• Job Description

  Req#: C9327-25-0639?language=en&page=108&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are very excited to be looking to recruit a Band 5 Physiotherapist to join our Children and Young People's Physiotherapy team here in Gloucestershire. We can offer you the opportunity to start your paediatric physiotherapy career within our supportive, experienced and friendly physiotherapy team.

  The service provides Physiotherapy across the county for children and young people from birth - 19 years, presenting with a range of needs including neurological, developmental and musculoskeletal conditions. We work in partnership with children, young people, their families and carers in a variety of settings including special and mainstream schools, patient's homes and community clinics. The service also provides cover to the paediatric inpatient unit at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.The caseload of the post holder and travel required will be based on service need, and will provide opportunities to develop clinical skills with a wide range of childhood conditions in a variety of settings. We are committed to supporting CPD, and you will be supported with regular clinical supervision.

  THIS POST IS TO COMMENCE OCTOBER 2025

  Main duties of the job

  A Band 5 Physiotherapist participates as a member of the Children and Young People's Physiotherapy Team managing a clinical caseload within the acute and/ or community setting. Support and supervision will be provided by senior staff via various methods e.g. face to face contact, email, telephone etc. The post holder may provide supervision for physiotherapy technicians/assistants on a day to day basis.

  The post holder will consolidate their undergraduate clinical experience, develop their independent clinical practice and participate in continuing professional development.

  This is a countywide service for children aged 0-18 years (19 years in full time education). The service is provided in a range of settings including clinics, special and mainstream schools, special and mainstream nurseries, opportunity groups, playgroups and in the child's own home. Inpatients are also seen the Children's Centre (GRH).

  All qualified physiotherapy staff will be asked to provide cover for annual leave, sickness absence etc in both the acute or community setting.

  This post is community based and the post holder will carry his/her own caseload and at times will be expected to work independently in locations away from base.

  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

  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

  07 July 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 5

  Salary

  £29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  327-25-474

  Job locations

  Springbank Community Resource Centre

  Springbank Way

  Cheltenham

  GL51 0LG

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To ensure accurate, comprehensive and up to date clinical records are maintained inaccordance with Trust guidance and professionally agreed criteria.

  To participate in the collection of data for audit purposes.

  To produce comprehensive patient related reports for other disciplines or agenciesrelating to assessment findings and/or treatment/management outcomes.

  To undertake the measurement and evaluation of own work through audit, outcomemeasurement, the application of evidence based practice and research asappropriate.

  To identify and initiate audit projects to review current clinical practiceTo participate in clinics appropriate to the childs physiotherapy management i.e.orthotics, wheelchair assessment, orthopaedics etc.

  To work to Trust and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy clinical guidelines andhave a good working knowledge of relevant national standards to which quality ofpractice should be monitored.

  We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module Preceptorship for Healthcare (AP7026).

  Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  To ensure accurate, comprehensive and up to date clinical records are maintained inaccordance with Trust guidance and professionally agreed criteria.

  To participate in the collection of data for audit purposes.

  To produce comprehensive patient related reports for other disciplines or agenciesrelating to assessment findings and/or treatment/management outcomes.

  To undertake the measurement and evaluation of own work through audit, outcomemeasurement, the application of evidence based practice and research asappropriate.

  To identify and initiate audit projects to review current clinical practiceTo participate in clinics appropriate to the childs physiotherapy management i.e.orthotics, wheelchair assessment, orthopaedics etc.

  To work to Trust and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy clinical guidelines andhave a good working knowledge of relevant national standards to which quality ofpractice should be monitored.

  We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module Preceptorship for Healthcare (AP7026).

  Newly qualified Social Workers are offered the Assessed and Supported Year in Employment programme (ASYE) which is similar to a preceptorship programme.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
  • State Registered Physiotherapist (HCPC)

  Clinical experience

  Essential

  • Experience of paediatrics and a range of specialities as a physiotherapy student

  Desirable

  • Experience of working as a qualified physiotherapist across a range of rotations, including paediatrics

  Skills

  Essential

  • Experience of caseload management as a physiotherapy student

  Desirable

  • Experience of managing a caseload independently as a qualified physiotherapist

  Professional development

  Essential

  • Evidence of reflective practice and experience-based learning as a physiotherapy student

  Desirable

  • Evidence of reflection and learning within a continuing professional development portfolio as a qualified physiotherapist

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
  • State Registered Physiotherapist (HCPC)

  Clinical experience

  Essential

  • Experience of paediatrics and a range of specialities as a physiotherapy student

  Desirable

  • Experience of working as a qualified physiotherapist across a range of rotations, including paediatrics

  Skills

  Essential

  • Experience of caseload management as a physiotherapy student

  Desirable

  • Experience of managing a caseload independently as a qualified physiotherapist

  Professional development

  Essential

  • Evidence of reflective practice and experience-based learning as a physiotherapy student

  Desirable

  • Evidence of reflection and learning within a continuing professional development portfolio as a qualified physiotherapist

  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

  Springbank Community Resource Centre

  Springbank Way

  Cheltenham

  GL51 0LG

  
  

  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

  Springbank Community Resource Centre

  Springbank Way

  Cheltenham

  GL51 0LG

  
  

  Employer's website

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

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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