Highly Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Stratford , London, E15 4PTView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£55,524 to £62,652
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 November 2026
13 days leftJob description
Specialist children and young people services( SCYPs) is a busy multidisciplinary community team as part of the East London Foundation Trust, based in...
The post holder will work with a diverse caseload in a variety of settings supporting the delivery of high-quality specialist physiotherapy services. They will take a lead role in the planning, coordination, delivery and evaluation of care, acting as an expert clinical resource for the multidisciplinary team.
The successful candidate will contribute to service development, quality improvement, clinical practice and education, whilst providing clinical supervision and line management support to junior physiotherapists, support staff and students. They will work closely with the Clinical Lead and the wider multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, effective and evidence-based patient care.
Clinical
Provide high quality and evidence-based physiotherapy to under 18 year olds with common and complex and developmental and long term conditions .
Leadership
Provide clinical and managerial leadership to the physiotherapy and multi-disciplinary teams.
Research/ Audit/ QI
Undertake and support the team to complete relevant audit, service evaluation, QI and research activity to inform development of practice and services.
Education
To participate in and deliver local IST and education/ training to the wider MDT
A full job description and person specifcation is attached to this vacancy for further information and reference.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential: - Graduate Diploma or BSC Physiotherapy or equivalent qualification recognized by HCPC o HCPC registration; - o Evidence of CPD
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Demonstrate high degree of expertise and competency in a wide range of skills which involves assessment and treatment underpinned by sound theoretical knowledge
- Ability to work as an autonomous clinician, managing own caseload, including complex patients, and time, using clinical reasoning and analytical skill to perform appropriate assessment, identify problems and treatment plan
- To have the analytical ability to be able to review treatment / services, with evidence of taking part in audit
- Demonstrate awareness of the role of others in providing care and ability to work as an effective team member
- Experience of assessing for specialist equipment
- Ability to identify learning needs and develop the skill of more junior staff and students in specialty. This includes mentorship appraisal, supervision and training.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
16 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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