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Position: Specialist Physiotherapist Rehab FTC November 2026
Specialist Physiotherapist Rehab FTC November 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Physiotherapist to join our Rehabilitation services team on a fixed term contract until November 2026. You will lead in delivering interventions that support the child and their family centred to reach their goals through evidence‑based practice, in order to promote physical skills and participation in home, school and family life.
Main duties of the job
The specialist physiotherapy involves working in inpatient rehabilitation including young people accessing outpatient rehabilitation.
As part of the physiotherapy service, you will lead in delivering interventions that support the child and their family centred to reach their goals through evidence‑based practice, in order to promote physical skills and participation in home, school and family life.
Our service delivery aims to promote outcome focussed interventions, safe care, function and participation of children and young people accessing home, school, and community life. You will deliver child and family focused, goal led interventions at a specialist level within a multi-disciplinary and multi‑agency setting.
About us
About Us
The Childrens Trust isthe UKs leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.
Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, weare located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of:
Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.
The work we do ishighly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including, adoption pay, time off for fertility treatment,enhanced paternity leave, paid carers leave, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms, time off for gender reassignment.
We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your lengthof service.
Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation(subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Job responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
- Provide high quality, evidence-based physiotherapy provision for children and young people, in partnership with other members of the multi-disciplinary team services in rehabilitation, step down and short break services.
- Undertake specialist physiotherapy assessments of children with a range of needs including highly complex needs.
- To assess for, plan, deliver and evaluate physiotherapy interventions for children using facilities available both on and off The Childrens Trust site.
- To produce functional and participation-based goals in collaboration with the child / young person, family, and MDT.
- To devise suitable individual physiotherapy and 24-hour postural management advice for each child in collaboration with their parents, and the MDT. These will be monitored/ evaluated and adjusted appropriately according to the needs of the child.
- To work collaboratively with families to maximise engagement in therapy sessions, support management of their childs needs and promote confidence in meeting their childs needs.
- To assess for, and organise provision of, necessary therapy equipment and/or orthotics.
- To work closely with all members of the MDT and the child and family to provide a fully integrated approach to the overall management of the child.
- To support the implementation of specific respiratory physiotherapy programmes and plans with the support of highly specialist physiotherapy staff.
- To liaise with all appropriate medical staff whether employed by The Childrens Trust, visiting consultants or at off‑site clinics.…