Job summary
Are you an enthusiastic and motivated physiotherapist ready to take the next step in your paediatric career? Do you want to join a dynamic and forward-thinking team in one of the UK's leading NHS Foundation Trusts? This is an exciting opportunity to join Oxford University Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust as a Rotational Band 6 Paediatric Physiotherapist, where you will gain diverse experience across a wide range of specialist areas including: Paediatric MSK, Long Covid, Rheumatology, Chronic Pain, Spinal, OxSPORT, DDH, CTEV, Complications of Excess Weight (CEW)

What makes this role special?This is not just a Band 6 role - it's a structured rotational post designed to develop your clinical expertise, leadership skills, and confidence across specialist areas of paediatric physiotherapy.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver an efficient and effective physiotherapy service by assessing, treating, and managing caseloads across specialist paediatric areas and the wider paediatric population.
• Perform specialist assessments for complex cases and autonomously develop and implement treatment plans.
• Enhance paediatric clinical skills through structured rotations in CTEV, DDH, MSK, OxSPORT, Rheumatology, Spinal, Chronic Pain, and Long Covid rehabilitation.
• Actively contribute to service development projects within specialist areas throughout the rotation.
• Support and assist in the supervision, teaching, and appraisal of Band 5 physiotherapists and students.
• Assist with operational management and the ongoing development of the Children's Therapies team, supporting the team leader and undertaking delegated responsibilities.
• Lead and participate in evidence-based projects, implementing changes and maintaining clinical standards in collaboration with senior team leaders.
• Ensure practice complies with legal and national frameworks relevant to paediatric care, such as The Children Act.
• Deputise for Physiotherapy Team Leaders in operational management tasks as required.
• Facilitate the integration of therapy services between the Children's Hospital and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre.

About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

In 2023NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles

Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Person Specification
Essential

• Broad base of NHS Experience as a physiotherapist (ideally with some Paediatrics)
• HCPC Registered with a degree in Physiotherapy
• Evidence of CPD Relevant to Speciality

Desirable

• Evidence of working within paediatric physiotherapy
• Evidence of MDT working
• Previous experience of supervision and clinical education (clinicians and students
• Good knowledge of clinical governance

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.

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.

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.

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