# Highly Specialist Paediatric Community Physiotherapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-paediatric-community-physiotherapist/9bb1df71-3f4c-4ad4-b532-2e47fb54179b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/highly-specialist-paediatric-community-physiotherapist/9bb1df71-3f4c-4ad4-b532-2e47fb54179b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** Emergency/Out of Hours Dental Services - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Salary:** £55524.00 to £62652.00 - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 1 year (Fixed contract ends January 2028) - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-07T11:38:08.033Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8337992 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8337992?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.clch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an experienced Paediatric Physiotherapist ready to take the next step in your specialist career? One-year fixed-term opportunity from January 2027. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Highly Specialist Paediatric Community Physiotherapist (Band 7) to join our Community Paediatric Physiotherapy Service in Brent, taking a lead role within our Community and Preschool service. We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Physiotherapist with postgraduate paediatric experience and a passion for delivering high-quality, child-centred care. Working within a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will provide specialist physiotherapy for children and young people aged 0–19 with a range of physical needs across community clinics, homes, nurseries and schools. You will manage a complex SEND caseload, undertake specialist assessments and interventions, provide clinical leadership, support colleagues through supervision and training, and contribute to service development. Working closely with Health, Education and Social Care colleagues, you will support coordinated care and key transitions, including into adult services. If you want to develop your leadership, strengthen your paediatric expertise and help shape high-quality community services, we would love to hear from you. ### Main duties of the job As a Highly Specialist Paediatric Community Physiotherapist, you will: - Provide specialist assessment, treatment and management for children and young people aged 0–19 with complex physical needs and SEND. - Manage a community caseload across homes, nurseries, mainstream schools and community clinics, including preschool and orthotic clinics. - Assess and recommend specialist equipment and mobility aids to support children’s changing needs. - Work collaboratively with children, families and professionals across Health, Education and Social Care to deliver coordinated care and support transition into adult services. - Provide clinical leadership, supporting the development of pathways, care packages and service improvements across Brent. - Line manage, supervise and develop junior staff, assistants and physiotherapy students through appraisal, teaching and clinical supervision. - Contribute to clinical audit, service transformation, training and evidence-based practice to improve outcomes for children and young people. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required. Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification ### 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Specialist knowledge and experience in paediatric physiotherapy including children with additional needs. - Experience of delivering physiotherapy within a community setting, including clinic, patient’s homes, schools, nursery or children’s centres as appropriate - Substantial experience as a Band 6 physiotherapist in Paediatrics - Post graduate experience covering core rotations. - Knowledge/ experience in the use of relevant assessment and treatment approaches, including the use of standardised assessments - Evidence of effective multi-disciplinary and ,multi-agency work - Experience in training/teaching healthcare professionals - Experience in contributing to policy, procedures, guidelines and clinical standards development - Evidence of the ability to supervise or manage Junior Staff/ Assistants/ students **Desirable** - Experience in conducting audits and / or research. - Experience in setting up new projects/ initiatives - Knowledge of current policy and political drivers impacting on public health and the NHS. ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Ability to take a clinical leadership role in the community physiotherapy team. - Advanced skills in the assessment and treatment of paediatric patients with a variety on conditions or complex needs. - Sound knowledge of clinical practice and issues relating to the delivery of physiotherapy. - Ability to problem solve, prioritise and demonstrate clinical reasoning - Excellent IT skills – Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, clinical record keeping systems. - Ability to work with paediatric patients from a diverse range of backgrounds 0-19years - Knowledge and understanding of care pathways to facilitate appropriate referrals. ### Education/Qualification **Essential** - Degree/ Diploma in Physiotherapy - Valid Health and Care Professions Council Registration - Relevant post-registration specialist education - Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy **Desirable** - Member of the Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists - Supervisory / leadership skills training - Evidence of attendance at training in the area of assessment and treatment of children with additional needs ## Documents - [clch trust values (pdf, 893.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10664197) - [functional requirements (pdf, 439.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10664196) - [b7 children's physiotherapist jd and specs fixed term (pdf, 224.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10661872) ## 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.