Community Physiotherapist

NHS; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

A community health service provider in Tewkesbury is seeking a part-time Community Physiotherapist to deliver personalised care plans. The role offers the opportunity to work closely with multidisciplinary teams and improve patient well-being. Candidates should hold a degree in Physiotherapy, HCPC and CSP registrations, and have relevant clinical experience. Ideal for newly qualified physiotherapists, this position supports professional growth and development with competitive pay, reflecting a commitment to community-based care.

Qualifications

• Relevant clinical experience for treating patients within a community MDT.
• Evidence of autonomous working and managing caseload.
• Experience working within the NHS.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver personalised care plans.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Support patients in maintaining their health and wellbeing.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Evidence-based practice

Motivation

IT skills

Education

Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC Registration

CSP Registration

Job description

Community Physiotherapist

Closing date: 11 January 2026

Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust delivers community health services for adults & older people within multidisciplinary teams closely aligned with Primary Care Networks.

The Integrated Community Team consists of nursing, therapy and reablement teams working closely alongside Adult Social Care colleagues to provide support to people within their own homes. We work closely with GPs, local communities, acute and community hospitals and other partners to enable people to live as independently and for as long as possible within their own home. 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.

As this is a community-based role you will be required to have a full driving licence valid for the UK and your own vehicle for business use.

We welcome applications from newly qualified physiotherapists.

This role is offered on a permanent basis. Hours are part-time at 22.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

We want you: If you have a passion for rehabilitation, thrive working within multidisciplinary teams and have innovative ideas to develop and deliver personalised care plans that support people to maintain their health and wellbeing and to promote hospital admission avoidance. You will need excellent communication skills and commitment to high quality patient care alongside flexibility and resilience to meet the challenges of community working.

We will give you: A chance to work across adult integrated health and social care services, supported by clinical specialists, advanced practitioners and professional leads, to help you grow and develop your professional and clinical skills in a variety of areas, so that you can achieve competence and specialisms in your particular field of interest.

As a B5 you will need:

• Relevant experience of working as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team
• Excellent communication and IT skills.
• Experience of working in people's homes.
• Be highly motivated to provide evidence based practice.

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

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

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 people’s 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.

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

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).

this role is not eligible for sponsorship as per the Government's UK VISA and immigration rules and regulations. For more information please visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registration
• CSP Registration

Experience

• Relevant clinical experience for treating patients within a community MDT
• Evidence of autonomous working and managing caseload
• Evidence of clinical assessment and reasoning tools in practice
• Experience of working within the NHS
• Experience in the field of rehabilitation

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

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum, pro rata