Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (FIXED TERM 12 month secondments for internal . External - fixed term 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri between 8-4pm)
- Job ref
- 327-26-794
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cirencester
- Town
- Cirencester
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
MSK Physiotherapist
Band 6
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.
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
External candidates - 12 month Fixed term contract only
Internal candidates - 12 month Secondment
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Musculoskeletal Physiotherapists who is dynamic, innovative and passionate. This is an opportunity for a team player to join a forward thinking MSK Department that works closely and collaboratively with the wider MSK Team, MSK Advanced Practitioners and our FCP Colleagues in Primary Care.
The ability to confidently triage, assess and manage a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions is essential. This role will involve overseeing junior members of staff and student physiotherapists.
Closing date : 18th October. Depending on numbers of applicants, this date may be brought forwards.
Interview date : 11th November
Main duties of the job
The post holder will receive support from the Adult MSK Physiotherapy Manager and the MSK Team Leads, as well as profession specific support as agreed locally. The post holder will be required to provide Physiotherapy assessments and interventions to the local community (aged 16 +). They will be involved in screening and prioritising of referrals and workload daily, delegation and assignment of work and management of a caseload of clients.
The post holder will also provide support to the other members of the outpatient team including clinical supervision to Band 5 Physiotherapists. They will oversee university students in their training and assessment. Where appropriate the post holder will be responsible for representing the Physiotherapy team at relevant meetings. The post holder will be expected to contribute to projects and developments taking forward Physiotherapy within the county as appropriate.
Working for our organisation
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
- 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
- 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
- 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
- 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative
Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and working alone as a highly skilled clinician providing guidance within their specialist field
· To be professionally and legally accountable for a designated patient caseload and to decide priorities for own work area, balancing other patient related and professional demands
· To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload
· To assess patients’ capacity, gain valid informed consent to treatment and where such capacity is lacking/absent to work within a legal framework in the management of the patient
· To undertake the comprehensive assessment and accurate diagnosis of patients, including those with a complex presentation, using expert investigative analytical and enhanced clinical reasoning skills
· To use expert clinical reasoning skills frequently with no access to other colleagues
· To formulate individualised clinical management programmes utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options to plan a specialised programme of care
· To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers, other disciplines and agencies to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy for each individual patient and to ensure continuation of the individualised treatment programme. This will include manual handling advice.
· To be competent in using System one for computerised patient records and ensure notes are written up in a timely manner
- To supervise band 5 physiotherapists and oversee the training and assessment of student physiotherapists
For further information please see the attached job description for full details of the job role and personal specification
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or Diploma qualification in Physiotherapy
- Registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Desirable criteria
- Completion of Clinical Educators course
- Relevant MSK post graduate courses
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working as an MSK physiotherapist in an Out-patient department.
- Experience of overseeing university students.
- Managing a large case load of MSK patients with a variety of conditions
- NHS MSK Out-patients experience - this can include as a university student
Desirable criteria
- Overseeing the running of MSK exercise groups
- Experience of using System One or other Electronic Health Record Systems
- Minimum of 18 months MSK experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- The ability to discuss the clinical reasoning process in the management of complex cases
- The ability to facilitate reflective practice and learning in others
- Very good communication skills both verbal and non-verbal
- The ability to demonstrate an understanding of the NHS and the challenges facing the physiotherapy service
- To have a good working knowledge of relevant national standards to which quality of practice should be monitored
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Sherry Claridge
- Job title
- MSK Clinical Team Lead Cirencester
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 421 8481
- Additional information
E-mail is the easiest form of contact please.
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