Highly Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist: Community and Schools

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the City of Westminster is seeking a Paediatric Physiotherapist to provide high-quality physiotherapy services to children from birth to school age. You will manage a complex caseload while developing specialized skills in various areas such as hydrotherapy and orthotics. The ideal candidate will ensure high standards of care, supervise junior staff, and contribute to service development. Strong experience with children is essential for this role.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children in a physiotherapy setting.
• Ability to autonomously manage a complex caseload.
• Skills in implementing child-centred treatment programmes.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high standards of evidence-based physiotherapy are maintained.
• Manage a caseload effectively.
• Supervise junior staff and contribute to service development.

Job description

The Paediatric Physiotherapy service offers a high-quality service to children aged from birth to school leaving age who are registered with a Camden GP. The service covers nurseries and children’s centres, primary and secondary schools including special schools and resource bases. The caseload is varied and there is much opportunity to develop specialist skills in the areas of early advice and intervention (e.g. Health Visitor clinics), Down Syndrome, DCD, Pilates and Rebound group interventions as well as hydrotherapy, orthotics and serial casting. This post holder will be responsible for providing a high quality, effective and efficient physiotherapy service to children who access the physiotherapy service.

• Ensure that high standards of physiotherapy are maintained and developed that are evidence-based and reflect current practice.
• Autonomously manage a complex caseload.
• Implement specialist treatment programmes using a child-centred approach.
• Be able to supervise junior Physiotherapy staff and students and contribute to service development (e.g. Pathway coordinator).