Highly Specialised Physiotherapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 17
- Posted
- 21/08/2026
- Closes
- 06/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is a part-time Band 7 Children's Physiotherapist role based at Redway School, focusing on children and young people with complex needs. The successful candidate will conduct complex assessments, develop physiotherapy programmes, manage equipment, and contribute to EHCP reviews. The role involves supporting families, liaising with multidisciplinary teams, and supervising junior staff and students. It offers opportunities for collaborative working and service development within the Children's Therapy Team.
Key responsibilities
- Provide clinical and managerial leadership to the clinical team in area of clinical speciality.
- Contribute to the development of Therapy Services vision and strategy.
- Be responsible for the management of staff rotas and leave for the team.
- Ensure efficient time management of the team to meet performance targets.
- Be responsible for determining safe staffing levels in conjunction with the Therapy Lead.
- Make recommendations for relevant skill mix of staff to meet service needs.
Essential criteria
- Significant experience in applying Therapeutic process to include assessment, interpretation, individual care planning, motivation, monitoring and evaluation of highly specialised treatment in area of speciality
- Experience of working with patients in relevant specialist area
- Active member of multi-disciplinary team (MDT) including liaison with clinical specialists, GP, specialist nurses, community teams etc
- Supervision, appraisal and training of junior members of staff and students
- Ability to autonomously manage a caseload of highly complex patients
- Proven leadership experience in relevant clinical specialty or similar clinical field
- Proven time management skills
- Ability to remain flexible when organising and prioritising own clinical and non-clinical caseload
- High level of written and verbal communication including report writing skills
- Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of patients in relevant clinical area
- Ability to present and teach information to junior and assistant staff and students as part of an inservice programme.
- Ability to maintain accurate, comprehensive and up to date documentation, in line with legal and Trust standards.
- Ability to appropriately apply a range of treatment approaches
- Ability to problem-solve and to demonstrate clinical reasoning based on experience an knowledge
- Experience of managing and developing junior and assistant staff
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to influence others
- Competent in the use of IT including proficient in emails
- Ability to deliver sensitive information in a tactful and empathetic manner
Desirable criteria
- Ability to undertake projects within specialist area e.g using NICE guidance, benchmarking and clinical audit
- Ability to lead and participate in departmental audits and review of Trust Policy
- Experience of using HR policy and procedure including sickness absence and performance management
- Knowledge of change management principles
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Highly Specialised Physiotherapist
The closing date is 06 September 2026
Job summary
Lead Children's Physiotherapy - Redway School
Department: Therapies
Band 7, £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum pro rata
Hours: Part time, 17 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Band 7 Children's Physiotherapist to join our Children's Therapy Team. The team delivers physiotherapy services to children and young people aged 0-19 years across acute and community settings.
This post will be based at Redway School, working with children and young people with complex needs. The role will include complex assessment, developing and reviewing physiotherapy programmes, ordering and reviewing equipment, contributing to and reviewing annual reviews for Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), and liaising with families and the wider multidisciplinary team.
'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'
Interview date: 15 September 2026
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit a physiotherapist with experience of working with children and young people with complex needs who is keen to continue developing the physiotherapy service at Redway School. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting famili
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