Paediatric physiotherapist

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Posted 7 May 2026

LOCATION

London

TYPE

Part-time

LEVEL

Entry-level

SALARY

£44,900 / year

SKILLS

Physiotherapy assessment Treatment planning Clinical reasoning Multidisciplinary teamwork Patient communication HCPC registration Paediatric physiotherapy Evidence-based practice

FULL DESCRIPTION

Paediatric physiotherapist

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] - Edgware Community Hospital, London - Band 5, Part-time, Permanent - Salary: £36,943 - £44,900 per year - Closing date: 19 May 2026

Job summary

The Barnet Children's Integrated therapies - Physiotherapy Service provides a community service for local patients living in or with a Barnet GP. The post holder will be expected to support their team, department and organisation to achieve the Trust's Values in their day-to-day work. These are the ICARE values: Innovative, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, Equity. The post holder will achieve this by providing a high standard of physiotherapy assessment, treatment, monitoring and advice for children, families and carers. They will act as the physiotherapy representative within the multi-disciplinary teams, providing specialist advice to other health professionals, social care team, education services and others as necessary and work to ensure that physiotherapy treatment is fully integrated into the client's day.

Main duties of the job

To provide high quality physiotherapy including assessment, treatment and advice to paedaitric patients with various needs in a variety of settings.
To assess and treat own caseload of patients and maintain associated records as an autonomous practitioner with support from senior staff.
To communicate with the relevant members of the multidisciplinary team, other health professionals, patients and carers with regard to the delivery of patient focused care.
To participate in departmental continuous professional development, departmental education and training, audit and evidence-based projects.
To undertake all necessary verbal and written documentation required for patient care.
To have clinical supervision on a regular basis with senior staff. Supervision can take the form of formal training, clinical reasoning, peer review, case reviews and reflective practise.
To assist in the supervision of students.
To participate in service development projects, working to improve the overall standard of care offered by the department.

About us

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Job responsibilities

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of their work including the management of patients in their care and to seek advice from senior staff as appropriate.
To carry out assessments of patients as an autonomous practitioner, using clinical reasoning skills, to determine an accurate diagnosis and care plan, utilising a wide range of assessment skills.
To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses.
To formulate goals/clinical objectives with patients/carers/relatives and other health professionals and continually re-assess patients to evaluate progress and alter treatment programmes accordingly.
To formulate and deliver an individual physiotherapy treatment programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice.
To co-ordinate intervention, this may include other disciplines and/or referral to members of the Multidisciplinary Team for further investigation where appropriate.
To represent the physiotherapy service at the multi-disciplinary team meetings.
To be involved in co-ordinating home visits with other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
To be responsible for maintenance of accurate written and electronic records.
To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload at all times.
To use developed physical skills, including dexterity, co-ordination and sensory skills for therapy assessment and treatment techniques.
To be competent in the use/application of specialised equipment.
To be responsible for the safe and competent use of all equipment used in the course of patients' treatment programmes.
To flexibly plan and organise own time, prioritise patient caseload, administrative duties and meetings.
To assist senior staff to delegate, organise and monitor the work of Assistants, undergraduate students and Technical Instructors.
To assist the senior staff in ensuring an efficient system for the organisation and management of waiting lists.
To carry out assessments and treatments involving moderate physical effort frequently throughout the day.
To work in areas where the environment may have artificial lighting, variable temperatures, poor ventilation and poor ergonomics.
To comply with trust manual handling policy and local therapeutic handling guidelines at all times.
To work in an environment where the work patterns may be disrupted by demands from patients, clinical staff, students and administrative support staff.
To sensitively deal with distressing or emotional circumstances regarding patient care.
To be occasionally exposed to unpleasant working conditions on a daily basis e.g. bodily fluids, infections, hydrotherapy chemicals and occasional exposure to verbal or physical aggression.
To gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
To liaise to senior staff with regards to more complex patients.
To be able to motivate and persuade patients, carers and other staff through effective communication skills.
To demonstrate the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information to patients, carers and other staff.
To maintain close links though communication and liaison between the multi-disciplinary team members and other patient services.
To be responsible for and actively record evidence of own professional development and maintain a CPD portfolio.
To maintain and develop current knowledge of evidence-based practice in each rotation.
To develop knowledge of particular conditions and patient types.
To be actively involved in professional clinical groups.
Participate in a staff appraisal scheme as an appraisee and be responsible for own personal development plan.
To participate in the teaching programme for Assistants, staff and students.
To assist in the induction of students and support workers.
To contribute to the education of some multidisciplinary groups; The Physiotherapy department; patients; families and carers as appropriate.
To undertake an evidence-based project in each rotation.
To support departmental and Trust Strategies regarding Clinical Governance issues.
To evaluate own work and current practices through the use of projects, audit or outcome measures.
To ensure a good working knowledge of national and local standards.
To actively assist in the implementation of new policies and practice.

Person Specification

Qualifications - Essential: BSc Physiotherapy degree/diploma/relevant qualification, Physiotherapy HCPC registration. Desirable: CSP membership.
Experience - Essential: Experience of working as a student in the NHS, Completion of core NHS student placements: respiratory, neuro, MSK. Desirable: Completion of a wide range of student placements including paediatrics, orthopaedics, community.
Skills and Knowledge - Essential: Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate, Committed to CPD, Understanding of clinical governance, Ability to work as a supportive member of a multi-disciplinary team, Ability to recognise own learning needs, Ability to comprehend and work within [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] policies, Knowledge of general conditions seen in Paediatric Physiotherapy, Willingness to participate in staff training.
Communication - Essential: Ability to communicate well, Able to present written and spoken English clearly, Competent IT skills.
Personal qualities - Essential: To be aware of and demonstrate the trust values (ICARE), To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area (car driver).

Additional information

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. Address: Edgware Community Hospital, Burnt Oak Broadway, London, HA8 0AD. Employer's website: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. For questions about the job, contact Clinical Lead Physiotherapist Jeremy Hasson at [contact hidden], [contact hidden].