Are you an experienced physiotherapist looking for a fulfilling role where you can make a real difference in children’s lives?
We are seeking a Senior Physiotherapist to join our dedicated team, delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to children and young people across Surrey.
In this role, you will assess and address complex physical needs, supporting optimal development, function, and participation through tailored interventions and collaborative working.
You’ll work closely with families, carers, and multidisciplinary teams to develop individualised goals and provide holistic care that empowers children to thrive.
Base:
You will be based at one of our Surrey-wide office hubs, with the flexibility of hybrid working to support your professional and personal needs.
At HCRG Care Group, we are proud to be a flexible-first employer. Our agile working approach allows our teams to thrive in a supportive and adaptable environment while delivering high-quality care.
Package DescriptionAs a Senior Physiotherapist we value you and your wellbeing, offering a range of benefits to help you feel supported and appreciated:
Competitive Pay & Pension: Enjoy a Band 6 Agenda for Change salary and NHS pension benefits.
Professional Growth: Join our Strive for Better networks, connecting with NHS professionals nationwide to share insights and develop leading care practices.
Exclusive Rewards: Access discounts and premium offers at national supermarkets, well-known retailers, and indulgent treats like Virgin Experience Days through our Reward Gateway.
Wellbeing Support: Benefit from our 24/7 free wellbeing service, offering access to counselors, career coaching, legal advice, and more.
Flexible Pay Options: Use Wagestream to track your earnings and access your wages as you need them, without worrying about high-interest loans or overdrafts.
Learning & Development: Advance your career with support from our Learning and Development team, who collaborate with universities and Health Education England. Access e-learning, career pathways, and funding opportunities to help you grow.
Recognition & Involvement: Celebrate achievements with local and national awards, contribute ideas to improve services, and stay informed through regular updates from our leadership team.
Main ResponsibilitiesPlanning and Organisational Duties:
Manage and prioritise your own caseload independently.
Contribute to departmental development, meeting performance targets, and delivering training programs.
Provide supervision and line management to junior team members, including Band 5 Physiotherapists and Assistants.
Act as deputy for senior team members when needed.
Patient Care Responsibilities:
Autonomously manage a diverse and often complex caseload, providing assessment, diagnosis, and evidence-based interventions.
Collaborate with families, carers, and multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement tailored treatment plans.
Offer specialist advice to health, social care, education, and voluntary services, including home and school visits.
Train and support patients, families, and carers in the use of specialist equipment and orthotics.
Prioritise treatment goals for children with complex needs, including terminal illnesses, and plan for therapy blocks, discharge, and onward referrals.
Work flexibly to ensure equitable service delivery across the geographic area, covering for team absences as needed.
Develop skills in managing MSK and complex disorders under senior mentorship.
Ensure compliance with safeguarding policies, incident reporting, and mandatory training.
Prepare clear, standardised reports for EHCPs, reviews, and tribunals as required.
Please see attached job description for a full list of responsibilities
The Ideal CandidateEssential
Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
Registered and compliant with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Evidence of Post graduate training/or equivalent experience relevant to speciality such as:
Child Development
Bobath Techniques
Specialist courses/ study on conditions that affect child development, MSK, neurodevelopmental conditions
Demonstrable post registration experience with some experience of working with children or in neurology.
Desirable
Member of Association of Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists (APCP)
Membership of Special Interest Group
Clinical Educators qualification
Working in a community setting delivering children’s Physiotherapy services.
Demonstrable experience of working in the NHS
Other requirements: the successful applicant will need to be a car driver
Please see attached Job Description for full Personal Specification.
About The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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