Specialist Children\'s Physiotherapist

Main area Specialist Children\’s Physiotherapist Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract 10 months (Fixed Term for 10 months to cover maternity leave) Hours Part time – 22.5 hours per week Job ref 166-FC-7209116

Employer Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Trust Town Calow Salary £38,682 – £46,580 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 27/07/2025 23:59

Specialist Children\’s Physiotherapist

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a specialist Children’s Physiotherapist on a fixed term contract to cover a maternity leave.

You will work within our Children’s Physiotherapy department here at Chesterfield Royal Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly and successful team; together we are proud to deliver the highest standards of clinical quality, patient care and staff experience.

Your happiness at work is incredibly important to us, and hence, we are committed to supporting your health and wellbeing. Our proud to CARE values and Leading the Chesterfield Way behaviours are firmly embedded across the Trust, whilst our focus on proudly ‘being you’ supports our hospital to be a great place to work.

As the selection process will involve a practical element you will be required to attend a face-to-face interview.

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to support children, young people and their families by assessing their needs and devising appropriate interventions.

You will be responsible for managing your own varied caseload and work autonomously across a variety of settings which may include special and mainstream schools, hospital and community clinics and patient’s homes.

You will assist with hydrotherapy and CPIP’s clinics and support audit and patient feedback projects.

The role demands excellent team working, time keeping and communication skills.

This post would be ideal for a Physiotherapist with relevant experience who wishes to further develop specialist paediatric skills.

We have excellent links and working arrangements with other teams in Specialist Children’s Services and with Education and Social Care teams. You will work as part of a supportive and friendly team based at The Den, our purpose-built centre for children’s services at Chesterfield Royal Hospital.

As a skilled and valued member of our team you will additionally educate and mentor other less experienced physiotherapists, healthcare professionals and physiotherapy students.

Working for our organisation

The hospital is a friendly District General Hospital on the doorstep of the beautiful Peak District. This post presents a great opportunity to live and work in some of the finest landscape in the country.

Major cities such as Sheffield, Leeds, Nottingham and Derby are all within an hour’s train journey, and local airports include East Midlands, Manchester and Leeds Bradford, with London within a couple of hours.

There are excellent schools in the local area, only a few minutes from the hospital, as well as nursery childcare on-site.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description document for further information about the role and job requirements. Please do not hesitate to get in touch should you have any questions.

We are committed to providing you with on-going training and development to ensure you thrive in your role here at the Trust, which will be individualised and supported by your Line manager.

The key to our success is simple: our people. With your experience, energy and commitment, you’ll be able to make a huge difference.

A car driver with a full current driving licence is essential. For disabled applicants; suitable alternative arrangements may be agreed, if necessary.

Please note that this post will require an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.

For formal enquiries please contact the Head of Children’s Physiotherapy on 07810 754082

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• Recognised vocational diploma/degree in physiotherapy (or equivalent)
• HCPC Registration
• At least 2 years postgraduate experience in a broad range of specialties
• Relevant post-qualification training

Experience

• Evidence of post graduate work with children with neurodevelopmental difficulties
• Evidence of prioritisation within a designated caseload
• Experience of working in a community setting
• Experience of working in the NHS

Skills

• Ability to assess and treat children and young people with physical disabilities
• Knowledge of postural care
• Able to demonstrate empathy and insight into the needs of children with physical difficulties and their families
• Experience of working with children and young people with learning disability.
• Experience of hydrotherapy

Flexible Working

If you\’re looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

UK Points-based immigration system

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) .

It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.

Communications

Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.

If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on 01246 513177 and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.

This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

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