Senior Physiotherapist, Complex Care at Home Team
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Cheltenham, GL51 0BYView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
20 September 2026
14 days leftJob description
- Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of apossible second...
Our team consists of Community Matrons from different professional backgrounds, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Dietician, Health and Wellbeing coordinators, Care Navigators from Adult Social Care, Frailty Housing Officer and Consultant Geriatricians. We work closely together as a multi-disciplinary team within our localities to ensure the best possible outcomes for those involved with our service. This creates a shared sense of purpose, creating a truly rewarding role. Alongside your well-honed and varied physiotherapy skills you will be utilising health coaching and motivational interviewing skills to improve a person's health and wellbeing. The role is rewarding and challenging but never boring!
You will be supported by the Therapy team Lead, alongside your other therapy colleagues. You will have regular one-to-one Clinical Supervision from both your Lead within the service and one of the Locality Physiotherapy Leads.
The service is committed to your career progression, and we encourage and support CPD including Masters level modules and opportunities to develop within the service. Career progression can include clinical pathways such as Community Matron roles, all within the service.
If you have the skills and knowledge required and a passion to allow people to focus on what matters to them whilst supporting them to achieve their goals, this could be the next step in your journey.
- Provide Physiotherapy assessments and interventions to individuals requiring Physiotherapy within the Complex Care at Home service.
- Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner with support and guidance from the Physiotherapy Professional Lead and Clinical Specialists Physiotherapists within the trust
- Provide advice and support for all members of the MDT involved in the patient's care. For example, Matrons and Wellbeing Coordinators within the CC@H service.
- Evaluate progress, re-assess and amend exercise and treatment programmes as required using specialist knowledge. To refer to other specialist services as required.
The Trustis required towork in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit -https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
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.
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.
Qualifications
Essential: - Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy; - Evidence of relevant post qualification learning and ongoing development
Experience
Essential: - Evidence of a variety of experience as a qualified therapist.; - Experience of case management
Desirable: - Experience in using health coaching and/or motivational interviewing; - Evidence of a special interest in preventative and proactive care
Skills
Essential: - Must have valid driving license and access to a car for work purposes; - Evidence of excellent communication skills.
How to apply
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First seen
3 September 2026
Last checked
6 September 2026
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