Rotational Paediatric Physiotherapist
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London, SW10 9NHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£47,951 to £56,863
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 November 2026
13 days leftJob description
A Band 6 rotational position has become vacant within the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital Paediatric Physiotherapy Team. Chelsea is centrally located w...
Rotations take place annually in January and include the acute team working with inpatients including the high dependency unit and musculo-skeletal outpatients (including fracture and ED clinics) and the community team who are based at Parkview Centre for Health in White City and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital- working in a variety of locations including the child's home, educational and healthcare settings. Hydrotherapy facilities are available in the community. Rotations within the community team focus on different clinical areas; Under 5s, over 5s, and a special educational school for children with severe/profound learning difficulties and complex medical needs. One of the community paediatric rotations includes working with the Paediatric Orthopaedic Practitioners and Orthopaedic Consultants in the Ponseti club foot clinic. The post includes participation in the hospital's respiratory on-call and weekend service for both adults and children.Good communication skills are essential as you will be working independently and alongside other health and social care professionals; including our highly specialized paediatric orthopaedic team, orthotics service and the wider multi-disciplinary team.
- The post holder will be a clearly identifiable senior clinical staff member.
- They will have significant clinical experience, provide sound clinical expertise to their team and more junior staff and coordinate and deliver high quality care.
- They will be a role model for expert clinical care, and lead on specific projects / service developments and management functions as delegated by the Band 7 therapist or Clinical Lead Therapist.
- They will role model the identified Trust values at all times.
- The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner in providing physiotherapy assessment, treatment and management to their own designated caseload of patients and to maintain up to date physiotherapy records.
- They will evidence based principles and current best practise to assess, plan, implement and evaluate physiotherapy interventions.
- The post holder will provide supervision, teaching and support to more junior staff, therapy assistants and students on placement.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.
We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.
The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven't heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.
Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential: - BSc or Diploma in Physiotherapy; - HPC registration; - Evidence of CPD and relevant post graduate courses
Desirable: - Member of special interest group ie: APCP, Neonatal SIG; - CPD portfolio; - Relevant post graduate qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Evidence of experience as a Band 5 therapist in paediatrics.
- Experience working as part of MDT
- Participation in emergency on-call and weekend respiratory services including both adults and paediatrics
- Relevant post registration experience at Band 5 level in core areas including Musculoskeletal, neurology, orthopaedic and respiratory
Desirable
- Evidence of working in a team which was non-clinical
- Evidence of presentation at in-service training
- Evidence of experience as a Band 6 therapist
- Evidence of paediatric courses
- Evidence of working with children in a non-clinical setting
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE - SPECIAL
Essential
- Demonstrates specialist knowledge and experience of paediatric orthopaedic, respiratory, neuro-developmental and musculo-skeletal assessment and treatment interventions
- Demonstrates advanced clinical reasoning skills with examples
- The ability to clinically reason the application of appropriate paediatric assessment and treatment techniques .
- Identifies challenges of working in varying hospital or community settings and demonstrates the ability to adapt own practice accordingly.
- The ability to guide and direct therapy assistants and students in clinical practice
- Evidence of effective self-management including time, prioritisation, clinical caseload and stress
- Excellent communication skills with patients, relatives, staff and external contacts, including in challenging situations, demonstrating respect and kindness
Desirable: - Evidence of participation in research or audit; - Competent IT skills
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First seen
16 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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