# Specialist Children's Physiotherapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-childrens-physiotherapist/6555dc00-2aa5-4ddb-9665-58ea5d0c5628 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-childrens-physiotherapist/6555dc00-2aa5-4ddb-9665-58ea5d0c5628.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Ashford - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-21T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-08T11:22:21.290Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Folkestone/Kent_Community_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Childrens_Therapies/Childrens_Therapies-v7982560 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7982560?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses. This is an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Children's Physiotherapist to join the South East Kent locality team, based at the Beacon in Folkestone. As a Kent- wide Children's therapy service, there will be opportunities to work across the locality responding to service need and demand. The Children's therapies team in South East Kent are an outcomes focussed service using a patient -reported outcome tool with children, young people and their families to understand what is important to them and what support they might need to achieve these outcomes. You will be a part of a dynamic and innovative Children's therapies team who are committed to integrated working, Continuing Professional development and a robust model for Professional supervision. You will have the knowledge and skills to be able to manage a mixed and varied caseload of  children and Young People across the age span 0-19 and provide specialist assessment, advice, intervention and  support for these children and their carers. ### Main duties of the job A specialist Physiotherapist will be responsible for delivering Physiotherapy to a complex and varied caseload of Children and Young people with physical needs and disabilities. Using specialist knowledge and skills for Physiotherapy assessment and intervention in order to deliver  a safe and effective service that makes a difference to the lives of Children and Young People. You will support the specialist clinical pathways and clinics delivered by the Physiotherapy service e.g  CPIPS, JAM, Orthotics and Specialist Equipment. You will inspire and support the team of Physiotherapists and therapy assistants through supervision, mentoring and living the Trust Values. You will support Children and Young people in a place- based model which could be in clinics, at home in Nursery or school, timely travel is essential so a valid driver’s license is required. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via \[email protected\], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further. The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert. We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job. At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve. Find out more about the community difference here. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity. ## Job Details Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses. This is an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Children's Physiotherapist to join the South East Kent locality team, based at the Beacon in Folkestone. As a Kent- wide Children's therapy service, there will be opportunities to work across the locality responding to service need and demand. The Children's therapies team in South East Kent are an outcomes focussed service using a patient -reported outcome tool with children, young people and their families to understand what is important to them and what support they might need to achieve these outcomes. You will be a part of a dynamic and innovative Children's therapies team who are committed to integrated working, Continuing Professional development and a robust model for Professional supervision. You will have the knowledge and skills to be able to manage a mixed and varied caseload of children and Young People across the age span 0-19 and provide specialist assessment, advice, intervention and support for these children and their carers. ## Job Description A specialist Physiotherapist will be responsible for delivering Physiotherapy to a complex and varied caseload of Children and Young people with physical needs and disabilities. Using specialist knowledge and skills for Physiotherapy assessment and intervention in order to deliver a safe and effective service that makes a difference to the lives of Children and Young People. You will support the specialist clinical pathways and clinics delivered by the Physiotherapy service e.g CPIPS, JAM, Orthotics and Specialist Equipment. You will inspire and support the team of Physiotherapists and therapy assistants through supervision, mentoring and living the Trust Values. You will support Children and Young people in a place- based model which could be in clinics, at home in Nursery or school, timely travel is essential so a valid driver’s license is required. ## Responsibilities As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via \[email protected\], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further. The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate. Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert. We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job. At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve. Find out more about the community difference here. Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Good communication skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance to relevant to care setting and its application across health care services ### Experience **Essential** - Demonstratable experience in area of practice - Practical experience in managing health related projects/complex caseloads **Desirable** - Experience of leading and managing teams ### Qualifications **Essential** - HCPC registered - Evidence of Specialist qualifications relevant to area of practice, i.e. Physiotherapy **Desirable** - Post graduate qualifications in a related area ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 240.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10265513) - [staff privacy notice (pdf, 528.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2665) - [kchft values into action (pdf, 440.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=479) - [staff journey illustration (pdf, 2.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2277) - [a guide to completing your application (pdf, 296.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2025) ## 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.