Highly Specialist Childrens Physiotherapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Bank
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 01/12/2025
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
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Role summary
This role involves delivering highly specialist physiotherapy interventions to children and providing guidance to their families and other professionals. You will conduct detailed assessments, create tailored treatment plans, and manage your caseload autonomously. The position also requires you to support physiotherapy colleagues, contribute to policy refinement, and lead on designated service aspects to foster innovation and service development.
Key responsibilities
- Contribute to the creation and implementation of new approaches that enhance family engagement and support collaborative working with parents.
- Participate actively in multidisciplinary and multi-agency meetings, offering specialist input to support coordinated care planning.
- Work collaboratively with external agencies and educational settings, maintaining effective communication pathways to meet shared objectives for children and young people.
- Investigate and respond to formal and informal complaints according to HCT policy, working in conjunction with Line Manager.
- Ensure data is collected and reported to the Service Manager, Clinical Quality Leads and Team Leads within agreed timeframe.
- Provide information about specific clients to other health service professionals and professionals in other agencies, with parental consent.
Essential criteria
- HCPC-registered OT/PT with professional membership
- Experience supervising students or junior staff and knowledge of safeguarding/sector policies
- Competent with electronic patient records
- UK driving licence with car
Desirable criteria
- Line management/CPD experience desirable.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
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NHS Professionals Limited
Highly Specialist Childrens Physiotherapist
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
We have
an exciting opportunity for a Highly Specialist Childrens Physiotherapist to
join Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. Your
role will include delivering highly specialist interventions and offering clear
guidance to parents, carers and professionals involved in the childs care. You
will also provide clinical support to physiotherapy colleagues by sharing
expertise, delivering training, offering second opinions and undertaking joint
sessions when required. In addition, you will play an active role in reviewing
and refining clinical policies and procedures within your specialist area to
ensure best practice and consistency in service delivery.
Main duties of the job
As a
Specialist Childrens Physiotherapist, you will be responsible for carrying out
detailed assessments and creating tailored, evidence-based physiotherapy
programmes to meet each childs individual needs. You will be responsible for the delivery of a
high-quality, child-centred physiotherapy service, working autonomously while
demonstrating strong clinical leadership and effective caseload management. You
are expected to take a lead on designated aspects of the service, working
collaboratively with Clinical Quality Leads, Team Leads and fellow Highly
Specialist Therapists to s
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