Central London Community Health Trust

Paediatric Physiotherapy Assistant

The closing date is 19 September 2025

Job summary

Do you have an interest in working in Children's Services as a Paediatric Physiotherapy Assistant?

This post would suit someone who has an interest in working with children and supporting the physiotherapy team. Candidates must demonstrate evidence of previous experience as a physiotherapy assistant/technician working in an NHS setting. This post does not require a physiotherapy qualification.

We are looking for an experienced, highly motivated Paediatric Physiotherapy Assistant to join our friendly paediatric physiotherapy team delivering physiotherapy services to children with special educational needs in mainstream and special schools, nurseries, and the community. The team is part of an integrated Paediatric Therapy Service and offers a multi-disciplinary, family centred rehabilitation service to children with a variety of complex needs.

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to deliver an effective and competent level of support to clinical and school staff to enable the delivery of physiotherapy to children and young people aged 4-19 years with complex health needs in a variety of community settings.The work is varied and requires the applicant to have a flexible approach and to be able to promote good customer service and effective working relationships.

Support is available through;o Peer support from an experienced and friendly teamo Multi-professional team workingo Opportunities to develop specialist clinical skillso A strong commitment to CPD and clinical effectivenesso A comprehensive supervision and appraisal structureo The opportunity to help create innovative service designs and support management in service development and the wider paediatric therapy service.

About us

Just as we care about our patients' well-being, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Date posted

15 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£32,199 to £34,876 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

824-ONW-7399156-A

Job locations

Chalkhill Primary Care Centre, Wembley.

113 Chalkhill Rd

Wembley

HA9 9FX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Recognised NVQ or equivalent Qualification
Educated to at least: 5 GCSEs A-C, including English and Maths

Desirable

Short courses in development of physical skills/child related medical conditions

Experience

Essential

Experience as a physio Assistant/Practitioner
Working with Children and young people with physical difficulties
Working with parents and carers.
Working within an education environment
Writing notes
Working with a physiotherapist
Running groups
Administration tasks

Desirable

Experience working with electronic patient records such as systemone/RIO/EMIS
Experience working with databases/excel spread sheets

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Awareness of the roles of other professionals in Health, Education and Social Care involved with CYP.
Computer literate
Knowledge of children with disabilities

Desirable

Knowledge of SEN/EHCP process

Key Attributes

Desirable

Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

Person Specification

Education

Essential

Recognised NVQ or equivalent Qualification
Educated to at least: 5 GCSEs A-C, including English and Maths

Desirable

Short courses in development of physical skills/child related medical conditions

Experience

Essential

Experience as a physio Assistant/Practitioner
Working with Children and young people with physical difficulties
Working with parents and carers.
Working within an education environment
Writing notes
Working with a physiotherapist
Running groups
Administration tasks

Desirable

Experience working with electronic patient records such as systemone/RIO/EMIS
Experience working with databases/excel spread sheets

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Awareness of the roles of other professionals in Health, Education and Social Care involved with CYP.
Computer literate
Knowledge of children with disabilities

Desirable

Knowledge of SEN/EHCP process

Key Attributes

Desirable

Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

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

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Chalkhill Primary Care Centre, Wembley.

113 Chalkhill Rd

Wembley

HA9 9FX

Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Chalkhill Primary Care Centre, Wembley.

113 Chalkhill Rd

Wembley

HA9 9FX

Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)