Paediatric Specialist Physiotherapist
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Ipswich, IP4 5PDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
22 October 2026
2 days leftJob description
We have an exciting opportunity of a Band 7 position in our Paediatric team. You will be joining a well established, dynamic and supportive specialist...
- To take a major role in the advanced assessment of patients within paediatrics, who have complex acute/chronic, physical/psychological conditions. To determine clinical diagnosis and physiotherapy treatment indicated and to maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
- To deputise clinically for senior paediatric colleagues in their absence.
- To be professionally and legally responsible, and accountable for all aspects of your own work. To ensure high standards of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support other members of the team to deliver high standards of care.
- To take responsibility for the care of children with Cystic Fibrosis and other Respiratory conditions, within this Trust and the community served by the Trust.
- To take a major clinical role for physiotherapy within the Women's and Children's division, and work at a highly specialised level within the multi-disciplinary team.
- To participate in service planning within paediatrics, facilitating change as necessary and supporting the members of the physiotherapy team.
- To take responsibility for the delivery of specialist neonatal physiotherapy support within the model of Family Integrated Care to infants and families on the neonatal unit.
- To lead on the education of colleagues within physiotherapy both in the hospital and in the community team, and the wider multi-disciplinary team, with regards to the physiotherapy needs of children with acute respiratory illness.
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- State Registration
- Evidence of relevant post graduate courses/CPD related to paediatric physiotherapy
- Post graduate paediatric respiratory courses
Desirable: - Neonatal respiratory course; - Spirometry accreditation certification; - Post graduate CF courses
Experience
Essential
- Post graduate experience, including work in acute/ community Paediatrics
- Evidence or multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of delegating to junior/technicians/assistants
- Experience treating patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
- Experience of co-ordinating and providing acute care for respiratory patients
- Experience of working on an Acute on call rota
Desirable: - Experience with patients on the NNU; - Experience of treating patients with Dysfunctional breathing patterns
Knowledge
Essential
- Advanced knowledge of Physiotherapy in paediatrics
- Knowledge of audit
- Forward thinking/flexible approach
- Multi-agency and multidisciplinary working
- Advanced knowledge in paediatric respiratory
Desirable: - Knowledge of critical appraisal; - Advanced knowledge in CF
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
15 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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