Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Static MSK Physiotherapists
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About the Role
We're looking for passionate and patient-focused MSK Physiotherapists to join our team. If you are looking to develop specialist skills, work with a supportive MSK team, or simply want to be part of a Service that genuinely values its clinicians, we'd love to hear from you.
This is more than just another physiotherapy role. It's an opportunity to help people regain confidence, return to the activities they love, and improve their quality of life every day.
Available Positions
- Forest of Dean - Full time Band 5 MSK Physiotherapist
- Cirencester - Full time Band 5 MSK Physiotherapist
- Tewkesbury - Full Time Band 5 MSK Physiotherapist
Good local knowledge of the County and the Localities is preferable.
Requirements
We are currently looking for physiotherapists with a Physiotherapy degree, HCPC Registration, and previous experience in a Musculoskeletal Setting, ideally within an NHS setting.
Working Hours
You will work Monday to Friday and collaborate with the wider MSK Team. Continuing Professional Development is actively encouraged and supported with opportunities to develop further.
Contact for Informal Enquiries
- Becky Westlake, Forest of Dean Team Lead. Becky.westlake@ghc.nhs.uk
- Claire Ralph, Tewkesbury Team Lead. Claire.ralph@ghc.nhs.uk
- Sherry Claridge, Cirencester Team Lead. Sherry.claridge@ghc.nhs.uk
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Please note we will reserve the right to end the recruitment early for these posts if we receive sufficient applicants.
Job Responsibilities
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner to work independently with access to guidance from highly specialised Physiotherapists within Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.
- To be professionally and legally accountable for a designated patient caseload and to decide priorities for own work area balancing other patient related and professional demands.
- To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About the Trust
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Staff Engagement and Satisfaction
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
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- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Additional Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Sherry Claridge
- Job Title: MSK Lead Physiotherapist
- Email Address: Sherry.claridge@ghc.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 0300 421 8481
Additional Contacts
- Tewkesbury: Claire.ralph@ghc.nhs.uk
- Forest of Dean: Becky.westlake@ghc.nhs.uk
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