Clinical Lead Physiotherapist - Paediatrics

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The closing date is 09 February 2026

Step into a pivotal leadership role at the heart of children's healthcare in Luton. We're seeking an inspiring clinical and operational leader to guide our Paediatric Therapy Service across both community and acute settings. You'll oversee a vibrant, wide-reaching service that supports children in special schools, mainstream schools and nurseries, delivers community paediatric outpatient care, and provides expert therapy input on Acute Paediatric wards and within Paediatric Musculoskeletal clinics.

Your leadership will also extend to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the neonatal follow‑up service, and a dedicated clerical support team.

This is a rare opportunity to shape high‑quality, compassionate care across the entire paediatric pathway while leading a committed, multidisciplinary team who share your passion for making a meaningful difference to children and families.

• Ensure service delivery aligns with the service specification, is evidence‑based, provides value for money and is in line with national and local agendas.
• Ensure all patients within the paediatric therapy service are assessed and treated to the highest standards of care following current evidence‑based practice.
• Oversee and review paediatric therapy service, implementing and evaluating change to ensure effective and efficient service for all patients.
• Act as the lead clinician for the paediatric therapy service.
• Deliver advanced physiotherapy assessment, intervention, and consultation for children with complex acquired and developmental disabilities and social needs.
• Act as a clinical source of expertise for the paediatric therapy team, the multi-disciplinary team and other agencies within and external to the Trust.
• Be responsible for the analysis, dissemination, implementation and monitoring of national guidelines and standards applicable to the paediatric therapy service.
• Work collaboratively and in partnership with the Therapies Leads, other Allied Health Professional Team Leads and other stakeholders within and external to the trust.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics‑led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high‑performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff.

As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trust’s core values. We achieve this by using values‑based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job.

To provide clinical and operational leadership for the paediatric Therapy service covering Community paediatric service and acute paediatric service within Luton. This encompasses community paediatric services to special schools, main stream schools and nurseries, community out patients, Acute Paediatric wards, Paediatric Musculoskeletal outpatients, Neonatal intensive care unit, neonatal follow up service and clerical support.

• Ensure service delivery…