Band 6 Children's Physiotherapist (Community)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 07/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for a motivated Physiotherapist to join the Children's Therapy Team, working with children and young people aged 0-19 across community settings in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. The successful candidate will support a wide range of neurodisabilities within a multidisciplinary team. Excellent supervision, CPD, and development opportunities are available. A car driver is essential for this position.
Essential criteria
- Please click onto Apply for this job and you will be re-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification.
- Please click onto Apply for this job and you will be re-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification.
- Please click onto Apply for this job and you will be re-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification.
- Please click onto Apply for this job and you will be re-directed to our vacancies page where you can review the job description and person specification. This document outlines the full range of criteria that are required for the role. In your application, you can state how you meet the criteria in the job description and person specification.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 3d ago · Closes in 3d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
Full advert · preview
Job summary
Do you enjoy therapeutic play and helping children achieve greater independence? We are seeking a motivated Physiotherapist to join our Children's Therapy Team across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (30 hours, minimum 22.5 considered). Working with children and young people aged 0-19 across community settings, you will support a wide range of neurodisabilities within a multidisciplinary team. Excellent supervision, CPD and development opportunities available. Car driver essential.
If you intend to apply for this vacancy, please click on the Jobtrain link to complete your application:
https://www.jobs.leicspart.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?isPreview=Yes&jobid=7100&advert=external
Main duties of the job
Work as a specialist clinician, using and developing advanced physiotherapy skills to deliver high-quality care. Provide specialist assessment and treatment within multidisciplinary pathways, lead service development, maintain professional standards, and promote best practice. Deliver physiotherapy across diverse settings, adapting to complex environments to maximise patients' function, wellbeing, and opportunities for participation
About us
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental he
Join the community to read the full pack, responsibilities and person-specification in one place.
Your seat is reserved — activate it
CareerHive is included with your CareerHive Skool community membership. If you haven't claimed your account yet, join the community (or sign in with the same email you joined with) to unlock the full advert, the apply link, HiveMind AI interview & application suite, your private vault, and daily sponsorship alerts.