Clinical Lead Physiotherapist - Paediatrics

Overview

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.

• To ensure service delivery aligns with the service specification, is evidence‑based value for money and in line with the national and local agendas.
• To ensure all patients within the paediatric therapy service are assessed and treated to the highest standards of care following current evidence‑based practice.
• To overview and review the paediatric therapy service, implementing change and evaluating change to ensure an effective and efficient service for all patients.
• To be the lead clinician for the paediatric therapy service.
• To deliver advanced physiotherapy assessment, intervention, and consultation for children with complex acquired and developmental disabilities and social needs.
• To 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.
• To be responsible for the analysis, dissemination, implementation and monitoring of national guidelines and standards applicable to the paediatric therapy service.
• To 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.