Static Physiotherapist

Job Summary Working Full Time: 37.5 hours per week This is an exciting job opportunity to work within the Rapid Response Team. This is an expanding service which provides support to patients both in the acute and community setting. This post is a permanent post within the Rapid Response Team which would be suitable for an experienced Physiotherapist with a wide knowledge base and confident and competent in timely discharge facilitation. This post is to cover a 7-day 8am-9pm service. The successful candidate will be based either at the Countess of Chester Hospital or one of the 3 Community Response Hubs (Ellesmere Port, Chester, Tarporley) with an expectation to work across these areas as the service necessitates. The successful candidate will need to be a car driver with a full licence, business insurance and access to a car during their working hours. Main Duties The successful candidate will be based at one of the locality hubs but will work across all areas to support the Rapid Response Team therapy caseload. The entire patient discharge pathway will be covered within this role. From assessing and discharging patients in SDEC (Same Day Emergency Centre) and A&E, completing discharge visits in the Community within 2 hours of hospital discharge to ascertain patient's needs, through to managing a large and varied therapy caseload within the community. The successful candidate will need to have had experience in the core Physiotherapy rotations in addition to being confident and competent in discharge planning and autonomous working within the Community setting. About Us The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations: The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population. The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000. Job Details Date posted: 08 December 2025 Pay scheme: Agenda for change Band: Band 6 Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year pa Contract: Permanent Working pattern: Full-time Reference number: 210-2025-770 Job locations: Countess of Chester Hospital, Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1UL Responsibilities See Job Description for further details. Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies. New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. 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. Good luck with your application. Person Specification Qualifications Degree in physiotherapy HCPC Registration Relevant student training course or qualification Membership of professional body (desirable) Experience Evidence of post graduate short courses Evidence of CPD and reflective practice Knowledge of current best practice in specialist physiotherapy area work Evidence of audit and/or research work Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance NHS Experience (desirable) Skills Communication skills (verbal and non verbal) Evidence of group working and team working Evidence of participation in health, safety and risk management Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance and that of others Ability to organise and respond to complex information, and work under pressure Good computer skills Good interpersonal and organisational skills Supervisory skills and/or first line management experience (desirable) Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer Details Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Countess of Chester Hospital, Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1UL Employer's website: https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab) #J-18808-Ljbffr