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Main duties of the job Are you a newly qualified or an experienced Physiotherapist looking for your next opportunity? We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and compassionate Band 5 Physiotherapist to join our Team. This is an exciting opportunity for a Physiotherapist committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care, supporting children and young people to achieve their maximum potential, live healthier, more independent lives and develop clinical skills in the NHS. The Paediatric Physiotherapy Team is co-located with a multidisciplinary Integrated Children's Service in Havering, Acorn Centre, working alongside Occupational Therapists, Paediatricians, Speech and Language Therapists and CAMHS.
The postholder will contribute to the delivery and continued development of Physiotherapy services in line with NELFTS Strategic priorities, including improving outcomes and experiences, and delivering care closer to home within the community where possible.
The postholder will work as an autonomous practitioner within the Paediatric community Physiotherapy Team, providing evidence-based physiotherapy assessment, intervention, and advice to children and young people with a range of developmental, neurological, musculoskeletal, and Physical needs.
About us
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex.
We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.
Job description Job responsibilities
Main duties of the job
List the key responsibilities and tasks the post holder will be expected to carry out. Use bullet points for clarity and focus on the core aspects of the role.
Deliver day-to-day service delivery, physiotherapy assessments, organising and prioritising own caseload, developing a high standard of physiotherapy assessment and treatment with support from senior colleagues. Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to support service delivery. Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with Trust policies. Participate in team meetings and contribute to service improvement initiatives. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Prioritisation of own caseload to develop physiotherapy assessment and treatment, with access to support from senior colleagues. Delegate appropriately to Students and Therapy assistants. Ensure effective risk management at team level by completing incident reporting, assessing, and controlling risks. Complete accurate contemporaneous records as per Trust and HCPC guidelines. Ensure equipment provided is safe and appropriate for patients and carers. Leadership:
Actively promote integrated health professional working internally and externally. Facilitate a positive team culture by taking responsibility for addressing potential conflict. Participate in the audit process, linking with the clinical governance agenda. Active interest in working parties and groups within the Trust to develop and improve service delivery protocols and guidelines. Clinical Skills:
Act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for own unsupervised actions guided by the CSP professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols. The post holder will be registered with the HCPC. Professional knowledge may have been gained through accredited courses, workshops, study and Mandatory training programmes. Be responsible and accountable for all aspects of delivering physiotherapy to clients/patients. Develop skills to assess and develop care plans for a range of paediatric conditions, some of which may involve complex psycho social difficulties, with senior Physiotherapy advice available. Develop the skills to assess, diagnose and develop individual care/treatment plans for a range of paediatric conditions, some of which will be highly complex or will be for clients with complex psycho-social difficulties, with advice and support from a senior physiotherapist Practice to be supported by research, evidence-based practice, literature and peer review. Provide patients and relatives with information and education, ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life. To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence-based practice, literature, and peer reviews. Communication:
Communicate effectively with colleagues, peers, senior managers and clinical leads of the Trust. Have a wide range of communication skills to manage patient care. Training:
Assist with mentoring of students. Ensure own continued professional development and support a culture of lifelong learning of self and others. Undertake and assist in planning of own mandatory training and workshops. Undertake regular appraisal, developing a personal development plan, including competencies reflecting local population health needs.. Working for Us Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.
Our Values 2025 - 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are:
We are kind. We are respectful. We work together with our communities. These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Goodmayes Hospital.
Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period.
High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, Goodmayes) This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,870 to a maximum of £6,137 p.a. pro rata for part time).
Certificates of Sponsorship Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.
Use of AI
We value applications that genuinely reflect each candidate’s own skills, experience and motivations. We therefore strongly discourage the use of AI-generated content in applications.
Applications should be written in your own words and accurately represent your knowledge, skills and experience.
We reserve the right to reject an application where we reasonably believe AI has been used to generate or materially contribute to its content.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.
For an informal chat or to arrange a visit, please contact:
Name: Tania Faro
Job title: Clinical Lead for Physiotherapy
Contact Number: 07809100885
Email: [email protected]
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Relevant qualification required
Experience Essential
Please refer to the JD attached.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address Acorn Centre
Romford
Essex
RM7 9NH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)