Children and Young People's Physiotherapist

NHS; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a part-time Children and Young People’s Physiotherapist in Gloucestershire. The role involves managing clinical caseloads, developing specialist skills, and providing support to other staff. Ideal candidates will possess current HCPC registration and experience working with children with physiotherapy needs. The salary range is £38,682 to £46,580 pro rata. The role requires working 22.5 hours per week, primarily on Mondays at Cheltenham General Hospital.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates awareness of supervision needs.
• Experience as a Band 5 physiotherapist in rotations.
• Participated in service development.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate clinical records.
• Produce comprehensive patient reports.
• Participate in audit projects.

Skills

Supervision skills

Clinical experience with children

Experience with rheumatological conditions

Education

Current registration with HCPC

Postgraduate clinical education

Job description

Children and Young People’s Physiotherapist

The closing date is 14 November 2025

This post is part time. The hours are 22.5 hours a week.

We are very excited to be looking to recruit a part time Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Children and Young People’s Physiotherapy team here in Gloucestershire. We can offer you the opportunity to further 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.

Main duties of the job

A Band 6 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 via various methods. The post holder may provide supervision for Band 5 physiotherapists, and support workers.

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

This is a countywide service for children aged 0-19 years. 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). The post holder will also be required to participate in cover for the Children’s Physio Direct telephone advice line on a rota basis.

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

This is a part time post (22.5 hours p/week). It will be necessary for the post holder to work Mondays, covering the multidisciplinary Rheumatology clinic at Cheltenham General Hospital.

This service is countywide. Working locations may be reviewed and changed as the needs of the team and service require. The post holder may work independently in locations away from a base at times.

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.

Job responsibilities

• To ensure accurate, comprehensive and up to date clinical records are maintained in accordance with Trust guidance and professionally agreed criteria.
• To produce comprehensive patient related reports for other disciplines or agencies relating to assessment findings and/or treatment/management outcomes.
• To follow local safeguarding and escalation policies and procedures.
• To undertake the measurement and evaluation of own work through audit, outcome measurement, the application of evidence based practice and research as appropriate.
• To identify and initiate audit projects to review current clinical practice
• To participate in the collection of data for audit purposes.
• To participate in clinics appropriate to the child’s physiotherapy management i.e. orthotics, wheelchair assessment, orthopaedics etc.
• To work to Trust and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy clinical guidelines and have a good working knowledge of relevant national standards to which quality of practice should be monitored.
• To maintain compliance with mandatory training requirements

Person Specification

Non-clinical skills and experience

• Demonstrates awareness of the skills needed to supervise other staff or students
• Experience of supervising other staff or students as a band 5 physiotherapist

Clinical experience

• Experience of a range of rotations or clinical areas as a band 5 physiotherapist, and children and young people experience as a student
• Experience of working with children and young people as a band 5 physiotherapist

Qualifications

• Current registration with HCPC
• Appropriate range of postgraduate clinical education

Clinical interest and experience

• Expresses a desire to gain specialist skills and experience in the area of rheumatology
• Has experience of working with children and young people with rheumatological conditions
• Has participated in service development as a band 5 physiotherapist
• Has participated in service development within a Children and Young people’s physiotherapy service as a band 5

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.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata