Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Trauma and Orthopaedic

Band 6 Physiotherapist - Acute / Community

(Minimum 6 months NHS experience is mandatory)

Band: Band 6Job Role: Physiotherapist - Acute/CommunityLocation: Alexandra Avenue Health & Social Care Centre, CNWL NHS TrustPay rates: £22 - £25 per hourPay Mechanism: Direct EngagementContract Duration: 07/02/2025 to 20/04/2025

Central and North West London NHS Trust (CNWL) is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing integrated healthcare services across London and beyond. CNWL is dedicated to delivering high-quality patient care through a diverse range of specialist services, including community, mental health, and primary care services.

We are looking for a Band 6 Children's Physiotherapist to join our team at Alexandra Avenue Health & Social Care Centre Primary Care Hub. The successful candidate will work with children aged 5-19 with physical disabilities in both mainstream and special school settings, as well as children with MSK conditions and respiratory management needs in a district general hospital setting.

• Manage a specialist caseload of children with physical disabilities and profound learning difficulties within special and mainstream schools.
• Provide physiotherapy intervention for children aged 0-16 with MSK conditions.
• Cover the paediatric ward on an ad-hoc basis, including respiratory and orthopaedic management.
• Assess and prescribe specialist equipment in educational settings, including manual handling.
• Conduct assessments, write reports, and provide therapy programmes for children in clinic and school settings.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams (OT, SLT) to ensure highly specialist therapy programmes are in place.
• Support, train, and upskill parents, carers, and teaching staff in therapy interventions.
• Travel between schools to provide physiotherapy services and work collaboratively with Health, Education, and Social Services.

• HCPC-registered Physiotherapist with NHS experience.
• Previous experience working with children in both NHS and educational settings.
• Strong knowledge of paediatric physiotherapy, including MSK, respiratory, and orthopaedic management.
• Experience in working in a multidisciplinary team and liaising with education and social care professionals.
• Ability to work independently and manage a caseload across multiple locations.
• Excellent communication and report-writing skills.
• Face-to-face role requiring hands-on therapy interventions.

To apply for this role, please reply with your updated CV and job reference number - BS/10200/OT1.