holistic multi-disciplinary assessments as required to determine client needs.

To follow clinical risk management processes within own patient caseload.

To formulate, deliver and provideadvice and training on evidence based intervention/ treatment programmes, including advice to carers, other professionals and agencies.

To raise any clinical concerns about patients with line manager/specialist physiotherapists in a timely manner and be willing to seek support from senior staff

To liaise and work with other professional agencies to ensure the correct and safe service provision is delivered for clients.

To maintain and develop own competency to practice through Continuing Professional Development activities

Maintain registration with the Health Professional's Council.

To fully participate in the Trust's appraisal system review and personal development planning process

Participate in clinical supervision and peer review

To be involved in supporting staff from Band 5 and below as well as student education.

To take part in and contribute to in-service training and keep your own Personal Development plans up to date

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres.

We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Date posted

10 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7430985PM

Job locations

Riverside Family Hub

Minton Lane

North Shields

NE29 6DQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assess, diagnose and treat an independent clinical case load.
To work as part of the Paediatric Physiotherapy team under the guidance and support of more experienced highly specialist senior Physiotherapy staff.
To provide a comprehensive physiotherapy service to children and young people throughout the area covered by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in many environments including homes, schools and clinic settings.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promoteownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assess, diagnose and treat an independent clinical case load.
To work as part of the Paediatric Physiotherapy team under the guidance and support of more experienced highly specialist senior Physiotherapy staff.
To provide a comprehensive physiotherapy service to children and young people throughout the area covered by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in many environments including homes, schools and clinic settings.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promoteownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent experience and/or qualification
Registered Physiotherapist with the Health and Care Professions Council.
Evidence of continued professional development through self directed learning, in-service training record and attendance at relevant short post graduate courses.

Desirable

Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Student training qualification provided by University

Experience

Essential

Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent experience and/or qualification
Registered Physiotherapist with the Health and Care Professions Council.
Evidence of continued professional development through self directed learning, in-service training record and attendance at relevant short post graduate courses.

Desirable

Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Student training qualification provided by University

Experience

Essential

Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods

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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Riverside Family Hub

Minton Lane

North Shields

NE29 6DQ

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Riverside Family Hub

Minton Lane

North Shields

NE29 6DQ

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)