Job summary The Salisbury children's physiotherapy team are seeking a new lead for our neonatal and neurodevelopmental provision. The successful applicant will also hold leadership of our children's physiotherapy team with the service and structure currently under review We require an experienced children's physiotherapist to lead and develop our specialist provision to neonates within our neonatal multidisciplinary team. The neonatal MDT values the physiotherapy service for delivery of developmentally informed care to enhance the quality of life for high-risk infants. The post holder will work within the Thames Valley and Wessex Neonatal ODN. They will need a strong interest in quality improvement, audit and research. Main duties of the job To take the lead physiotherapy role in the provision and ongoing development within our Local Neonatal Unit (LNU). Leadership of Children's Physiotherapy, including supervision of team members and support the day-to-day outpatient and inpatient physiotherapy provision, working alongside the paediatric physiotherapy service lead and wider MDT. Provide specialist assessment, treatment and parent/carer/MDT education for babies/young children within the neonatal service including inpatient care and outpatient screening/follow up. To lead the provision of the physiotherapy service for babies/young children with neurodevelopmental concerns, providing assessment and treatment to support their diagnosis and/or early development. To assess and treat patients using specialist skills. To use teaching and communication skills to develop parent/carers understanding and abilities to deliver effective physiotherapy and developmental care. To maintain general paediatric physiotherapy knowledge and experience to the support the delivery of care to our population of children and young people by the whole team. About us Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff. We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff. We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme. Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk Date posted 31 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £52,809 a year Per annum pro rata if part time Contract Permanent Working pattern Part-time Reference number 269-SFT8961 Job locations Salisbury District Hospital Odstock Road Salisbury SP2 8BJ Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities Job description Job responsibilities Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities Person Specification Essentail Criteria Essential Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy HCPC Registration Evidence of post graduate specialist physiotherapist neonatal CPD Experience of Band 6, or equivalent, paediatric physiotherapy practice Desirable Evidence of leadership experience Evidence of leadership experience and completion of leadership course Delivery of education to physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals Evidence of awareness of current neonatal guidelines and evidenced based practice Implementation of evidence based practice through service development or quality improvement Evidence of implementation of Early Intervention Person Specification Essentail Criteria Essential Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy HCPC Registration Evidence of post graduate specialist physiotherapist neonatal CPD Experience of Band 6, or equivalent, paediatric physiotherapy practice Desirable Evidence of leadership experience Evidence of leadership experience and completion of leadership course Delivery of education to physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals Evidence of awareness of current neonatal guidelines and evidenced based practice Implementation of evidence based practice through service development or quality improvement Evidence of implementation of Early Intervention 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). Additional information 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). Employer details Employer name Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Address Salisbury District Hospital Odstock Road Salisbury SP2 8BJ Employer's website https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)