Main area Community Physiotherapist Grade Band 5 Contract 10 months (10 months fixed term maternity cover) Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job ref 327-26-247-A
Site ICT Forest of Dean and Tewkesbury, Ow Bist Town Cinderford Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 31/05/2026 23:59
We deliver community health services for adults & older people within multidisciplinary teams closely aligned with Primary Care Networks.
Job overview
This role is offered as part-time maternity cover for 10 months. The hours of work are 22.5 per week.
As this is a community-based role you will be required to have a full driving licence valid for the UK and your own vehicle for business use.
We welcome applications from newly qualified physiotherapists.
Main duties of the job
We want you: If you have a passion for rehabilitation, thrive working within multidisciplinary teams and have innovative ideas to develop and deliver personalised care plans that support people to maintain their health and wellbeing and to promote hospital admission avoidance. You will need excellent communication skills and commitment to high quality patient care alongside flexibility and resilience to meet the challenges of community working.
We will give you: A chance to work across adult integrated health and social care services, supported by Clinical specialists, Advanced Practitioners and Professional Leads, to help you grow and develop your professional and clinical skills in a variety of areas, so that you can achieve competence and specialisms in your particular field of interest.
As a B5 you will need:
* Relevant experience of working as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team
* Excellent communication and IT skills.
* Experience of working in people’s homes
* Be highly motivated to provide evidence based practice.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module “Preceptorship for Healthcare” (AP7026).
* Relevant clinical experience for treating patients within a community MDT
* Evidence of autonomous working and managing caseload
* Evidence of clinical assessment and reasoning tools in practice
* Experience of working within the NHS
* Experience in the field of rehabilitation
When joining us, as well as becoming part of a team that makes a difference, we also offer:
* 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.
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
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 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.
Good luck with your application.
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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.
Name Holly James
Job title Community Physiotherapy Lead Forest and TNS ICT
Email address Holly.James@ghc.nhs.uk
Telephone number 0300 4217944
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