Highly Specialist Children’s Physiotherapist

Job overview

We are delighted to be able to offer this permanent, part time Band 7 Children's Physiotherapist post based at St Albans Health and Wellbeing Centre in St Albans.

Are you a specialist Children's Physiotherapist (PT) looking for a new challenge? Do you want to be part of an innovative and agile Children and Young People’s Therapy service committed to delivering high quality care?

Come and join our well-established children and young people's Physiotherapy team in Hertfordshire.

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust provides integrated Children's Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech & Language Therapy Services for families across the county. Our integrated service is jointly commissioned by health and education, allowing us to provide a seamless pathway of care from early years through to schools and specialist provisions.

*Proposed interview date: 7th July 2026*

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be expected to hold a varied and complex caseload for young people aged 0-19 years, providing interventions in a variety of settings such as homes, schools, including special schools, and clinics.  Candidates should have post graduate experience/training in Paediatrics. However support, mentoring and training will be provided to meet the individual needs of practitioners in areas where further up skilling and development is required.

The successful candidate must be computer literate and able to demonstrate good working knowledge of a variety of essential computer systems and programmes.

HCT is strongly committed to continuing professional development and the delivery of evidence based practice which is supported through access to regular in-service and external training, clinical supervision, peer support meetings and our staff appraisal scheme.

We can offer:

• Regular group supervision, managerial supervision and a well-established appraisal system
• CPD opportunities, including in service masterclasses
• Opportunities to develop leadership skills and to supervise less experienced members of staff
• Opportunities to work alongside other therapists/assistants to deliver intervention to children/young people requiring specialist support
• An initial induction period where you will have the opportunity to observe and shadow your team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see Job Description attached, which details the responsibilities within this post.

Successful candidates will need to be enthusiastic and motivated. Good communication, clinical reasoning and organisational skills are essential.  You must be a team player but be able to work autonomously and have the ability to champion the needs of your patients.

You will be joining a well-established, supportive team of therapists and assistants.   CYP Therapies at HCT pride ourselves on the support we provide to staff.  Please see below comments from a current member of the team:

“I love working in CYPT/HCT - everyone in the team is super dedicated.  There is strong management support, but also space for being flexible and creative to meet children’s needs; innovation & good practice is valued and encouraged.  I enjoy & appreciate the robust supervision structures, training in supervision & coaching, and the many opportunities for personal development and learning, including for example in-house training days and tutorials.  I have worked in many teams across Hertfordshire, all without exception friendly and welcoming.  There is an ethos of peer support and encouragement & sharing learning; everyone works hard but there is a sense of belonging and always time for a quick chat… and plenty of laughs.  I feel valued here and I value my lovely colleagues and the fabulous children & young people we work with.”

A full valid driving license and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

We are committed to supporting flexible working options for staff, wherever possible, and welcome discussions on flexible working patterns to support our staff to maintain a healthy work life balance.

In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a minimum payment of £1,346 and a maximum payment of £2,270 per annum pro rata (pro rata where applicable and dependent on base location).

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all its’ staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for any adaptations to be made i.e. font, colour, background, convert to Read Aloud.

If you would like to organise a visit or speak to our Clinical Quality Lead about the service, please contact Julie Baker on 07740364181.

If there’s high interest in this role, we may close applications earlier than the advertised deadline — so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

The use of AI is monitored and if you have used it then you are required to declare this, as well as what type of AI tools you have used and for what purpose.  We reserve the right to further test your individual knowledge and skills in relation to the requirements for the post through robust and thorough interview and assessment.