Main area Division B - Physiotherapy Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent
Hours:
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered)
Job ref 180-B-253123-RE
Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Addenbrooke’s Hospital-Division B
Town Cambridge
Salary £47,810 - £54,710 p.a. pro rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 05/10/2025 23:59
Job overview
We have the opportunity to recruit a Specialist Physiotherapist to our Paediatric MSK and Orthopaedic team.
As a member of the team, you will be contributing to the MSK Paediatric Service and may be involved in community Clinics, Outpatients Physiotherapy Clinics on site and MDT Consultant led services. You will be responsible for liaising with other external services including Schools, Community therapy teams and GPs to ensure seamless care for our patients.
As a member of our team, you will have access to well-equipped gym areas and hydrotherapy facilities as well as access to specialists in various paediatric and adult MSK areas. We offer flexible working patterns (where possible) and actively support the ongoing development of our team members.
We can offer you:
- Work with patients with a wide range of clinical conditions
- Career support and development to progress to a specialism
- Positive commitment to CPD and post graduate education- funding for courses and up to 7 days study leave
- Development of your supervisory, teaching and management skills
- Service development opportunities
This post may be offered as a transitional Band 6 to Band 7 post with the post holder supported to achieve the suitable competencies required for the Band 7 level.
Main duties of the job
To work within the paediatric outpatients department and paediatric orthopaedics outpatient clinics.
To work as part of the larger team and fulfill commitments to our satellite clinics, community locations and inpatient settings within the Paediatric MSK service.
To perform advanced specialist physiotherapeutic assessment and treatment of paediatric patients with orthopaedic, musculoskeletal, rheumatological and long term conditions involving complex physical and psychological presentations
To engage with a range of other professionals within a multidisciplinary care setting including joint clinic working.
To act independently and without supervision as an autonomous practitioner.
To undertake management roles including co-ordinating workloads, delegating duties, appraising and mentoring staff, recruitment and selection and deputising for the team leader in their absence.
To be actively involved in the development of the Paediatric Musculoskeletal team and Physiotherapy service as a whole
To maintain specialist orthopaedic physiotherapy competency in order to participate in our weekend service.
To lead audit and research projects within the paediatric musculoskeletal speciality.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please have a read about what we can offer you in CUH Physiotherapy:
https://careers.cuh.nhs.uk/where-could-i-work/allied-health-professionals-ahps/physiotherapist/
Please do contact us for an informal discussion about our vacancy.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.
The advert will close at midnight on the 5th October 2025.
Interviews are due to be held on the 15th October 2025.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy (or equivalent)
- State Registration
- Evidence of relevant postgraduate level education / CPD
- Evidence of specialist courses in treatment of children with musculoskeletal and/or orthopaedic conditions
- Membership professional body, e.g. The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy or professional network
- Evidence of working to MSc level or Equivalent
Experience
- Significant experience as a band 6 in range of relevant specialities including musculoskeletal conditions
- Experience relevant to treatment of babies, children or young people with musculoskeletal and/or orthopaedic conditions
- Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and/or MDT
- Experience of contributing to clinical education of less experienced staff
- Competency to participate in out of hours work
- Experience in supervising staff
- Experience in conducting formal presentations
- Experience of working as a Paediatric Physiotherapist
- Involvement in audit or research.
- Involvement in quality improvement projects and service development.
Knowledge
- Knowledge of orthopaedic and MSK related conditions affecting children
- Excellent knowledge of paediatric musculoskeletal physiotherapy management
- Knowledge of Ponseti management of clubfeet.
- Knowledge of paediatric neuromuscular conditions
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Advanced MSK skills with good clinical reasoning, physical assessment skills to enable effective diagnosis and treatments of Paediatric MSK and Orthopaedic patients.
- Committed to personal and team development
- Ability to work independently and manage own caseload
- Ability to communication effectively with peers, members of the MDT, patients and parent/guardians.
- Ability to pass on skills / knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments
- Administrative and computer skills
- Ability to identify and address areas of weakness
- Evidence of leading in research / audit
- Evidence of presentations beyond physiotherapy colleagues
Additional Requirements
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
- Able to travel in the region
- Able to work extended days as required
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Faye Grace
Job title Clinical Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapy
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