Paediatric Community Physiotherapist
Band 6
Are you currently a band 5 paediatric Physiotherapist looking to progress to a band 6 role? An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a band 6 physiotherapist in an established integrated service within the ISCAN team (Integrated Service for Children with Additional Needs). Support and supervision will be provided as you develop from band 5 to band 6.
We are a multi-agency team, consisting of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, dieticians and nursing.
Our physiotherapy service delivers specialist care to children and young people 0-19 years with developmental, musculoskeletal and complex needs.
A dynamic, enthusiastic and experienced Physiotherapist is required to join our friendly, motivated and highly skilled team. The applicant should be an excellent communicator and have relevant experience of working with children and young people. You will be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of childhood conditions particularly Cerebral Palsy, other neurodevelopmental disorders and musculoskeletal conditions. You will have support from experienced colleagues within the multi-disciplinary team and have regular supervision from your line manager and clinical lead in conjunction with your appraisal. You will be responsible for a community caseload and work in a variety of settings.
Work as part of the Integrated Service for Children with Additional Needs (ISCAN) to provide Physiotherapy assessment, diagnosis and treatment for children with complex and long term conditions in a variety of settings including special schools, the child’s home and clinics.
Work with other professionals within ISCAN and the wider children’s workforce, to set joint goals with the child and family and devise therapeutic programmes. To teach the devised programme to parents, carers and educational staff to ensure therapy is fully integrated into the child’s management plan.
To contribute to service development projects including patient care pathways with the support of service team leaders.
Provide leadership and supervision for other team members.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills,experienceand knowledgerequired. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full personspecification, butoutlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Tuesday 29 Jul 2025
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