Highly Specialised Paediatric Respiratory Physiotherapist: Sponsorship Available

Barts Health NHS Trust

Job summary

We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic and skilled physiotherapist with an interest and passion for paediatric respiratory management and long-term ventilation to join the paediatric physiotherapy service.

The acute children’s therapy team is a dynamic team made up of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dietitians, speech and language therapists and play specialists. This role is embedded within the Long-Term Ventilation and Sleep Service at The Royal London tertiary level respiratory management for the children across North-east London the surrounding area.

The team sit in the children’s division and provides clinical care across all acute in-patient areas from critical care, wards, day case and outpatients.

You will provide specialist assessments and management of children and young people. You will have shared responsibility for respiratory physiotherapy input for our children and young people with chronic respiratory needs and the lead physiotherapist in the LTV Service.

Main duties of the job

This physiotherapist will act as an expert resource in paediatric long term ventilation (LTV) support for children and young people, working autonomously across inpatient, outpatient and community settings.

They will work closely with the wider Paediatric Physiotherapy team, Clinical Nurse Specialists and the Paediatric Respiratory Consultants. They will take a lead role in the advanced assessment of neonatal and paediatric patients on the LTV pathway. They will act as a regional key worker to support the development of patient specific ventilation and airway clearance plans, along with other members of the MDT.

They will provide a highly specialist role in multidisciplinary LTV respiratory clinics, and will manage an outpatient physiotherapy caseload.They will provide an advisory and liaison service to patients, families/carers, physiotherapy colleagues and other healthcare professionals including GPs and consultants within the North East London and wider region. Specialist input will be provided for children on Long Term Ventilation cross site where required, including local DGHs.

They will be expected to work closely with the Children’s Physiotherapy Lead and the other band 7’s within the Paediatric Respiratory Physiotherapy team to provide expert management. They will provide cross cover to other Respiratory Physiotherapy specialties, as per the needs of the service, including weekend working and on calls.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in Physiotherapy
  • BSc (Hons)/ or equivalent Grad Dip Physiotherapy
  • Health and Care Professions Council registration (HCPC)

Desirable

  • Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
  • Member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care (ACPRC) or APCP.
  • Relevant validated clinical courses accredited as equivalent to masters level

Experience

Essential

  • Post graduate experience in the field of acute Paediatrics including respiratory care/ or respiratory physiotherapy with paediatric experience
  • Clinical experience within the NHS
  • Presentation / teaching skills to the MDT
  • Experience of working on PICU
  • Experience of working with patients who have a tracheostomy
  • Experience working with children with complex needs
  • Experience of supervising physiotherapy staff and students
  • Previous experience working in an MDT

Desirable

  • Experience in service evaluation and service development
  • Previous participation in audits and/or research

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Highly specialized observation and treatment skills relevant to the assessment of paediatric respiratory patients
  • The ability to motivate and lead others
  • The ability to prioritise effectively and to assist others to do likewise
  • Sound clinical decision making and reasoning.
  • Evidence of competence in Information Technology skills

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).

Closing Date: 31 August 2026

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