About this role
Job summary This is an exciting opportunity to come and join our Neonatal Physiotherapy service at University Hospital of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced and innovative Physiotherapist to join our multidisciplinary Neonatal /Paediatric Therapy Team. The successful applicant will be responsible for a specialist and complex caseload of infants on the neonatal units and therefore will need comprehensive knowledge and skills in clinical assessment techniques, advanced handling skills, Neurodevelopmental care of premature and vulnerable infants and in the principles of Family Integrated Care. This opportunity will give the candidate the opportunity to join the current Allied Health Professional team on the established units, and to be instrumental in the delivery and development of the therapy service as well as supporting and guiding less experienced staff and higher educational students. The post will involve working at both acute trust sites, Royal Derby Hospital on the LNU and at Queens Hospital Burton SCBU alongside the current physiotherapist. You can expect access to relevant training, clinical supervision and peer support running alongside a yearly performance development review. Enquires about this post are welcomed and please do get in touch if you are interested or have any questions. Applications for part time hours/job share will be considered.
Main duties of the job
To be part of a group of AHP Clinical Specialists for the Neonatal Speciality within the Trust, coordinating the Trust wide service development and evaluation and promote and ongoing culture of change and improvement within the service. The post holder will be expected to work across the acute sites at Royal Derby Hospital Level II facility and Queens Hospital Burton's SCBU. To act as a highly specialist autonomous clinician with advanced assessment and treatment skills. To provide clinical leadership in the field of neonatal Physiotherapy across the acute sites of the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, promoting the highest standards of patient care throughout the speciality, in line with local and national standards, policies and procedures. To provide highly specialist advice and education to physiotherapy staff, MDT members, nursing staff and other clinical specialities within the Trust and parents and families. The post holder will work closely with the multidisciplinary team on the neonatal units including Nursing staff, medical team, other Allied Health Professionals and support staff. This will include the formation of written and verbal reports on patients status and progress to enable effective collaborative working and for ongoing services following discharge.
Closing date of applications: 2 July 2026
Interview date: 16 July 2026
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond. A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes Key Facts about our Trust:
We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day. We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week. An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country. Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily. Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres. We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres. We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
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Person Specification
Qualifications, Education and Training Essential
Degree in Physiotherapy and HCPC registration Completion of HEE Neonatal Foundation Modules Evidence of relevant postgraduate experience Evidence of training in neurodevelopment
Desirable
Membership of relevant special interest group Evidence of a management training course
Experience and Knowledge Essential
Evidence of clinical experience in Paediatrics Experience of working at a Band 6 level in Paediatrics Examples demonstrating interventions with children with neurodevelopmental conditions Examples of contributing to audit/service improvement projects Evidence of teaching/educating/presenting to a variety of audiences Examples of collaborative working with other healthcare colleagues
Desirable
Experience of working in Neonatal Care
Skills and Ability Essential
Evidence of Communicating to difference audiences concerning clinical information Examples of using advanced assessment skills Evidence of developing treatment plans and adapting as required Evidence of own caseload management and overseeing of others Evidence of using communication skills in negotiation, motivational circumstances Evidence of delivering sensitive information to parents/relatives and staff Evidence of interpreting data and using it to formulate action plans
Desirable
Evidence of training and managing staff Evidence of using standardised assessment tools relevant to neonatal development
Values and Behaviours Essential
Evidence of working within policies and guidelines Examples showing empathy and compassion Evidence of using correct approaches when challenging inappropriate behaviour
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.
UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)