Job overview

Are you a physiotherapist looking to develop your skills within the Paediatric setting?

The Hounslow Physiotherapy Team are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic Bank Physiotherapist to join the Bank register for the Children’s Therapy Team. You will join an established team of Physiotherapists working in an integrated service with Children’s Occupational Therapists and Children’s Speech and Language Therapy. 

Our team provides a comprehensive service profile to a varied and diverse population within the community, including schools and clinics. Our team specialises in the treatment and management of children who have neurodevelopmental, neuromuscular and childhood musculoskeletal conditions. Our aim is to enable these children to reach their full potential for movement and participation. 

We adopt a number of specialist clinical approaches in order to support our clients including Bobath, Posture Management pathways and the assessment and provision of specialist orthotics, as well as using a number of well recognised assessment tools including: Movement ABC, BOT 2, Peabody, GMFCS, GMFM, Mymop, Chailey, The Oxford Assessment of Disability.

Main duties of the job

The caseload consists of children with a range of complex physical and developmental disabilities, challenging behaviours, severe learning disabilities and musculo-skeletal conditions

As a Bank Band 6 Physiotherapist working within this team, you will have the opportunity to work in all “streams of care” our team provides. This includes: Under 5’s Neurodevelopmental, Over 5’s Neurodevelopmental, Special Schools and Musculoskeletal including early year’s issues such as talipes, Erbs palsies and torticollis. 

Additionally, you will receive:

·                   Peer support from an experienced and friendly Band 7 Leadership Team

·                   Strong multi-professional team working

·       A strong commitment to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) – core competencies relating to the development of Paediatric Physiotherapy Service Provision

The post holder would be based at Heart of Hounslow and may have to commute to schools within the Borough.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and   Hammersmith & Fulham).  We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.