Physiotherapy Assistant | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,465 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 January 2026 |
| Location: | Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 9RW |
| Company: | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7649964/245-ACS2PHY-12-25 |
Summary
Physiotherapy Assistant - Band 2
Permanent
1X 37.5 hours per week
We are looking for motivated, caring individuals with excellent communication skills to work within our dynamic in-patient Physiotherapy team to deliver a high quality service to patients on general medical wards.
• To undertake specific support work to aid with the rehabilitation and mobility of patients.
• To treat patients (often unsupervised) according to set treatment protocols and individual treatment programmes as identified by a physiotherapist.
• Work with direct and indirect supervision, reporting back patient progress and informing physiotherapist of any problems.
• To assist in the general administration and equipment needs of the physiotherapy department autonomously
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 of our staff to demonstrate:
• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence
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+ & 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 specification focusses on the qualifications, skills,experienceand knowledgerequired. These documents are attached and can be downloaded.
Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility
Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunatelynot eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Health and Care Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.
We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.
This advert closes on Monday 29 Dec 2025