Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist

Posting date:	04 April 2025
Salary:	£42,324.00 to £49,551.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£42324.00 - £49551.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	02 May 2025
Location:	Chessington, KT9 2AA
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	B0458-4APR25-1824

Summary

As a Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist for Achieving for Children you will work in a range of settings as an autonomous practitioner, providing high quality paediatric physiotherapy support to children and young people with disabilities to achieve their potential. You will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to support children and young people's gross motor needs and provide specialist advice to other disciplines. You will carry a specialist caseload of children and young people with a variety of complex physical, learning and social needs and be responsible for writing reports for EHCP and MDT assessments/reviews. As part of the role you will contribute to the supervision of students on clinical placement and therapy assistants and support workers in schools who are working with children and young people on your caseload. The purpose of this role is to: Provide a neurodevelopmental paediatric physiotherapy service to children aged 0 to 18 years (and up to 19 years in special schools) who have a range of developmental disorders and neurological disabilities,these children may have complex and/or long term disabilities and additional needs Carry out Physiotherapy assessments and be experienced in the use of relevant standardised assessments and outcome measures Liaise with the multidisciplinary team, families, carers and other professionals to maintain a holistic view of the child or young person. You will work with other relevant professionals to provide the best advice and support Encourage functional independence in relation to gross motor activities through the assessment and prescription equipment and aids as required