Children's Community Physiotherapist | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

This fixed‑term post offers a wonderful opportunity for an experienced Physiotherapist to join an existing multidisciplinary team delivering services to children and young people in community settings.

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• Deliver assessment and evidence‑based treatments for babies, children and young people with neurological and neuromuscular conditions, including movement impairment, global developmental delay, and physical or learning disabilities; work within Special Schools.
  
• Collaborate with health, education, social care and other partnership agencies to provide seamless, coordinated care and disseminate knowledge.
  
• Contribute to differential diagnoses for children on your caseload.
  
• Assess and instruct patients, families and carers in the use of special equipment and orthoses, and jointly agree outcome measures.
  
• Set therapeutic goals in collaboration with child, parents and carers.
  
• Demonstrate competency to practice autonomously within Children’s Community Therapy Service protocols and guidelines, with regular performance reviews.
  
• Manage caseload, participate in regular caseload reviews.
  
• Prepare Education and Health Care Plan submissions and statements for medico‑legal and safeguarding purposes.
  
• Delegate and supervise junior staff and students; participate in service development and continuous improvement.
  

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• Experienced Physiotherapist with effective communication skills, flexibility, enthusiastic approach to learning and service delivery.
  
• Experience working with children.
  
• Under senior guidance, competence in autonomous practice within Children’s Community Therapy Service protocols and guidelines, with regular performance reviews.
  
• Effective caseload management and regular reviews.
  
• Knowledge of multi‑agency collaboration, holistic care and safeguarding.
  

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• Identity Checks
  
• Professional registration and qualification checks
  
• Employment history and reference checks
  
• Occupational Health clearance
  
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
  
• Right to work in the UK
  

This advert closes on Thursday 5 Feb 2026. We may be able to offer flexible working; sponsorship is not guaranteed.