Details
Date posted: 31 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 3BDL-001657
Job locations: Axe Street Child & Family Centre, Barking, Essex, IG11 7LZ, United Kingdom

Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled Specialist Paediatric Physiotherapist to join our Childrens Physiotherapy Service in Barking and Dagenham. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to children and young people across a range of community settings.

You will provide specialist physiotherapy assessment, treatment, and advice to children, their families, and carers, ensuring care is child-centred, inclusive, and responsive to individual needs. You will be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your clinical practice and contribute to the continuous development of the service.

Working collaboratively, you will act as the physiotherapy representative within multidisciplinary teams, supporting integrated care across health, education, and social care services

Main Duties of the Job

• Deliver a high standard of physiotherapy assessment, intervention, and ongoing management for children and young people with a range of developmental and complex needs
• Develop and implement individualised treatment plans, monitoring and evaluating outcomes in line with departmental protocols
• Work closely with families, carers, schools, nurseries, and other professionals to embed physiotherapy programmes into the childs daily routine
• Provide specialist advice and guidance to multidisciplinary colleagues, including education and social care partners
• Deliver training sessions within clinics, schools, nurseries, and childrens centres to support wider understanding and implementation of physiotherapy interventions
• Facilitate group sessions, drop-ins, and training opportunities under guidance of senior therapists

About us
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex.

We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.

Job responsibilities
Service Development & Leadership

• Contribute to maintaining and improving a high-quality paediatric physiotherapy service across Barking and Dagenham
• Support Clinical Leads in the operational and clinical development of the service
• Provide oversight and input into Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) provision across both special schools and mainstream caseloads
• Lead or support the development of specialist pathways, including Serial Casting and Ponseti programmes for children and young people
• Participate in audit, service evaluation, and quality improvement initiatives

Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London (B&D, Redbridge, Havering and Waltham Forest, CEME)
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,870 to a maximum of £6,137 p.a. pro rata for part time).

Working for Us
Joining #TeamNELFT means you'll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We're CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London and Essex. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award-winning equality and diversity initiatives, along with staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest significantly in your development because when you feel valued and supported, we can deliver the highest quality care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been recognised in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for five consecutive years, and hold a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Through our staff networks and training opportunities, we strive to foster a just and compassionate culture at NELFT.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Degree in Physiotherapy
• HCPC registration
• Evidence of successful completion of short courses up to masters level or equivalent
• Successful completion of leadership courses or evidence of management skills

Desirable

• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
• Membership of special interest groups

Experience
Essential

• Understanding of the roles of other professionals and the principles of partnership working with key stakeholders in the services areas
• Experience of working with children and young people with SEN/Disabilities and their families
• Ability to work with the diverse needs of patients with complex needs
• Report writing for EHCPs
• Working with other teams and agencies

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: NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Address: Axe Street Child & Family Centre, Barking, Essex, IG11 7LZ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer Contact Details
For questions about the job, contact: Head of Service Integrated Care Ronan Fox ronan.fox@nelft.nhs.uk