# Children's specialised Community Physiotherapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/childrens-specialised-community-physiotherapist/20283e8d-60c1-44d9-8405-e42ebf5bd321 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/childrens-specialised-community-physiotherapist/20283e8d-60c1-44d9-8405-e42ebf5bd321.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Royal Cornwall Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Working in the Mid of the county) - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (TBC with candidate) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-11T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-28T12:21:23.073Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Truro/Royal_Cornwall_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Physiotherapist/Physiotherapist-v8181623 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8181623?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This fixed term post offers a wonderful opportunity for an experienced Physiotherapist to join an existing and well-established multidisciplinary team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dietitians and support staff delivering services to children and young people in the Mid Cornwall area. Do you have effective communication skills, a flexible approach, and the ability to work both as part of a team and independently? Can you demonstrate an enthusiastic approach to learning and service delivery? Have you experience of working with children? You will deliver assessment and evidence-based treatments for babies, children and young people with neurological and neuromuscular conditions which result in movement impairment and/or global developmental delay and physical and/or learning disabilities. You will have the opportunity to work in one of our Special Schools. You will work in conjunction with colleagues in the health community, Education Authority, Social Care and other partnership agencies to deliver seamless co-ordinated care to patients and their families, and disseminate knowledge and facilitate a better understanding of disorders of movement impairment. You will contribute to differential diagnoses for children on your caseload. We can offer additional hours if needed. ### Main duties of the job You will assess for and deliver evidence based, holistic care for infants, children and young adults with movement disorders of neuro-muscular aetiologies, including those with complex physical disabilities and challenging behaviour. You will assess for, and instruct children, their families and carers in the use of special equipment and orthoses, and jointly agree outcome measures to establish their efficacy. You will set therapeutic goals in collaboration with the child, parents and carers. Under the guidance of senior colleagues, and through regular performance reviews, you will demonstrate competency to practise as an autonomous practitioner within the Children’s Community Therapy Service protocols and guidelines. You will be able to demonstrate effective caseload management by participating in regular caseload reviews. You will prepare Education and Health Care Plan submissions, and as required, statements for medico-legal and Safeguarding purposes etc. You will be able to work with multi-agencies to contribute to holistic care. You will delegate to, and supervise, junior staff and students. You will participate in service development and continuous service improvement. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side. To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following: - Identity Checks - Professional registration and qualification checks - Employment history and reference checks - Occupational Health clearance - Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check - Right to work in the UK For further information please visit: https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation We reserve the right to close this advert early. We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### General **Essential** - Degree in Physiotherapy - Registration with Health and Care Professions Council - Membership of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy - Experience within paediatric Neurodisability - Multi-professional and interagency team working - Ability to independantly travel across Cornwall to other sites as required - - Experience of working alone as well as part of a team - - Relevant Post-graduate specialist courses - - Experience carrying out CPIP assessments - - Experience of Children's specialist equipment used within the community ### Practical/Intellectual Skills **Essential** - - To be able to demonstrate Proficient IT skills including Microsoft 10; Excel, Email, Power Point, Word. - - Ability to work autonomously and be confident with lone working - - An ability to manage a designated caseload - - Ability to effectively communicate with colleagues and MDT **Desirable** - Previous experience of managing a community caseload ## Documents - [job description and person specification (pdf, 347.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10576551) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.