Physiotherapist

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The closing date is 13 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Band 5 Physiotherapist to join the Stamford Unit Intermediate Care Team. This is a permanent, static, full time (37.5 hours per week) position.

The post holder will provide physiotherapy assessments, treatment and advice to adult patients on the intermediate care unit. They will undertake a role in the assessment, diagnosis and formulation of therapy treatment goals as well as advising and treating patients, carers, families and staff of other agencies. The post holder will also provide support within the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) with other therapists, nursing staff, Technical Instructors, Health Care Therapy Assistants, students and other health professionals visiting the unit.

You will need a BSc/MSc/Diploma in Physiotherapy and professional registration with the HCPC, or to be an undergraduate student nearing course completion.

We operate a 7-day service so you will be required to work weekends and bank holidays.

• Represent the physiotherapy department in the inter-disciplinary team, providing advice to other health professionals.
• To supervise physiotherapy assistants, technical instructors, physiotherapy students and assistant practitioners.
• To be an autonomous practitioner being professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of their professional and clinical work.
• To undertake patient visits and attend meetings, training etc.
• Work across 7 days including weekends, weekdays and Bank Holidays
• To manage a caseload of patients.
• Using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
• To delegate appropriate work to unregistered staff within the multi-disciplinary team.
• To participate in the triage, assessment and treatment process for patients referred to the services.
• To motivate patients to work with treatment programmes and towards treatment goals.
• To provide treatment, which may include use of therapeutic electrical equipment, manual handling and therapeutic handling of patients.
• Provide ongoing reassessment and evaluation of response to treatment and adjust goals accordingly.
• To provide advice on patient care to other health, social and voluntary sector services.
• Liaise with other members of the MDT to ensure that the intermediate care service that contributes to timely and appropriate patient discharge home.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ people & Disabled people.

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

• A reliable mode of transport allowing the applicant to meet the demands of services as stated in the job description
• CSP membership

• In possession of (or working toward) a BSc in Physiotherapy
• HCPC registration

• Student placements in a wide range of NHS environments
• An ability to work independently or part of a team
• An up to date working understanding of current professional standards, codes of conduct, NICE guidelines and NHS policy frameworks
• Previous band 5 experience
• An understanding of community working within the scope of rehabilitative practice

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust