Highly Specialised Paediatric Physiotherapist

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Tooting; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Highly Specialised Paediatric Physiotherapist to join the Children's Therapy Team at Greenmead School. The successful candidate will provide essential services to children with special needs in both school and community settings, working collaboratively with healthcare professionals. They require a physiotherapy degree, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage complex caseloads. This role offers competitive pay and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Annual Performance and Development Review

Access to CPD programmes

Support for flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Evidence of Continued Professional Development including attendance at recent post graduate courses.
• Experience of preparing complex reports.
• Experience in paediatrics including neuro-rehabilitation.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the Children's Therapy Team to provide a multi-disciplinary approach.
• Manage complex caseloads effectively.
• Contribute to the delivery of quality services to children.

Skills

Fluent in written and oral English

Ability to work with multi/interdisciplinary team

Knowledge of current national policies/standards/initiatives in Paediatrics

Ability to cope with working in a stressful environment

Demonstrate leadership skills

Education

Diploma / degree in physiotherapy

HCPC registration

Recognised post-graduate qualification

Job description

Highly Specialised Paediatric Physiotherapist

The closing date is 30 December 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Children's Therapy Team at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for the position of Highly Specialised Community Paediatric Physiotherapist in role based at Greenmead School.

Due to relocation of the current post holder the Children's Therapy Team is recruiting, and this post will be integral in the delivery of quality services to children at Greenmead School and in community settings.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have skills and experience in assessment, management of this varied and complex caseload. They will work closely with the wider Children's Therapy Team including colleagues across four AHP professions in children's services, Consultants, Specialist Medical Teams, Nurse Specialists, Nursing Staff, other members of the MDT, and education colleagues in early years settings and schools in Wandsworth. to provide a multi-disciplinary approach.

They will have experience in the following clinical areas:

• Special Educational Needs Setting
• Community Children's Physiotherapy
• Orthotics
• Assessment and provision of specialist positioning and mobility equipment

Greenmead Primary School is a special needs school, rated outstanding by Ofsted. The school provides a high quality educational experience for children with additional needs aged 2-11 years. A friendly and experienced team of therapists are based at the school, including Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Therapy Assistants. The therapists and school staff work closely together to provide an integrated educational and therapeutic model to meet the needs of each pupil. Children attending the school present with a wide range of conditions and functional abilities, including those with complex physical disabilities.

About us

St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services.

Community services support and enhance the hospital offer and Children's Therapies are offered in both the acute setting and from a range of community settings.

What you can expect from us:

1) A robust induction period.

2) A line manager with dedicated line management time.

3) An annual Performance and Development Review (PDR) which provides all staff with the valuable opportunity to reflect on their performance, potential and development needs.

5) Provision of high quality, whole service and individual Continuing Performance Development (CPD) programmes.

6) Opportunities to visit and share best practice across a range of settings and access to senior therapists in speciality clinical areas.

7) Regular team meetings are scheduled, whereby team members get to together to support and learn from each.

8) Children's Therapies is a fully inclusive team with a culture of belonging regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, race, sexual orientation and) and access to staff support, wellbeing activities.

9) Support for flexible working arrangements.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification

Person Specification

General requirements

• Physically fit and able to comply with Trust Manual Handling Guidelines
• Professional attitude/behaviour
• Ability to cope with working in a stressful and unpredictable environment, and to manage difficult and emotional circumstances.
• Good time management

Education/Qualifications

• Diploma / degree in physiotherapy
• HCPC registration
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to the clinical field
• Recognised post-graduate qualification eg relevant MSc or equivalent
• Leadership training
• Member of relevant special interest groups e.g. APCP

Experience

• Applicable post registration, NHS experience as a specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist
• Experience of working in the community
• Experience of preparing complex reports
• Multidisciplinary team working
• Broad range of experience at Band 5 / Band 6 level including ICU, medical, surgery, neurology, musculoskeletal and elderly care
• Student supervision/clinical education
• Experience in paediatrics including neuro-rehabilitation, neuro-developmental, musculoskeletal and orthopaedics.
• Knowledge & experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of paediatric patients demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning.
• Sound knowledge of the management of paediatric patients who have neurological, musculoskeletal and respiratory conditions, including evidence based strategies
• Experience of managing/supervising other physiotherapists
• Teaching in a clinical setting
• Previous experience at Band 7 level in the relevant clinical area
• Knowledge of clinical gait analysis / biomechanics
• Experience of using research methodology and undertaking post graduate research projects
• Experience of seating and postural management equipment.
• Experience of serial casting and orthotics
• Experience of operational team management
• Experience of lecturing externally

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

• Fluent in written and oral English, with the ability to communicate complex/contentious information in a clear and logical manner to a range of audiences e.g. service users, carers, other professionals, stakeholders
• Remain updated with professional practice and new research
• Demonstrates understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession
• Awareness and understanding of the skills required for service development and evaluation
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload and that of others, and to delegate appropriately
• Ability to work with multi/interdisciplinary team and set team goals
• Understanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for physiotherapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
• Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety to meet the differing needs of the patients
• Show evidence of being self-motivated
• Demonstrate Leadership skills and be able to motivate others
• Ability to cope with working in a stressful and unpredictable environment
• Lone working experience
• Experience of change management
• Knowledge of current national policies/standards/initiatives in Paediatrics

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£56,276 to £63,176 a yearp.a. pro rata inclusive of HCAS (Inner)