Main area Physiotherapy Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (maternity leave cover) Hours 30 hours per week (Part time) Job ref 327-26-370
Site Stroud Locality ICT Town Stroud Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 31/05/2026 23:59
Job overview
This role is offered on a fixed term/secondment basis for 12 months. The hours are part-time, 30 hours per week.
Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment.
Due to the current post holder commencing maternity leave, we have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and skilled Physiotherapist to join the Integrated Community Team (ICT) in the Stroud District on a fixed term contract until August 2027.
The ICT consists of Community Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and the Home First/Reablement Team. We work collaboratively with the wider MDT within our service and our Integrated Care System (ICS) partners to enable individuals to remain as healthy and independent as possible within their own homes.
This is a multifaceted role with a varied caseload incorporating both triage and urgent response of patients referred via the referral centre, and patients from the community waiting list. The post holder will also be responsible for the delegation of work to other members of the physiotherapy team within the ICT, as well as holding a caseload. This is an ideal opportunity for an existing Band 6 or experienced Band 5 looking for a new challenge who would like to work in new ways within the Stroud area.
As you will be driving around the beautiful Stroud & Berkeley Vale area delivering our service, being a car driver is essential to the role.
Main duties of the job
We can offer you the opportunity to work in a very supportive integrated team, with access to training, regular supervision, annual appraisal and the autonomy to be a lead professional in our service delivery.
To work as a Band 6 Physiotherapist participating as a member of the community team and independently managing a specialised clinical caseload. You will also be required to manage and triage work within the Stroud Referral Centre on a rota basis.
The post-holder will be required to assess, formulate, evaluate and monitor specialised rehabilitation care packages which will involve complex decision making within the community, including Home First services and referral centre. The role can require urgent responses to priority cases and will require negotiation and co-ordination of several multidisciplinary team members to deliver specialised rehabilitation care programmes.
To supervise, train, advise, support and manage physiotherapists, physiotherapy technicians/assistants, reablement workers, students and community care workers’ performance who report to the post-holder.
To be responsible for the operational management of the team that reports to the post-holder; coordinating, allocating and organising the work of junior and assistant staff to meet service priorities.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
* Diploma / Degree in Physiotherapy
* HCPC registration
* Driving licence and use of vehicle
* Membership to a relevant professional body e.g. CSP
LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
* Broad range of clinical experience across a variety of clinical areas
* Experience of managing junior members of staff and rehabilitation assistants
* Evidence of working unsupervised
* Evidence of working across multi-disciplinary and multi-agency boundaries
PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
* Able to deliver community rehabilitation and treatment of patients with complex clinical presentations
* Demonstrates knowledge of Home First pathway
* Experience of performance management
Benefits
* 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
* 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.
If you are aged 16‑30, you may be eligible for financial and pastoral support from the King’s Trust, with whom we are in partnership with to support your first 6 months in role. We will pass on your details to the King’s Trust who will be in touch with you if you are eligible. If you would rather not be contacted, please let us know.
For more information please see the attached "Additional Information for Applicants" document.
Good luck with your application.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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