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%.

 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.