Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Physiotherapist

The closing date is 20 July 2025

Job summary

An exciting development opportunity has arisen to join our Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) as a Band 5 Physiotherapist within our community hospital inpatient setting at Cirencester Hospital.

We are a clinically led organisation where individuals are valued for their unique professional contribution to ensuring best patient care. Continuing Professional Development is a key priority and we actively promote and develop the broadening roles that Physiotherapists and AHPs are able to contribute.

Main duties of the job

As a band 5 Physiotherapist you will manage a wide caseload including neurological rehabilitation, falls assessment and prevention and long-term conditions working in a fully integrated MDT setting.

You will assist in the supervision of students and therapy assistants.

You will be required to provide day to day Physiotherapy assessments and interventions as part of the MDT. You will need to be able to work alone without direct supervision within your agreed scope of practice.

The post holder will be required to provide leadership and support to the Physiotherapy assistants within the MDT. The post holder will be responsible for representing Physiotherapy at MDT meetings and for contributing to discharge planning, and support planning for individuals they are working with.

The post holder will receive support from the MDT and the Senior Physiotherapists as well as profession specific support as agreed locally. You will be involved in some prioritising of workload on a daily basis, including some delegation and assignment or work to physiotherapy assistants.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

  • 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
  • 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
  • 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

09 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

327-25-581

Job locations

Cirencester Hospital

Tetbury Road

Cirencester

GL7 1UY


Job description

Job responsibilities

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
  • HCPC Registration

Desirable

  • Previous NHS Experience
  • Solid experience as a physiotherapist or the ability to demonstrate relevant experience in the field of rehabilitation. To evidence a broad range of experience across a variety of clinical areas.
  • Evidence of working unsupervised
  • Evidence of working across multi-disciplinary and multi-agency boundaries
  • CSP Membership

Essential

Essential

  • HCPC Registration
Person Specification

Essential

Essential

  • Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
  • HCPC Registration

Desirable

  • Previous NHS Experience
  • Solid experience as a physiotherapist or the ability to demonstrate relevant experience in the field of rehabilitation. To evidence a broad range of experience across a variety of clinical areas.
  • Evidence of working unsupervised
  • Evidence of working across multi-disciplinary and multi-agency boundaries
  • CSP Membership

Essential

Essential

  • HCPC Registration

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cirencester Hospital

Tetbury Road

Cirencester

GL7 1UY


Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cirencester Hospital

Tetbury Road

Cirencester

GL7 1UY


Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

OT Professional Lead Community Hospitals

Alicia Jess

alicia.jess@ghc.nhs.uk

07977070988

Details

Date posted

09 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

327-25-581

Job locations

Cirencester Hospital

Tetbury Road

Cirencester

GL7 1UY


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