Highly Specialist Acute Paediatric Physiotherapist in OP

A Vacancy at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for an experienced physiotherapist to work as part of a collaborative CEW multidisciplinary team assessing and treating children with complex obesity and its related severe health complications using innovative and new strategies in paediatric care. The role will act as the lead physiotherapist for the CEW service at RMCH, working collaboratively with physiotherapists from the national network of CEW services to develop effective pathways of care for these patients.

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• Lead and manage the CEW physiotherapy service at RMCH, including coordination with national CEW network.
  
• Provide an efficient and high quality, highly specialised physiotherapy service to patients within a specialist field.
  
• Assess, diagnose and treat patients (inpatients, outpatients and community) within own case load and provide support to shared care clinics.
  
• Mentor and supervise qualified physiotherapists, assistants and student physiotherapists.
  
• Identify, coordinate and undertake continual professional development, clinical audit, research activities and in‑service training within the specialist area.
  
• Identify and progress opportunities for service development within the specialist field.
  
• Deliver hydrotherapy to children and young people with complex presentations in our state‑of‑the‑art hydrotherapy area (qualification in hydrotherapy desirable).
  
• Deliver evidence‑based physiotherapy to children and young people with MSK conditions, including chronic, acute and post‑operative rehabilitation.
  

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• Highly experienced autonomous physiotherapist.
  
• Specialist experience in musculoskeletal conditions for children and young people, including chronic and acute MSK conditions and post‑operative rehabilitation.
  
• Demonstrated confidence in delivering evidence‑based physiotherapy to paediatric patients.
  
• Desirable: qualification in hydrotherapy.
  

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need for this role, please see the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.

We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. Early applications are encouraged as our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest.

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This advert closes on Tuesday 31 Mar 2026.