Community Paediatric Physiotherapist
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Shrewsbury, SY1 3GZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
3 November 2026
14 days leftJob description
Are you looking for a new challenge? We are inviting applicants to join us in the Children's Physiotherapy Team to support with service delivery, prov...
- To provide, as an autonomous practitioner assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions for service users and to refer on to other providers as appropriate.
- To work as a member of the community Physiotherapy team and to contribute to its development and function (within the post holders sphere of competence) in any setting required by the service.
- To develop the post holders own professional practice by keeping abreast of clinical developments and responding to available evidence.
- To provide consultation, advice, education and training about Paediatric Physiotherapy within the multi-agency setting in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Qualifications
Essential: - Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy.; - Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.; - Evidence of continued professional development.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of planning and providing clinical care to adults or children and young people with physiotherapy needs.
- Experience of working in a variety of settings.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary/multi agency environment.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Good knowledge of physiotherapy core skills and processes.
- Demonstration of knowledge of child development.
- Awareness of recent developments in practice and research including NSFs/NICE guidelines .
- Previous experience of delivering programmes of care.
- Knowledge of safeguarding children and young people.
- Understanding of clinical governance and risk management and there implications for the service.
- Competent in the use of IT.
- Experience of undertaking clinical audits.
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
20 October 2026
Last checked
20 October 2026
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