Senior Paediatric Physiotherapist
The closing date is 24 May 2026.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Physiotherapist to join our Paediatric Therapy Team at Ormskirk District General Hospital.
You will have the opportunity to work within the Children's Ward and the Paediatric Emergency Department whilst gaining valuable experience of working within the Neo-Natal unit, Maternity, Cystic Fibrosis and MSK clinics. In addition, the post holder will develop their competence in the assessment and management of specific respiratory conditions in children within these areas.
The successful post holder will receive support and development opportunities from the Clinical Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist and in addition, will have exciting and unique learning prospects of working alongside the MDT within this specialised area. We are extremely keen to promote continuing professional development, and regularly complete supervision and peer training / review sessions.
Once established in post, the candidate will have delegated responsibility and will deputise for the Team Lead in their absence.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a person who is enthusiastic and motivated with an emphasis in clinical, communication, organisational and time management skills, who will support the driving force to change and innovate service development within our Therapy service.
The Physiotherapist will be a key role across a seven-day service, supporting the junior and student workforce and will have opportunities to work with in-patients, community outreach and outpatients across both sites.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our team, to gain further experience of working within the speciality of Paediatric Physiotherapy. Previous knowledge and experience is essential, however additional training, development and support will be offered.
We look forward to hearing from you.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
* Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
* Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
* National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job responsibilities
* To be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients/clients in your care.
* To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients/clients under your care, and support more junior staff to do likewise.
* To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients/clients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi pathologies; use specialist clinical reasoning skills and appropriate assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition.
* Formulate and deliver an individual treatment programme using assessment, reasoning skills and treatment skills based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment options. Formulate an initial diagnosis and prognoses in order to recommend best course of intervention and develop comprehensive discharge plans.
* To take delegated responsibility from the Band 7 clinician for managing patients/clients with particular conditions and be responsible for providing specialist assessment and treatment plans for patients with these conditions.
* Evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes as required.
* To have the ability to undertake self-directed/lone working in a variety of locations.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* HCPC Registration
* Degree in Physiotherapy
* Relevant and related CPD activity/training
Clinical Skills
* Advanced clinical knowledge relevant to the specialist field
* Evidence of application of evidence based practice in specialist field
* Knowledge of relevant national policies, guidance and assessment tools.
* Accurate record keeping, report writing and IT skills including presentation skills.
* Respiratory competent
* Specific special interest in clinical area
Education and Supervision
* Experience of supervising junior colleagues/students
* Experience of leadership and management within scope of role - deputisation, delegation and co-ordination
* Completed formal clinical educator course
Service Development
* Actively participated in relevant service improvement/service change
* Awareness of key local/national issues relating to specialist area of practice
* Demonstrates confident use of IT and innovative use of technology within role
* Involvement or awareness of audit and the research process
* Understands key relationships within the MDT and can evidence experience of working as part of the MDT within specialist area
* Demonstrates ability to motivate team performance to achieve objectives
* Demonstration of active role in more complex MDT
* Demonstrates reflective practice and ability to identify learning and development needs
* Willingness to travel between hospital sites and work in community settings to complete home visits
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.
£39,959 to £48,117 a year, pro rata
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