Physiotherapy Support Worker | Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,465 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 January 2026 |
| Location: | Chesterfield, S44 5BL |
| Company: | Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHSFT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7463606/166-DCSC-7463606 |
Summary
We’re looking for an exceptional individual who is interested in the care and rehabilitation of patients within the musculoskeletal (MSK), orthopaedic and pelvic health physiotherapy teams.
We’re a successful Trust with a strong commitment to delivering the highest standards of clinical quality, patient care and staff experience. The key to our success is simple: our people. Their experience, knowledge, passion and ideas are our greatest resource.
Your job, alongside your team colleagues, will be to deliver an excellent MSK outpatient and pelvic health and orthopaedic inpatient physiotherapy service. You will be working with our current team to ensure our patients receive timely and expert assessment and rehabilitation. With your energy and commitment to our public service, you’ll be able to make a huge difference.
We are looking for a dedicated individual, with care and / or rehabilitation experience. You must be enthusiastic about developing your skills to deliver excellent care to our patients.
As a physiotherapy support worker, you will assist the physiotherapy team to deliver care for outpatients following musculoskeletal injuries and orthopaedic surgery. You will provide walking aids and motivation to actively participate in rehabilitation and recovery, during group exercise and hydrotherapy sessions. There is also the opportunity to work alongside our pelvic health team, to deliver excellent post-natal care and our inpatient orthopaedic team, working with our patients immediately following orthopaedic surgery.
An important aspect of this role is your contribution to achieving high levels of infection, prevention and control management, through shared house-keeping duties and stock ordering and management.
Alongside other team members, you’ll embody our proud to CARE values to contribute to a truly inclusive workplace. We’re not shy about celebrating our people at the Trust and taking them with us on our collaborative, system working journey, with our partners across the local area.
Here’s a message from Sharon Wood, one of our Professional & Service Development Leads in physiotherapy: “If you have experience of working in a caring role, a passion for rehabilitation, and believe your motivation can help us work with our system partners to deliver the excellent physiotherapy service our patients deserve, come and join us! I’d love to welcome you into our team".
We provide a full range of district general services including urgent and emergency care, specialist children’s services, maternity and community midwifery. We also offer primary care through three GP practices with eight surgeries between them. Our vision is exceptional care provided by exceptional people. Our mission is to bring our people, communities and partners together- providing patient care we can all be proud of. Your energy and participation will be critical to our success.
We are firmly rooted in the founding principles of the NHS, and we have built on this by “Leading the Chesterfield Way”, and with our Proud to CARE values. This means leading with care, openness, integrity and embedding an inclusive culture. We know that people have a life and responsibilities outside of work and we offer flexibility and a whole raft of support to care for your physical and mental wellbeing. This role is hugely important to us and we look forward to hearing from you.
For further information please contact Sharon Wood, Physiotherapy Professional and Service Development Lead.
Tel: 01246 512173 or email: CRHFT.TherapyAdmin@nhs.net
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details.
For further information please contact Sharon Wood, Physiotherapy Professional and Service Development Lead.
Tel: 01246 512173 or email: CRHFT.TherapyAdmin@nhs.net
This advert closes on Sunday 14 Dec 2025
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