# Highly Specialist Paediatric Community Physiotherapist

**Company**: Central London Community Health Trust
**Location**: Wembley
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: £55,524 to £62,652 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

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.

**Main duties of the job**

- 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.

**Benefits**

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.

**Person Specification**

- Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy

- Valid Health and Care Professions Council Registration

- Relevant post-registration specialist education

- Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

- 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.

## Skills

### Required
- Physiotherapy
- Paediatric care
- SEND
- Clinical leadership
- Microsoft Office
- Clinical record keeping

### Nice to have
- Supervisory/leadership skills training
- Evidence of attendance at training in the area of assessment and treatment of children with additional needs
- Experience in conducting audits and/or research

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