Job profile
The job requirements are detailed below. Essential qualifications, skills and experience are listed in the Job Descriptions/Person Specification which can be found under the attachments section below.
Job details
Job reference
REQ001816
Date posted
26/09/2025
Apply by
17/10/2025
Salary
£42,839
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full Time
Job category/type
Occupational Health and Wellbeing
Physiotherapist
Job description
Mae'r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh.
Physiotherapist - Occupational Health
Municipal Buildings, Pontypridd, CF37 2DP
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council Occupational Health team is a multi-disciplinary team operated by Occupational Health Physicians, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Counsellors, Wellbeing Advisor, Occupational Health Technician, and administrative support. The team play a vital role in the health and wellbeing of our employees, utilising specialist expertise to deliver clinical assessments and supportive interventions to enable the employers to deliver on their health and safety obligations.
Working with our partners, managers, and employees we are proud to deliver an outstanding and forward-thinking service. Together, we support our colleagues to thrive in their roles, cultivating a culture which prioritises health and wellbeing, as reflected in our corporate workforce strategies and implemented within the workplace.
We have a fantastic opportunity for a qualified physiotherapist with a keen interest in working collaboratively within the field of occupational health, to support health and wellbeing objectives outlined in our Corporate Plan and Workforce Well-being Strategy 2024/30.
The physiotherapist will work as part of the Occupational Health team, providing fitness for work assessments, guidance and therapeutic intervention to maximise the health and wellbeing of the service users. The appointed individual will be expected to provide support to the wider clinical team ensuring the service achieve its aim to maximise attendance and health promotion outcomes, whilst facilitating internal professional governance monitoring and development.
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is a friendly, supportive, and creative employer offering generous terms and conditions including staff benefits and discounts. Staff are supported by a range of wellbeing interventions, including our Employee Assistance Programme – VIVUP and YOURCARE - a confidential system that provides educational resources, self-assessments and in the moment psychological support. All initiatives form part of our Workforce Wellbeing Strategy
This post will require the appointed physiotherapist to work predominantly from the Occupational Health and Wellbeing Unit in Pontypridd, undertaking clinical duties and health promotion activities. A hybrid working pattern may be discussed with the Occupational Health Manager.
For further information on the vacancy available please contact Johana Lai Occupational Health Manager on
Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.
In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.
An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
As part of the Council's longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.
In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.
In support of the Council's voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.