We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Physiotherapist to join our Adult Therapy Services Department at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, rotating across both Central Bristol & Weston sites, on a fixed-term basis.
Our rotations are currently 6 months in duration and we offer a wide range of experiences including Musculoskeletal Disorders, Trauma and
Orthopaedics, General Medicine & Medical Respiratory, Older People’s Rehab, Cardiac, Surgery/ITU and Stroke. We also offer an acute stroke
rotation that is based at Southmead Hospital and community-based ICSS.
As part of an integrated therapy service you will report to a Band 7 Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist team lead in your clinical area. In all areas you will be able to access senior PT professional support and training and development opportunities.
We operate a 7 day level of working in some teams and a 6 day level of working in other teams meaning that you will contribute to 1:4
Saturday &/or Sundays. You will contribute to Bank Holiday working and on-call respiratory rota.
We are unable to support relocation costs for this post.
We may close the advert early, should we receive significant applicants. We are unable to consider applicants who do not have HCPC registration .
To act as an autonomous practitioner, providing physiotherapy assessment and treatment, and managing their own patient caseload within a speciality team, with the support and mentoring of senior physiotherapists.
Staff will rotate to different clinical areas across the Trust. Each rotation will have clear learning objectives to consolidate and build on
graduate skills and academic knowledge.
To plan and prioritise their own workload, delegating tasks as appropriate and communicating progress with the multi-disciplinary team.
To supervise and train Technical Instructors and Students as required.
The post holder will be required to work shifts including weekends, to participate in the bank holiday rota, and contribute to a 24/7
respiratory on call rota.
Staff will need to be able to travel to sites across Bristol and Weston both during the day and overnight on-calls.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Please see attached Job description and person specification for additional information regarding the role
