Children and Young People's Physiotherapist
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 we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
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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
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
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%.
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
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 as
appropriate.
To identify and initiate audit projects to review current clinical practiceTo 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 andhave a good working knowledge of relevant national standards to which quality of
practice 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 criteria- Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
- State Registered Physiotherapist (HCPC)
Clinical experience
Essential criteria- Experience of paediatrics and a range of specialities as a physiotherapy student
- Experience of working as a qualified physiotherapist across a range of rotations, including paediatrics
Skills
Essential criteria- Experience of caseload management as a physiotherapy student
- Experience of managing a caseload independently as a qualified physiotherapist
Professional development
Essential criteria- Evidence of reflective practice and experience-based learning as a physiotherapy student
- Evidence of reflection and learning within a continuing professional development portfolio as a qualified physiotherapist
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
- Our Wellbeing line
- 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. Good luck with your application.
For more information please see the attached 'Additional Information for Applicants' document.