Senior Physiotherapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 01/09/2026
- Closes
- 11/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Candidates needing sponsorship are encouraged to apply.
HiveMind found a sponsorship-friendly statement in the source advert welcoming applicants who require a visa. Always confirm on the source before applying.
“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.”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Physiotherapist to join the Burns and Plastics team at Southmead Hospital, a regional Burns Unit and Major Trauma Centre. The role involves providing high-quality physiotherapy assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation to patients with complex needs, including burns, scarring, and major trauma injuries. You will manage your own caseload, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to service development. The position offers development opportunities and requires participation in weekend and respiratory on-call services.
Essential criteria
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
- Portfolio evidence of postgraduate learning
- Clinical Educator Training
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate learning relevant to speciality
- Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Comprehensive clinical reasoning skills
- Comprehensive assessment and treatment skills
- Ability to identify and respond to adverse clinical signs
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Ability to develop and deliver treatment programmes for complex patients
- Ability to supervise staff and students
- Excellent time management skills
- Knowledge of physiotherapy guidelines and professional standards relevant to speciality
- Broad physiotherapy experience including musculoskeletal, respiratory and neurology
- Experience managing burns and plastics patients
- Experience of physiotherapy on-call services
- Experience of working within Multidisciplinary Teams
- Previous Band 6 experience
- NHS experience
- Service development
- Evidence of service development/QI/Research
- Education and qualifications
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
- Portfolio evidence of postgraduate learning
- Clinical Educator Training
- Post graduate learning relevant to speciality
- Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Comprehensive clinical reasoning skills
- Comprehensive assessment and treatment skills
- Ability to identify and respond to adverse clinical signs
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Ability to develop and deliver treatment programmes for complex patients
- Ability to supervise staff and students
- Excellent time management skills
- Knowledge of physiotherapy guidelines and professional standards relevant to speciality
- Broad physiotherapy experience including musculoskeletal, respiratory and neurology
- Experience managing burns and plastics patients
- Experience of physiotherapy on-call services
- Experience of working within Multidisciplinary Teams
- Previous Band 6 experience
- NHS experience
- Service development
- Evidence of service development/QI/Research
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 6d ago · Closes in 5d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
Full advert · preview
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Physiotherapist
The closing date is 11 September 2026
Job summary
We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Physiotherapist in Burns and Plastics at Southmead Hospital a regional Burns Unit and Major Trauma Centre.
This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop advanced clinical skills treating patients with the following complex needs and problems:
- acute adult burns and inhalation injuries
- scarring
- open limb and major trauma injuries
- oncology including sarcoma, skin and breast
- other conditions and injuries resulting in complex wounds or skin loss
- limb loss
Working within a supportive and experienced multidisciplinary team, you will be encouraged to develop your clinical practice, leadership skills and professional interests through a wide range of learning and development opportunities.
Want to find out more about Physiotherapy at Southmead Hospital? Watch our team in action here!
Main duties of the job
As a Band 6 Physiotherapist in the Burns and Plastics team you will provide high-quality physiotherapy assessment, treatment and rehabilitation to patients within the burns and plastics caseload as well as inputting into relevant clinics and in reaching to burns patients in critical care.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing and prioritising your own complex clinical casel
Join the community to read the full pack, responsibilities and person-specification in one place.
Your seat is reserved — activate it
CareerHive is included with your CareerHive Skool community membership. If you haven't claimed your account yet, join the community (or sign in with the same email you joined with) to unlock the full advert, the apply link, HiveMind AI interview & application suite, your private vault, and daily sponsorship alerts.