Job Summary
Due to a maternity leave within our team, we have an opportunity for an enthusiastic and skilled physiotherapist with an interest and passion for paediatric respiratory management to join the paediatric respiratory 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. 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. You will provide input in the community to avoid hospital admissions or to facilitate discharge and participate in MDT and physiotherapy lead clinics. The post holder will develop band 6 rotational therapists and student therapy staff as well as the pathways within paediatric therapies. You will have a strong working relationship paediatric MDT, especially the respiratory consultants and CNS teams.

Main duties of the job
The role will be jointly responsible for the management of children with chronic respiratory conditions either as a primary diagnosis (e.g bronchiectasis, CF or PCD) or as part of the management of their neurodisability or neuromuscular condition. The postholder will work closely alongside the LTV and CF/PCD physiotherapists and wider respiratory MDT. They will act as a source of expertise in the Physiotherapy management of children with both complex needs and respiratory complications; providing an advisory and liaison service to patients, families/carers, physiotherapy colleagues and other healthcare professionals, including GP and Consultants, within the Northeast London and wider region. The role will primarily be based in outpatient and community settings, with a lead role in the Children's Community Respiratory Physiotherapy Service. The postholder will be expected have strong team working skills and be able to work flexibly. They should have excellent communication and time management skills allowing them to work dynamically, adapting to the changing needs of the outpatient/community caseload. The postholder should be confident using their knowledge of the current evidence base and advanced clinical reasoning, to ensure interventions meet the holistic needs of the child, helping prevent admissions or facilitate discharge.

About us
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.

Details
Date posted: 03 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £58,133 to £65,261 a year per annum inc
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 10 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 259-8130212RLH
Job locations: Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1FR, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
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.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Degree in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registration

Desirable

• Evidence of Masters level education or equivalent ongoing CPD
• Membership to appropriate specialist interest groups

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working in paediatric respiratory physiotherapy
• Experience of supervision of staff
• Experience of implementing service improvement projects

Desirable

• Working with stakeholders in service delivery / improvement
• Working across multiple sites / leading trust wide projects

Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge of clinical governance
• Knowledge of paediatric respiratory conditions and best practice guidance
• Knowledge of legal responsibilities of the profession

Desirable

• Knowledge of risk assessments for self, others, and services

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: Barts Health NHS Trust
Address: Royal London Hospital, London, E1 1FR, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Lead Paediatric Physiotherapist
Emily Hibbert
emily.hibbert1@nhs.net