Children's Physical Activity Advisor | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 06 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,259 - £45,356 per annum inc HCA (pro rata of full time) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 05 April 2026 |
| Location: | Lambeth and Southwark, SE11 4TH |
| Company: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7835218/196-LIS10348E |
Summary
We are excited to offer a unique opportunity to shape a new role within our Children’s Community Physiotherapy Team as a Children’s Physical Activity Advisor across Lambeth and Southwark.
This is an 18-month fixed-term post, open to existing GSTT employees, with the potential to become substantive. You will help develop this innovative position, supporting children and young people with disabilities to be active in their communities.
In this autonomous role, you will take a family-centred approach to improving access to inclusive sport and physical activity for children and young people with physical and learning disabilities. Your focus will be on empowering families to build sustainable, healthy activity habits.
You will work with children and families to explore interests and motivations, identify barriers to participation, and set achievable goals that increase confidence and activity levels.
A key part of the role is acting as a community connector, building local knowledge and partnerships with sports clubs, leisure centres, schools and community providers, and linking families to appropriate opportunities.
You will work independently while collaborating with colleagues across health, education and community settings, delivering support in clinics, homes, schools and local facilities.
If you are passionate about inclusion and community-based healthcare, this is a rare opportunity to shape a role with lasting impact.
• To work as an autonomous Physical Activity Advisor taking a holistic and family-centred approach to improve access to inclusive sports and physical activity opportunities for children and young people with physical disabilities.
• To help children and young people develop sustainable, long-term habits of physical activity as a form of self-management with the aim to adopt healthy lifestyles and engage with community activities
• Carry out assessments of individual needs and interests, identifying barriers to participation in physical activities.
• Work collaboratively young people and families to set achievable goals that promote increased physical activity
• To collate and maintain data on service users referred to the Children’s Physical Activity Advisor to monitor impact and measure health benefits
• To develop an effective referral process and administrative practice working collaboratively with the Evelina Community Physiotherapy Team.
• To work autonomously and alongside colleagues across a range of community settings, including local sports centres, sports providers, leisure centres, gyms, schools and homes, in order to meet the individual needs of each child and family.
• Assist children and young people in finding meaningful ways to increase participation in community activities, identifying areas where additional support may be needed
• To use local knowledge of accessible sports, clubs, and community resources to link families towards suitable opportunities
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
The paediatric community physiotherapy service is part of the Evelina London Children's Directorate within GSTT and sits within the Evelina Children's Community Services. Our children's physiotherapy community team deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for our local children and their families.
Clinical Duties and Responsibilities:
Clinical Duties
• To assess the child/ young person’s current activity levels and identify potential barriers to these though discussion and coaching.
• To facilitate collaborative goal setting and support the child/young person to work towards these.
• To work with therapists and /or Clinical Manager to analyse the data to provide evidence for effectiveness of role.
• To apply clinical reasoning skills to highlight suitable activity opportunities such as adapted gym sessions, inclusive swimming, sports clubs in Lambeth and Southwark community
• To develop local knowledge and build connections with local sports/activity providers in Lambeth and Southwark in developing inclusive opportunities for children with physical disabilities.
• To work directly and build partnerships with local providers and other professionals to promote inclusive practice and accessibility.
Reduce health inequalities and promote better physical, emotional, and social outcomes.
• To support the transition from physiotherapy-based exercise to community-based activity.
• To promote the development of self-confidence and self-management in children.
• To liaise with volunteer and charity organisations in Lambeth and Southwark and to share resources that can benefit the client. To develop and maintain a directory of inclusive sports services.
• To be responsible for maintaining accurate and up-to-date individual patient records. To document all patient encounters on EPIC (electric note system), upload any relevant documents outcome appointment complete progress notes and discharge once an episode of care is complete
• To seek timely advice and support as appropriate.
• To plan, organise and prioritise own patient caseload,
• To develop a new referral pathway to manage, triage and prioritise referrals to the Children’s Physical Activity Advisor To work as a lone practitioner within a variety of community and domiciliary settings such as home, school, sports and leisure centres etc.
• To communicate and share information effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary health team, referrers, and external agencies
Undertake any other duties commensurate to the grade, required to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the role and service.
This advert closes on Sunday 22 Mar 2026