Specialist Paediatric MSK Physiotherapist

Passionate about Paediatric Musculoskeletal (MSK) Physiotherapy? Looking for your next career move? We have the perfect opportunity for you!

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic and motivated physiotherapist with excellent communication and organisational skills to join our Paediatric MSK Physiotherapy Team, which is part of the wider all age MSK team,

About The Role

The successful candidate will have experience in paediatric physiotherapy and proven clinical skills in the assessment and treatment of trauma and orthopaedic conditions. You will work within a dedicated team providing expert physiotherapy interventions and guidance to children and young people aged 0–16 years.

Our service also supports families, carers, and other professionals, ensuring seamless care and smooth transitions into adult services when required.

About You

• Effective team player, flexible, enthusiastic, and committed to delivering high-quality, safe, and effective care.
• Able to manage caseloads efficiently with excellent time management
• Able to move independently between clinics, as services are delivered from community clinic bases across Bolton.
• Committed to service development and continuous improvement.
  
  

If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of children and young people through expert physiotherapy care, we would love to hear from you.

• Assessment and treatment of a broad range of specialist MSK conditions within the outpatient setting, including group sessions.
• Advanced clinical reasoning skills and a problem solving approach to patient care.
• Managing a caseload of patients, including children and young people with complex presentations.
• Working effectively, both independently and as part of a team.
• Dealing with complex, sensitive and emotive situations.
• Communicating effectively with children and young people, their families/carers and the MDT.

Commitment to continuing professional development and evidence based practice.

Supervision and support of physiotherapy learners, therapy assistants and Band 5 physiotherapists.

Deputising on behalf of Band 7 colleagues.

Contributing to service improvement.

Participation in the team in-service training programme.

Knowledge of quality governance and the wider healthcare agenda.

Adherence to relevant local and national policies/guidance.

Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust values. We are proud that our trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as 'Good' by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice

The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff has joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. We value our staff and can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development. We are keen to reflect our local population and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nicola McAinsh Job title: Principal Service Lead Email address: Nicola.mcainsh@boltonft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01204 462815

Elinor Sharpe

Clinical Lead - Paediatric MSk Physiotherapy

Elinor.Sharpe@boltonft.nhs.uk