Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Bank: 0 weeks
- Hours
- Full time
- Term time hours
- Job ref
- 343-8212190-VK-ALL
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Perseid Lower School
- Town
- Morden
- Salary
- £24.61 Bank Position
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 30/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist - Bank 6
Band 6
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Job overview
Perseid Schools are looking for a specialist children’s Physiotherapist to join the team via Bank for Epsom & St Helier Trust.
This is a full time & term-time, Mon-Friday- 08.15-16.15- 30 mins Break Bank role.
The team are looking for the below skills & experience:
- Experience of paediatric physiotherapy and CPIP assessments.
- Ability to manage an independent caseload.
- Experience working with children and young people with SEND, complex needs and a range of physical disabilities.
- Experience completing CPIP assessments and delivering evidence-based interventions.
- Skilled in assessment, treatment planning, goal setting and outcome measurement.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams.
- Knowledge of postural management, orthotics, hydrotherapy and specialist equipment.
- Excellent communication, organisation and clinical reasoning skills.
- Knowledge of clinical governance, safeguarding and accurate record keeping.
- Experience supporting families, carers, education staff and other professionals.
- Basic IT skills and ability to maintain electronic clinical records.
Main duties of the job
- Support the Band 7 Physiotherapist in delivering physiotherapy services to children and young people within special school settings.
- Manage an allocated caseload of children and young people with complex physiotherapy needs.
- Undertake assessments, including CPIP assessments, and implement evidence-based treatment programmes.
- Provide physiotherapy interventions across school, home and community settings.
- Work collaboratively with families, schools and multidisciplinary teams to support agreed outcomes.
- Provide reports, clinical records, EHCP advice and Annual Review contributions.
- Deliver training and guidance to parents, carers and education staff.
- Assess and advise on postural management, specialist equipment, seating and hydrotherapy needs.
- Monitor and evaluate intervention outcomes and escalate complex issues as appropriate.
- Contribute to audit, service development and quality improvement activities.
- Support students, assistants and less experienced staff as required
Working for our organisation
- "At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values."
- OUR MISSION: 'TO PUT THE PATIENT FIRST BY DELIVERING GREAT CARE TO EVERY PATIENT, EVERY DAY'
- Theres never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.
- Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Support the Band 7 Physiotherapist in delivering physiotherapy services to children and young people within special school settings.
- Manage an allocated caseload of children and young people with complex physiotherapy needs.
- Undertake assessments, including CPIP assessments, and implement evidence-based treatment programmes.
- Provide physiotherapy interventions across school, home and community settings.
- Work collaboratively with families, schools and multidisciplinary teams to support agreed outcomes.
- Provide reports, clinical records, EHCP advice and Annual Review contributions.
- Deliver training and guidance to parents, carers and education staff.
- Assess and advise on postural management, specialist equipment, seating and hydrotherapy needs.
- Monitor and evaluate intervention outcomes and escalate complex issues as appropriate.
- Contribute to audit, service development and quality improvement activities.
- Support students, assistants and less experienced staff as required
Person specification
All
Essential criteria
- - Experience of paediatric physiotherapy and CPIP assessments. - Ability to manage an independent caseload. - Experience working with children and young people with SEND, complex needs and a range of physical disabilities. - Experience completing CPIP assessments and delivering evidence-based interventions. - Skilled in assessment, treatment planning, goal setting and outcome measurement. - Experience working within multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams. - Knowledge of postural management, orthotics, hydrotherapy and specialist equipment. - Excellent communication, organisation and clinical reasoning skills. - Knowledge of clinical governance, safeguarding and accurate record keeping. - Experience supporting families, carers, education staff and other professionals. - Basic IT skills and ability to maintain electronic clinical records.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Virginia Kelly
- Job title
- Recruitment Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
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