# Senior Physiotherapist, Complex Care at Home Team > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-physiotherapist-complex-care-at-home-team/397675a3-adb1-4f83-b0ea-6ffdde93503b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-physiotherapist-complex-care-at-home-team/397675a3-adb1-4f83-b0ea-6ffdde93503b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** The Independent Living Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** 6 months (fixed term/secondment) - **Employment type:** Part time - 25 hours per week (Monday - Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-03T12:13:29.888Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Gloucestershire/Cheltenham/Gloucestershire_Health_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Community_physiotherapy/Community_physiotherapy-v8271411 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8271411?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ghc.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview *Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment* The Complex Care at Home Service (CC@H) are looking for an experienced and creative physiotherapist to join their existing therapy team for six months as a secondment/fixed term contract. Our service provides proactive, preventative case management to people living with frailty and complex health and care needs. We work with adults with long term conditions that live in Gloucester, Cheltenham and the Forest of Dean. You will be visiting people in their own homes and supporting them to live well and improve their resilience. Uniquely our focus is on what matters to them and their concerns allowing us to be truly person centred. Our service covers 3 geographical areas of Gloucestershire, with some patients living in remote areas; so being a car driver and having access to a vehicle is essential to this role (mileage will be paid). The post holder will use case management techniques to prevent avoidable deterioration in people’s health and ultimately reducing the occurrence of unplanned hospital admissions. The post holder will undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner with support and guidance from the Therapy Team lead and Physiotherapy Professional Lead. ### Main duties of the job 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. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holder will: * 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 Trust is required to work in line with the Government’s 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. ### Applicant requirements 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Must have valid driving license and access to a car for work purposes - Evidence of excellent communication skills. ### 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 ### Qualifications **Essential** - Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy - Evidence of relevant post qualification learning and ongoing development ## Documents - [staff benefits - ghc (pdf, 618.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2522) - [senior physiotherapist (pdf, 624.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10586602) - [additional information for applicants (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2656) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.