# Physiotherapist (Paediatrics) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/physiotherapist-paediatrics/5ef77424-5ff1-48e8-9959-f73f1b0e56c5 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/physiotherapist-paediatrics/5ef77424-5ff1-48e8-9959-f73f1b0e56c5.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Chelsea and Westminster Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 per annum incl. HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-13T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-28T10:21:46.122Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Chelsea_Westminster_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatric_Physiotherapy/Paediatric_Physiotherapy-v8228903 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8228903?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Band 7 Highly Specialised Paediatric Physiotherapist (Community) - hours per week Permanent This post may close sooner than advertised, if a high volume of applications are received. Please submit your application asap to avoid disappointment. ### Main duties of the job You will carry a manageable caseload of children aged 0-19 years and be responsible for clinics, providing early intervention, over 3s, and services to children with cerebral palsy or other neuro-disabilities. This may include hydrotherapy and early intervention clinics. This will include joint working with the multi-disciplinary team, consultant paediatricians and physiotherapy orthopaedic practitioners. Good established links with equipment providers are in place. You should have paediatric experience with demonstrable knowledge of specific paediatric assessments and interventions, able to prioritise your workload and time, and support others to do the same. Good communication skills are essential, as you will be working independently and alongside other health and social care professionals; supervising band 6s, assistants and students. Chelsea and Westminster therapy department is committed to evidence based practice and the development of clinical skills are supported through a programme of regular in-service training, supervision and appraisal. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Job Summary - To be responsible for and coordinate the day to day delivery of physiotherapy provision within the paediatric community team based at Parkview Health Centre and when required at the Chelsea & Westminster hospital . - To work as an autonomous practitioner in providing physiotherapy assessment and treatment to a designated caseload and maintain up to date physiotherapy records - To work as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team providing a holistic service to the child and their family/carer - To use evidence based principles/current best practice and specialist skills to assess, plan implement and evaluate interventions and to ensure that all junior members of your team do likewise - To participate in CPD and other developmental activities and encourage all members of your team to do accordingly - To be responsible for the supervision, teaching and day to day line management of allocated junior staff and students on clinical placement - To participate in or lead service development projects including research and audit Main Duties - To undertake highly specialised physiotherapy assessments, using appropriate therapy techniques and therapeutic handling skills to form diagnoses and/or establish impairments/disabilities. - To use good communication skills to agree therapy goals with individual patients and families/carers and school staff using previous experience to ensure goals are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, resourced and appropriately timed. - To monitor and evaluate treatment measuring progress to ensure effective intervention and identify when treatment requires modifying. - To use in-depth clinical reasoning, comprehensive understanding of complex paediatric conditions, and wide-ranging knowledge of treatment options to plan and implement individual therapy programmes and treatment protocols, using highly developed therapy treatment techniques and therapeutic handling skills that are age appropriate. - To support more junior staff in the development of their assessment, treatment and clinical reasoning skills to ensure a high standard of care. Please see attached job description for full role and responsibilities ### 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Demonstrates specialist knowledge of paediatric assessment and treatment interventions including concise examples - Demonstrates advanced clinical reasoning skills including concise examples - Able to work independently and monitor workload of team - Demonstrates knowledge of statutory requirements and legislation relating to children and families including specific examples on how this has impacted your previous work **Desirable** - Evidence of participation in research or audit including concise examples ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstrates evidence of Band 6 (or equivalent) working in paediatrics including early intervention, neurodevelopmental, orthopaedic and complex needs giving caseload examples - Demonstrates experience of orthotic provision including concise examples - Demonstrates evidence of using paediatric outcome measures including concise examples - Demonstrates evidence of appraisal and supervision of junior staff including concise examples **Desirable** - Experience working as a Band 7 in Paediatric Physiotherapy - Demonstrates experience of involvement in service development and/or audit including concise examples ### Physiotherapy qualification **Essential** - BSc or Diploma in Physiotherapy - HCPC registration - Evidence of ongoing CPD **Desirable** - Member of CSP and paediatric special interest group - Evidence of recent post-graduate education and/or qualifications ## Documents - [recruitment pack (pdf, 2.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1313) - [policy statement (pdf, 144.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=891) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 85.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=890) - [functional requirements (pdf, 421.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10538471) - [staff benefits and wellbeing (pdf, 177.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1256) - [band 7 highly specialised paediatric physiotherapist (pdf, 968.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10548338) ## 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.