Main area 317 Physiotherapy Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent: 1:6 Weekend and NOC commitment Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (1:6 weekend and NOC) Job ref 317-2025-43-16-DR-VA1
Employer The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Victoria Infirmary Town 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary Salary £47,810 - £54,710 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2025 23:59 Interview date 24/11/2025
Advanced Physiotherapist - Paediatric Oncology
Band 7
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
We are seeking a highly motivated, dynamic and flexible Paediatric Physiotherapist with experience in paediatric Oncology to join the Paediatric Oncology physio service.
This is an exciting opportunity for a part time Band 7 Paediatric Physiotherapist working into Paediatric Oncology within the Acute Paediatric Physiotherapy team. Candidates should have extensive paediatric physiotherapy experience and knowledge.
* Interview Date: Monday 24 November 2025
* You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
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Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as the clinical lead providing highly specialised physiotherapy care within the paediatric oncology service based at the Great North Children's Hospital. They will work as part of a team to deliver care to complex oncology patients as inpatients, outpatients, and in clinics.
Roles and responsibilities
* To be an active member of the appropriate speciality MDTs within the directorate and wider Trust
* To be responsible for own continued professional development and assist CPD of other members of the physiotherapy and multidisciplinary teams
* To be part of the emergency duty on-call and weekend rota and be to be available in an advisory capacity for on‑call physiotherapists out of hours, when required.
Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
* Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
* Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
* Newcastle Dental Hospital
* Newcastle Fertility Centre
* Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
* Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting‑edge care (supported by state‑of‑the‑art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* To be the clinical physiotherapist for the oncology patients within the regional paediatric oncology unit.
* To provide highly specialised physiotherapy assessment and treatment to this complex patient group and their families/carers.
* To provide a service specifically to patients with Osteosarcoma, Neuro‑oncology conditions and peripheral neuropathies bridging the gap between acute and community for patients receiving on going treatment and adding to the existing physiotherapy provision for the unit.
* To provide out‑patient physiotherapy support for these patients in clinics and on the day unit.
* To provide an advisory service to patients, their families, physiotherapists, consultants, nursing staff and other health care professionals in tertiary and secondary care, both locally and regionally.
* To develop and provide specialist education and training to nursing, medical and physiotherapy staff and other members of the MDT in order to optimise each patient’s outcome.
Person specification
KNOWLEDGE
* Highly specialist knowledge of medical conditions relevant to the speciality and their impact on patient’s functional abilities.
* Highly specialist knowledge of the physiotherapy process and its application with the client group in the speciality.
* Knowledge of undertaking research projects.
* Knowledge of current NHS initiatives e.g. National Service Frameworks, Improving Working Lives.
SKILLS
* Good communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to pass on skills and knowledge to others both formally and informally.
* Good organisation, time management, problem‑solving and prioritisation skills.
* Ability to work as part of a team.
* Ability to reflect and critically appraise own practice.
* IT Skills.
* Specialist treatment skills relevant to clinical group.
EXPERIENCE
* Extensive post‑grad experience including considerable experience as a senior physiotherapist within a Paediatric setting.
* Experience of working as part of a multi‑disciplinary team.
* Experience of teaching and delivering presentations.
* Previous Band 7 experience.
* Experience of carrying out audit projects.
QUALIFICATIONS
* Degree or equivalent Diploma in Physiotherapy.
* State Registered with Health Professions Council.
* Evidence of CPD and relevant post‑graduate courses to MSc level.
* Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
* Involvement with the relevant CSP Clinical.
Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e‑mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
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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.
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