Job summary
This post is based at Birmingham Children's Hospital. Location settings include the OI clinics in Waterfall House, the Physiotherapy Department and the wards. Community visits, within homes, nurseries and schools, as well as visits across other NHS trusts will be completed within the role.

The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team contributing to providing a holistic service, the meeting of national standards and contributing to future research projects. They will work across wider national networks and regularly engage with external agencies. The post holder will provide education, training and practical supervision to physiotherapy staff and other professionals, including schools.

Main duties of the job

• To provide physiotherapy input to children with Metabolic Bone Disease particularly Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) and work within a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT).
• To organise, co-ordinate and deliver a Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapy service to out-patients, inpatients, in the community and at outreach clinic's.
• To provide education, training and practical supervision to Physiotherapy and other professional staff in and out of the Trust. This will include providing specialist advice and support to paediatric physiotherapists across the region and within nurseries and schools.

About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centered care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Details
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Closing date: 11 November 2026

Person Specification
Essential qualifications

• Degree in Physiotherapy
• HCPC registrant

Essential knowledge and experience

• Demonstrable evidence of multi-disciplinary team working
• Previous demonstrable experience including musculoskeletal paediatrics/inpatients/community

Desirable

• Evidence of training and supervision of other professionals in osteogenesis imperfecta
• Experience of service creation and setting vision for its delivery.

Essential analytical and judgement skills

• Demonstrably able to deal with stress in the workplace, and with changes in working practice.

Essential professional knowledge

• Demonstrable experience in a wide range of Paediatric Orthopaedics and of specialist conditions within it.

Essential personal skills

• Able to demonstrate BWC Trust values in addition to being aware of own limitations.
• Awareness of needs of individuals from minority groups.

Essential other requirements

• Willingness to participate in the out of hours physiotherapy rota.

Contact
For questions about the job, contact: Advanced Practice Physiotherapist, Lizzie O'Sullivan, lizzie.o'sullivan@nhs.net, 01213339480

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.