Senior Community Physiotherapist

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Rodborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join the Integrated Community Team in Stroud on a fixed-term contract for 9 months. The role is part-time (30 hours per week) and requires driving to cover the Stroud/ Berkeley Vale area.

You will manage a specialist caseload, supervise junior staff, and work within an MDT to deliver community rehabilitation services.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Physiotherapy.
• HCPC registration.
• Driving licence with access to a vehicle.
• Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. CSP).
• Broad clinical experience across multiple areas.
• Experience managing junior staff and rehabilitation assistants.
• Ability to work unsupervised and across MDT boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Assess, formulate, evaluate and monitor specialised rehabilitation care in the community.
• Lead and supervise physiotherapy staff and support workers.
• Coordinate and organise junior staff workloads to meet priorities.
• Provide triage and urgent response for referrals via referral centre.
• Travel between Stroud locality to deliver services as required.

Skills

Clinical experience

Team leadership

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Independent practice

Education

Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC registration

Driving licence

Membership of CSP or equivalent

Job description

Main area Physiotherapy Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 9 months (Until end of July 2027) Hours 30 hours per week (Part time) Job ref 327-26-370-A

Site Stroud Locality ICT Town Stroud Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 30/09/2026 23:59

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county .

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care . We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you ’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and w e are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality team s in all areas of the Trust .

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

Job overview

This role is offered on a fixed term/secondment basis for 9 months. The hours are part-time, 30 hours per week.

Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment.

Due to the current post holder commencing maternity leave, we have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and skilled Physiotherapist to join the Integrated Community Team (ICT) in the Stroud District on a fixed term contract until July 2027

The ICT consists of Community Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and the Home First/Reablement Team. We work collaboratively with the wider MDT within our service and our Integrated Care System (ICS) partners to enable individuals to remain as healthy and independent as possible within their own homes.

This is a multifaceted role with a varied caseload incorporating both triage and urgent response of patients referred via the referral centre, and patients from the community waiting list. The post holder will also be responsible for the delegation of work to other members of the physiotherapy team within the ICT, as well as holding a caseload. This is an ideal opportunity for an existing Band 6 or experienced Band 5 looking for a new challenge who would like to work in new ways within the Stroud area.

As you will be driving around the beautiful Stroud & Berkeley Vale area delivering our service, being a car driver is essential to the role.

Main duties of the job

We can offer you the opportunity to work in a very supportive integrated team, with access to training, regular supervision, annual appraisal and the autonomy to be a lead professional in our service delivery.

To work as a Band 6 Physiotherapist participating as a member of the community team and independently managing a specialised clinical caseload. You will also be required to manage and triage work within the Stroud Referral Centre on a rota basis.

The post-holder will be required to assess, formulate, evaluate and monitor specialised rehabilitation care packages which will involve complex decision making within the community, including Home First services and referral centre. The role can require urgent responses to priority cases and will require negotiation and co-ordination of several multidisciplinary team members to deliver specialised rehabilitation care programmes.

To supervise, train, advise, support and manage physiotherapists, physiotherapy technicians/assistants, reablement workers, students and community care workers’ performance who report to the post-holder.

To be responsible for the operational management of the team that reports to the post-holder; coordinating, allocating and organising the work of junior and assistant staff to meet service priorities.

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

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS

• Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy
• HCPC registration
• Driving licence and use of vehicle
• Membership to a relevant professional body e.g. CSP

LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

• Broad range of clinical experience across a variety of clinical areas
• Experience of managing junior members of staff and rehabilitation assistants
• Evidence of working unsupervised
• Evidence of working across multi-disciplinary and multi-agency boundaries

PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

• Able to deliver community rehabilitation and treatment of patients with complex clinical presentations
• Demonstrates knowledge of Home First pathway
• Experience of performance management

When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:

• Free car parking at many of our sites
• 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
• A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification.
• A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners.
• Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when if you work unsocial hours
• Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
• Recognition and long service awards
• Fast Track physiotherapy
• Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

If you are aged 16-30, you may be eligible for financial and pastoral support from the King’s Trust, with who we are in partnership with to support your first 6 months in role. We will pass on your details to the King’s Trust who will be in touch with you if you are eligible. If you would rather not be contacted, please let us know.

For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.

Good luck with your application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.