Paediatric Physiotherapist | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider in Peterborough is seeking a Band 6 Paediatric Physiotherapist to join their Community Paediatric Therapy Team. The role involves managing an independent caseload, conducting assessments for children with neuro developmental physical disabilities, and working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team. Candidates should be motivated and possess a full UK driving license. This position offers opportunities for professional development and service contribution.

Benefits

Regular supervision

Protected CPD time

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Experience in pediatric physiotherapy settings is preferred.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.
• Experience with neuro developmental physical disability.

Responsibilities

• Manage an independent caseload of children with neurological disabilities.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of patients with diverse presentations.
• Support parents in developing therapeutic skills.

Skills

Highly motivated

Enthusiastic

Advanced clinical reasoning skills

Advanced communication skills

Education

Full UK driving license

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Paediatric Physiotherapist to join the Community Paediatric Therapy Team based in Peterborough.

We are looking for someone who is highly motivated, enthusiastic and can work independently or as part of a team. You will be joining a well-established multi-disciplinary service. In this role you will be encouraged to develop your clinical and teaching skills as well as your personal leadership skills.

You will be part of a dynamic and committed team, delivering high quality services to children and young people in Peterborough with neuro developmental physical disability. You will be working with children aged 0-19 years in a variety of community settings including educational establishments.

The successful candidate will be required to manage an independent caseload of children with varying levels of neurological disability. They must be able to work flexibly in various locations/settings within and around the Peterborough area.

You will be offered regular supervision, protected CPD time, opportunities to contribute towards service development and other support to grow your clinical and leadership skills.

If you are interested in this post, have any questions, or would like to arrange an informal visit, please contact Rachel Williams on [e-mail].

To provide a high standard, cost-effective specialised physiotherapy service for children and young people presenting with general developmental delay, disorder of movement or neuro-physical disability in the community of Peterborough.

To work with other team members to co-ordinate and develop the physiotherapy service.

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

About the Trust

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

Values

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk.

Responsibilities

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own work, including the management of patients in your care.
• To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
• To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations considering their functioning in family, educational setting and other environments; using advanced clinical reasoning skills and advanced communication skills.
• To support parents/carers in developing skills to deliver intervention/therapy programmes and ensure their competence when the child or young person requires support.
• To work effectively and collaboratively in multi-disciplinary clinics e.g. spasticity management, orthotics, neuro-physical disability, joint neuro-orthopaedics, annual review clinics to support the needs of the child or young person and their families and agree joint goals/plans for intervention.
• The post holder will be required to use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with service users and their carers. This may include working with children/young people who may have difficulties in understanding and/or communicating.
• To be familiar and competent in assessing, setting up and monitoring postural care equipment including sleep systems, standing frames and orthotics.

Application Deadline

This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Dec 2025