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Job overview
Are you passionate about providing innovative community-based children's therapy?
Do you enjoy making a difference to children's and their families lives?
The Children's Physiotherapy Service seeks to provide a high-quality service to children and their families in their home, clinics, nurseries and schools.
You will need to demonstrate flexibility and initiative, to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will need to be able to manage your time effectively and will be required to support other clinicians and manage a designated caseload.
You need to be able to demonstrate an understanding of working in a community setting, the complexities of working within a family and a multidisciplinary multiagency environment, be familiar with children's equipment and their use and be skilled in the delivery of a number of assessment tools and interventions used by Physiotherapists in Children's Community Services.
Own car or access to alternative travel for business use is essential.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide specialist and highly skilled physiotherapy assessments and intervention for children and young people with a range of needs including complex disability, with responsibility for their own caseload as an autonomous practitioner. This includes therapy in community settings; homes, clinics and schools, often working alone.
They will work with the clinical team leaders to ensure an efficient, high quality therapy service is delivered which is evidence-based and centred around the needs of the child/young person.
They will provide line management and clinical leadership for qualified and non-qualified staff working at lower grades.
They will work jointly with other members of the multi-disciplinary team including Education, Social and Health Care, and will support the EHCP process and delivery of recommended provision.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Physiotherapy degree
- HCPC registration
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children
- Experience of contributing to education of patients / peers
- Awareness of Clinical Governance and risk management issues
Desirable
- Paediatric physiotherapy experience
- Community physiotherapy experience
Job Related Skills and Aptitude
Essential
- Motivated and enthusiastic
- Excellent organisational skills including good time management
- Ability to work independently under supervision of a designated senior staff member
- Own car or access to alternative travel for business use
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This advert is for Specialist Children's Physiotherapist with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Physiotherapist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 16 Jul 2026.
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