Highly Specialist Paediatric Community Physiotherapist

Job summary

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.

About us

We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.

What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.

Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.

We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.

Job 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 Trusts values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person specification

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

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.