Job summary
Specialist children and young people services (SCYPs) is a busy multidisciplinary community team as part of the East London Foundation Trust, based in Stratford East London. Newham is one of the most diverse London Boroughs with one of the highest under 5-year-old population per capita. We provide a full range of community services for children and young people in East London. The Physiotherapy service for children and young people provides specialist care for under 18-year-olds with a variety of needs, including common childhood conditions of developmental, neurological or musculoskeletal nature. The specialist community children's services comprise of Spec Community Paediatricians, community nursing team, occupational therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Dietician and a well-established Physiotherapy team. We work closely with a network of other agencies include health visiting, school nursing and other support services for families of children with long-term conditions.

Our community Physiotherapy team deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and social care sector organisations.

We pride ourselves on ensuring we provide the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high-quality care while supporting our staff to learn and improve.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will work with a diverse caseload in a variety of settings supporting the delivery of high-quality specialist physiotherapy services. They will take a lead role in the planning, coordination, delivery and evaluation of care, acting as an expert clinical resource for the multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will contribute to service development, quality improvement, clinical practice and education, whilst providing clinical supervision and line management support to junior physiotherapists, support staff and students. They will work closely with the Clinical Lead and the wider multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, effective and evidence-based patient care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical:
Provide high quality and evidence-based physiotherapy to under 18 year olds with common and complex and developmental and long term conditions.

Leadership:
Provide clinical and managerial leadership to the physiotherapy and multi-disciplinary teams.

Research/ Audit/ QI:
Undertake and support the team to complete relevant audit, service evaluation, QI and research activity to inform development of practice and services.

Education:
To participate in and deliver local IST and education/ training to the wider MDT

About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Details
Date posted: 16 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £55,524 to £62,652 a year Outer London weighting
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 363-SS8332016
Job locations: West Ham Lane Health Centre, 84 West Ham Lane, Stratford, London, E15 4PT, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential

• Graduate Diploma or BSC Physiotherapy or equivalent qualification recognised by HCPC or HCPC registration
• Evidence of CPD

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Demonstrate high degree of expertise and competency in a wide range of skills which involves assessment and treatment underpinned by sound theoretical knowledge
• Ability to work as an autonomous clinician, managing own caseload, including complex patients, and time, using clinical reasoning and analytical skill to perform appropriate assessment, identify problems and treatment plan
• To have the analytical ability to be able to review treatment / services, with evidence of taking part in audit
• Demonstrate awareness of the role of others in providing care and ability to work as an effective team member
• Experience of assessing for specialist equipment
• Ability to identify learning needs and develop the skill of more junior staff and students in specialty. This includes mentorship, appraisal, supervision and training.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: East London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer's website: https://www.elft.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Lead Physiotherapist, Liz Drayton, liz.drayton@nhs.net, 07741703907

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