Advanced Physiotherapist

Advanced Physiotherapist - Paediatric Oncology

The closing date is 09 November 2025

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking a highly motivated, dynamic and flexible Paediatric Physiotherapist with experience in paediatric Oncology to join the Paediatric Oncology physio service.

This is an exciting opportunity for a part time Band 7 Paediatric Physiotherapist working into Paediatric Oncology within the Acute Paediatric Physiotherapy team. Candidates should have extensive paediatric physiotherapy experience and knowledge.

- Interview Date: Monday 24 November 2025

- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as the clinical lead providing highly specialised physiotherapy care within the paediatric oncology service based at the Great North Children’s Hospital. They will work as part of a team to deliver care to complex oncology patients as inpatients, outpatients, and in clinics.

Roles and responsibilities

- To be an active member of the appropriate speciality MDTs within the directorate and wider Trust

- To be responsible for own continued professional development and assist CPD of other members of the physiotherapy and multidisciplinary teams

- To be part of the emergency duty on‑call and weekend rota and be to be available in an advisory capacity for on‑call physiotherapists out of hours, when required.

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

- Freeman Hospital

- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

- Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)

- Newcastle Dental Hospital

- Newcastle Fertility Centre

- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

- Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting‑edge care (supported by state‑of‑the‑art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities

- To be the clinical physiotherapist for the oncology patients within the regional paediatric oncology unit.

- To provide highly specialised physiotherapy assessment and treatment to this complex patient group and their families/carers

- To provide a service specifically to patients with Osteosarcoma, Neuro‑oncology conditions and peripheral neuropathies bridging the gap between acute and community for patients receiving on going treatment and adding to the existing physiotherapy provision for the unit

- To provide out patient physiotherapy support for these patients in clinics and on the day unit

- To provide an advisory service to patients, their families, physiotherapists, consultants, nursing staff and other health care professionals in tertiary and secondary care, both locally and regionally.

- To develop and provide specialist education and training to nursing, medical and physiotherapy staff and other members of the MDT in order to optimise each patient’s outcome.

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE

- Highly specialist knowledge of medical conditions relevant to the speciality and their impact on patient’s functional abilities

- Highly specialist knowledge of the physiotherapy process and its application with the client group in the speciality

- Knowledge of undertaking research projects

- Knowledge of current NHS initiatives e.g. National Service Frameworks, Improving Working Lives

SKILLS

- Good communication and interpersonal skills.

- Ability to pass on skills and knowledge to others both formally and informally.

- Good organisation, time management, problem‑solving and prioritisation skills.

- Ability to work as part of a team.

- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own practice

- IT Skills

- Specialist treatment skills relevant to clinical group

EXPERIENCE

- Extensive post‑grad experience including considerable experience as a senior physiotherapist within a Paediatric setting.

- Experience of working as part of a multi‑disciplinary team.

- Experience of teaching and delivering presentations

- Previous Band 7 experience

- Experience of carrying out audit projects

QUALIFICATIONS

- Degree or equivalent Diploma in Physiotherapy

- State Registered with Health Professions Council

- Evidence of CPD and relevant post‑graduate courses to MSc level

- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

- Involvement with the relevant CSP Clinical

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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