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Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Physiotherapy Support Worker

The closing date is 14 December 2025

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Job summary

We're looking for an exceptional individual who is interested in the care and rehabilitation of patients within the musculoskeletal (MSK), orthopaedic and pelvic health physiotherapy teams.

We're a successful Trust with a strong commitment to delivering the highest standards of clinical quality, patient care and staff experience. The key to our success is simple: our people. Their experience, knowledge, passion and ideas are our greatest resource.

Your job, alongside your team colleagues, will be to deliver an excellent MSK outpatient and pelvic health and orthopaedic inpatient physiotherapy service. You will be working with our current team to ensure our patients receive timely and expert assessment and rehabilitation. With your energy and commitment to our public service, you'll be able to make a huge difference.

We are looking for a dedicated individual, with care and / or rehabilitation experience. You must be enthusiastic about developing your skills to deliver excellent care to our patients.

Main duties of the job

As a physiotherapy support worker, you will assist the physiotherapy team to deliver care for outpatients following musculoskeletal injuries and orthopaedic surgery. You will provide walking aids and motivation to actively participate in rehabilitation and recovery, during group exercise and hydrotherapy sessions. There is also the opportunity to work alongside our pelvic health team, to deliver excellent post-natal care and our inpatient orthopaedic team, working with our patients immediately following orthopaedic surgery.

An important aspect of this role is your contribution to achieving high levels of infection, prevention and control management, through shared house-keeping duties and stock ordering and management.

Alongside other team members, you'll embody our proud to CARE values to contribute to a truly inclusive workplace. We're not shy about celebrating our people at the Trust and taking them with us on our collaborative, system working journey, with our partners across the local area.

Here's a message from Sharon Wood, one of our Professional & Service Development Leads in physiotherapy: "If you have experience of working in a caring role, a passion for rehabilitation, and believe your motivation can help us work with our system partners to deliver the excellent physiotherapy service our patients deserve, come and join us! I'd love to welcome you into our team".

About us

We provide a full range of district general services including urgent and emergency care, specialist children's services, maternity and community midwifery. We also offer primary care through three GP practices with eight surgeries between them. Our vision is exceptional care provided by exceptional people. Our mission is to bring our people, communities and partners together- providing patient care we can all be proud of. Your energy and participation will be critical to our success.

We are firmly rooted in the founding principles of the NHS, and we have built on this by "Leading the Chesterfield Way", and with our Proud to CARE values. This means leading with care, openness, integrity and embedding an inclusive culture. We know that people have a life and responsibilities outside of work and we offer flexibility anda whole raft of support to care for your physical and mental wellbeing. This role is hugely important to us and we look forward to hearing from you.

For further information please contact Sharon Wood, Physiotherapy Professional and Service Development Lead.

Tel: 01246 512173 or email: CRHFT.TherapyAdmin@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

04 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

166-DCSC-7463606

Job locations

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further details.

For further information please contact Sharon Wood, Physiotherapy Professional and Service Development Lead.

Tel: 01246 512173 or email: CRHFT.TherapyAdmin@nhs.net

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further details.

For further information please contact Sharon Wood, Physiotherapy Professional and Service Development Lead.

Tel: 01246 512173 or email: CRHFT.TherapyAdmin@nhs.net

Person Specification

Essential / Desirable

Essential

  • 5 GCSEs (grades 9-4 or A*, A, B, C) OR equivalent level 2 qualifications(s) AND Functional skills (level2) OR as a level 2 apprenticeship, such as the Healthcare support worker apprenticeship OR *the ability to start these qualifications within the first 6 months of employment*
  • Experience of working with people & team work
  • Experience of working in a caring role.
  • Evidence of working flexibly & undertaking a variety of tasks.
  • Awareness of disability / illness and the impact this has on an individual
  • Demonstrates clear understanding of this post.
  • Good oral and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrates clear reason for applying for this post.
  • Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement
  • Demonstrates initiative.
  • IT skills
  • Adaptable to meet service needs.
  • Awareness of abilities and limitations

Desirable

  • NVQ/QCF or equivalent level 2 in a health related subject
  • Periods of stable employment working with people
  • An interest in the care of older people.
  • Willingness to acquire new skills
  • Experience of healthcare setting
Person Specification

Essential / Desirable

Essential

  • 5 GCSEs (grades 9-4 or A*, A, B, C) OR equivalent level 2 qualifications(s) AND Functional skills (level2) OR as a level 2 apprenticeship, such as the Healthcare support worker apprenticeship OR *the ability to start these qualifications within the first 6 months of employment*
  • Experience of working with people & team work
  • Experience of working in a caring role.
  • Evidence of working flexibly & undertaking a variety of tasks.
  • Awareness of disability / illness and the impact this has on an individual
  • Demonstrates clear understanding of this post.
  • Good oral and written communication skills.
  • Demonstrates clear reason for applying for this post.
  • Compassion, Ambition, Respect, Encouragement
  • Demonstrates initiative.
  • IT skills
  • Adaptable to meet service needs.
  • Awareness of abilities and limitations

Desirable

  • NVQ/QCF or equivalent level 2 in a health related subject
  • Periods of stable employment working with people
  • An interest in the care of older people.
  • Willingness to acquire new skills
  • Experience of healthcare setting

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 (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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 (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


Employer's website

https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


Employer's website

https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Physiotherapy Professional and Service Development

Sharon Wood

CRHFT.TherapyAdmin@nhs.net

01246512173

Details

Date posted

04 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

166-DCSC-7463606

Job locations

Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Calow

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


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