Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist SEND

Provide CIC; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Job summary

Provide CIC in Chelmsford is seeking a Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist (SEND) on a part-time basis (22.5 hours per week) for a Band 6 role. You will assess children birth-25 with neurodevelopmental needs, plan and deliver targeted therapies, and work with schools and community services.

You will join an experienced multidisciplinary team within an NHS-aligned community service, with duties including safeguarding, home visits, and collaboration with EHCP hours.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years post-grad experience as a physiotherapist.
• Experience of working with children.
• Post-grad experience of treating neurological conditions.
• Able to drive and use of a car.
• IT skills: Word/Excel/Email.
• Post-grad experience in paediatric physio.
• Experience of staff supervision.
• HCPC registered Physiotherapist.

Responsibilities

• To assess children with neurodevelopmental conditions and plan/deliver therapeutic interventions.
• To liaise with the multidisciplinary team within Provide and with external settings such as schools.
• To identify safeguarding concerns and contribute to safeguarding procedures.

Skills

Post-grad experience

Experience with children

Neurological conditions

Drive and car

IT skills

Virtual consultations

HCPC registered

Staff supervision

Tools

Word

Excel

Email

Job description

Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist SEND

Band 6

Main area Physiotherapy Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 828-PROVIDE4219-A

Employer Provide CIC Employer type NHS Site Kestrel House Town Chelmsford Salary £39,959 - £48,117 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 21/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

As part of the Provide's multi-disciplinary children and family services, we provide a comprehensive paediatric physiotherapy service for children from birth to 25 years of age who present with developmental concerns.

We work with children and their families in their homes, nurseries and schools across Mid-Essex, the SEND team is commissioned by essex county council to provide the EHCP therapy hours outlined in their EHCP.

Our physiotherapists are dynamic, experienced and supportive

Main duties of the job

To assess children with a variety of neurodevelopmental conditions, identify main therapeutic goals, plan and deliver therapeutic intervention.

To liaise with the multi-disciplinary team within provide and in external settings such as schools, which support the child and family.

To identify safeguarding concerns and contribute to safeguarding procedures when relevant.

Working for our organisation

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision: Transforming Lives

Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+ and Ethnic Minority Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups.

Eligible for NHS Pension

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for a full list of the main responsibilities for this role.

Person specification

shortlisting

• minimum of 2 years post grad experience as a physiotherapist
• experience of working with children
• post grad experience of treating neurological conditions
• able to drive and use of a car
• It skills - word/excel/email
• post grad experience in paediatric physio
• experience of staff supervision
• relevant post grad training
• experience using virtual consultations
• HCPC registered Physiotherapist

FURTHER INFORMATION:

How will we contact you?

• All correspondence for this post will be by email or text messaging. Please register for text messages on your TRAC account. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly to ensure that email filters are set to allow our mails.
• As we often have many applicants for jobs at Provide, we regret that we will only be able to contact those external applicants who are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then please assume you have not been shortlisted for interview on this particular occasion. Internal candidates who are unsuccessful can seek feedback from the recruiting manager.
• If you wish to contact the Recruiting Manager about the vacancy/role or for feedback after interview, their details are provided within the advert.

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Closing Date

Provide reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time or bring forward the closing date should it have an overwhelming response. We therefore encourage an early application to ensure consideration for this post.

Professional UK clinical registration required for the role?

If we require you to hold UK professional clinical registration to undertake a role we appoint you to, Provide will pay for your registration during the first year of your employment.

Provide CIC continues to encourage all colleagues to ensure they have been double vaccinated and received a booster vaccination.

We recognise taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, service users, customers, fellow colleagues, and their families.

Our staff have been trained in 'Anti-Fraud' and will use technology to examine identity/immigration documents.

Disability

If you have a disability and need assistance or more time to complete your application or attending interview, please contact a member of the HR Services Team on 0300 3030 2661 or [e-mail].

Work Trials

Please check with your local Job Centre Plus to see if you are eligible for a Work Trial. If you are interested in trying this job first, please contact the HR Services team and we can help you make the arrangements with the Job Centre and the Recruiting Manager.

We are committed to equal opportunities, flexible working practices and the National Living Wage.

SuccessfulApplicant:

You will be required to bring all your documentation to your interview to show the recruiting manager and again at your pre-employment appointment with the Recruitment Co-Ordinators.

The information that you provide will be treated confidentially. If you fail to provide all of the information, Provide may not be able to fulfil our contractual obligations to you or may be prevented from complying with our legal obligations.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name JULIE RICKARDS Job title Operational lead for children and young people Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07815547214