Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapist
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7-day working 8-1800)
- Job ref
- 210-2026-408
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countess of Chester Hospital
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Static Physiotherapist
Band 5
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Working Full time: 37.5 hour per week
· This is an exciting job opportunity to work within the Same Day Emergency Care therapy Team (SDEC).
Undertake physiotherapy assessment and intervention within the Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) service and the Emergency Department (ED), managing a designated caseload of patients presenting with a range of acute conditions. The role focuses on rapid assessment, early intervention, and supporting safe same-day discharge by facilitating appropriate onward care within community services, including Community Response Hubs.
The post holder will provide a high-quality, effective physiotherapy service to patients presenting to SDEC and ED, ensuring timely assessment and treatment to support patient flow, prevent unnecessary admission, and promote safe discharge pathways.
This post is to cover a 7-day 8am-6pm service.
This post involves Respiratory Chest Physio with some on call.
Main duties of the job
- To work as an autonomous practitioner to perform therapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations.
- To communicate empathetically with patients with complex clinical presentation, explaining their clinical diagnosis and treatment programmes.
- Ensure that patients understand this and answer any queries they may have in relation to their diagnosis and treatment plan.
- To use clinical reasoning to provide a diagnosis and develop, deliver and adapt individualised treatment programmes.
- To contribute to monitoring and evaluation of treatment in order to measure progress and outcomes to ensure effectiveness of interventions and service delivery.
- To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, and that of supervised physiotherapists and assistants, and hold responsibility for own caseload for a specialist area of the service, working with supervision.
Working for our organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.
If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.
The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registered
Desirable criteria
- Membership of professional body
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of a range of clinical placement areas at student level
- Evidence of CPD and reflective practice
- Evidence of group working and team working
- Evidence of audit and/or research work
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of current best practice in specialist PT area
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
Skills
Essential criteria
- Communication skills (verbal and non-verbal)
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
- Ability to organise and respond to complex information and work under pressure
- Good computer skills
- Good interpersonal skills and organisational skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Annie Morgan
- Job title
- SDEC Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 36 6500
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