Physiotherapist

Job Title: Highly Specialist Physiotherapist – Band 7

Location: South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust – Sunderland Royal Hospital

Area: North East NHS

Salary: £negotiable

Job Type: Locum

Contract Length: Ongoing

Service: Community Paediatrics

Job Details:

• Highly Specialist Band 7 Physiotherapist required for Community Paediatric Physiotherapy services.
  
• Manage an independent and varied caseload, prioritising workload to meet service demands.
  
• Work autonomously while maintaining professional and legal accountability in line with HCPC standards.
  
• Deliver highly specialist paediatric physiotherapy assessments, diagnosis, treatment and advice for complex conditions.
  
• Use advanced clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice to guide patient management.
  
• Lead on clinical practice initiatives and contribute to service development and pathway improvements.
  
• Support implementation of service improvements and quality initiatives.
  
• Supervise, train and support junior staff, therapy assistants and students.
  
• Contribute to education programmes, clinical supervision and in-service training.
  
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, families and carers to coordinate care and support discharge planning.
  
• Maintain high standards of documentation, safeguarding and infection control.
  
• Ensure safe use of equipment and clinical environments.
  
• Participate in research activities and continuous professional development.
  

Skills / Experience:

• HCPC registered Physiotherapist.
  
• Significant experience within paediatric physiotherapy.
  
• Experience managing complex paediatric caseloads.
  
• Advanced clinical reasoning and assessment skills.
  
• Experience supervising junior staff and students.
  
• Strong multidisciplinary team working and communication skills.
  

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 17:00 (flexible number of days).