Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Lead Physiotherapist - Hospital Paediatric Services
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Are you an experienced paediatric physiotherapy leader ready to shape the future of children's services within one of the UK's leading healthcare organisations?
We are seeking an exceptional Clinical Lead of Paediatric Physiotherapy to provide strategic, professional and operational leadership for our hospital-based paediatric physiotherapy services at Evelina Children's Hospital.
Role Overview
Leading a highly skilled physiotherapy workforce, you will drive excellence across inpatient, outpatient and specialist services. You will play a key role in service development, quality improvement, workforce leadership and innovation, ensuring the highest standards of care for children, young people and their families.
This is an exciting time to join Evelina London. As we deliver ambitious programmes of transformation and integration, you will help shape new models of care, support multidisciplinary collaboration and influence the future direction of children's services.
Working Environment
Working within a culture that is Caring, Ambitious and Inclusive, you will be supported by a strong network of senior AHP and physiotherapy leaders, with opportunities to contribute to education, research and strategy.
Job Description
As Clinical Lead Physiotherapist, you will provide strategic, operational and professional leadership for paediatric physiotherapy services across Evelina London Children's Hospital. Leading a large and diverse team of physiotherapists, you will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, patient-centred care while driving service improvement, innovation and transformation. You will work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues, senior leaders and professional networks to shape and develop services that meet the needs of children, young people and their families.
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The role includes leadership of workforce development, clinical governance, quality improvement, education and research activity, alongside maintaining expert clinical practice within your specialist area. You will play a key role in delivering major service developments, supporting integrated models of care, influencing professional practice locally and nationally, and creating an environment where staff can thrive, develop and deliver excellent outcomes for patients.
About Us
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best-known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
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We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centres, established with King’s College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We have around 23,500 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
Application Information
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th September 2026.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Carla Fitzachary
- Job title: Head of Hospital Therapies
- Email address: carla.fitzachary1@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 020 71884660
Additional Contacts
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Miranda Loveday - Chief Children's AHPP
- Email: miranda.loveday@nhs.net
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Jacky Jones - Trust Professional Lead Physiotherapist
- Email: jacky.jones@nhs.net
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