Rotational Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist | Barts Health NHS Trust


Company:	Barts Health NHS Trust
Salary:	£47,951 - £56,863 per annum inc
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, E1 1FR
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	18 Aug 2026
Closing date:	19 Sept 2026

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Summary

Are you looking to move into a rotational paediatric role which has rotations encompassing tertiary, secondary and community specialities? We are looking to appoint 2 band 6 Specialist Paediatric Rotational Physiotherapist to join our team working within Barts Health NHS Trust.

The rotations include exposure within inpatient respiratory including wards/PICU; outpatient respiratory services, neurology & orthopaedics, neonates, musculoskeletal outpatients and community paediatrics.

It will be expected that you join our weekend and on-call rota, once deemed competent.

The acute children’s therapy team is a dynamic team made up of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dietitians, speech and language therapists and play specialists.

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

The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner to deliver specialisedphysiotherapeutic intervention to children across Barts Health NHS Trust as part of arotational post. They will use highly developed skills in assessment and treatment forpatients with a wide variety of conditions and diverse presentations. Treatment will bedeliveredin a variety of settings, including clinics, outpatient departments, wards, patient’shomes and schools.Formal and informal supervision will be available as part of this role ona rotation specific basis.

As part of this post, the job holder will participate in teaching programmes, evidence basedpractice and ensuring clinical effectiveness. They will contribute to research and servicedevelopment via the completion of projects. Dependant on the rotation, they will beresponsible for the supervision of Band 5 and 3 staff as well as clinical education ofphysiotherapy students on placement.

The post holder will participate in the emergency out of hours and weekend service for thepaediatric wards at the Royal London Hospital. They will also be flexible in their workingareas as required to ensure service delivery across all sites.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Tuesday 1 Sep 2026

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