Bank Physiotherapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Bank
- Pattern
- Flexible working
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
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Role summary
Dorset County Hospital is recruiting Bank Band 5 Physiotherapists. This role is ideal for recent graduates seeking clinical experience and flexibility across various specialties. You will work across acute inpatient sites, outpatient clinics, rehabilitation facilities, and community settings, supporting service vacancies in areas like older persons wards, stroke, orthopaedics, and musculoskeletal outpatients. The position offers professional development, training, and mentorship within supportive therapy teams.
Essential criteria
- Diploma or Degree in Physiotherapy
- Registered as a Physiotherapist with The Health Professions Council or able to apply on graduation
Desirable criteria
- CSP member
- Relevant Healthcare courses
- KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
- An understanding of evidence based practice pertaining to Physiotherapy
- Awareness of national guidelines and standards relevant to Physiotherapy
- A broad range of undergraduate experience in all core specialities of Physiotherapy
- Experience of clinical practice in an NHS environment
- Experience in managing limited resources and high workloads.
- Evidence of actively participating in in-service training and MDT groups
- SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- The ability to discuss clinical reasoning in the management of cases
- The ability to identify and act upon adverse clinical signs
- Able to communicate complex information to patients, carers, other health professionals and team
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Good time management skills with ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
- Ability to self-direct learning, be critical and evaluate own learning needs, demonstrated in a CPD portfolio
- Able to provide a high standard of clear concise, written and verbal reports in English
- Ability to manage own stress and work in a stressful and unpredictable environment
- IT skills - ability to create and/or format data and/or complex spreadsheets using computerised systems
- Demonstrates excellent motivational skills
- OTHER
- Self-motivated with a clear understanding of the role
- Demonstrate professional independence
- Work across sites in a flexible manner and adapt to changing environments
- Physically fit and able to comply with Trusts moving and handling guidelines, therapeutic handling
- Professional manner and appearance
- Available for on-call, weekend duties and altered working patterns here clinically appropriate
- Car driver/owner
- Diploma or Degree in Physiotherapy
- Registered as a Physiotherapist with The Health Professions Council or able to apply on graduation
- CSP member
- Relevant Healthcare courses
- KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
- An understanding of evidence based practice pertaining to Physiotherapy
- Awareness of national guidelines and standards relevant to Physiotherapy
- A broad range of undergraduate experience in all core specialities of Physiotherapy
- Experience of clinical practice in an NHS environment
- Experience in managing limited resources and high workloads.
- Evidence of actively participating in in-service training and MDT groups
- SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- The ability to discuss clinical reasoning in the management of cases
- The ability to identify and act upon adverse clinical signs
- Able to communicate complex information to patients, carers, other health professionals and team
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Good time management skills with ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
- Ability to self-direct learning, be critical and evaluate own learning needs, demonstrated in a CPD portfolio
- Able to provide a high standard of clear concise, written and verbal reports in English
- Ability to manage own stress and work in a stressful and unpredictable environment
- IT skills - ability to create and/or format data and/or complex spreadsheets using computerised systems
- Demonstrates excellent motivational skills
- OTHER
- Self-motivated with a clear understanding of the role
- Demonstrate professional independence
- Work across sites in a flexible manner and adapt to changing environments
- Physically fit and able to comply with Trusts moving and handling guidelines, therapeutic handling
- Professional manner and appearance
- Available for on-call, weekend duties and altered working patterns here clinically appropriate
- Car driver/owner
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 13d
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Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Bank Physiotherapist
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
Dorset County Hospital are recruiting B5 Physiotherapy Bank workers. This opportunity is ideal for recent physiotherapy graduates living in the Dorchester and surrounding Dorset area who are looking to gain valuable clinical experience, develop their skills across a variety of specialties, and enjoy the flexibility of bank working.
Dorset County Hospital, in partnership with Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust, offers the opportunity to work across the acute inpatient site, outpatient clinics, rehabilitation facilities and community as a B5 Physiotherapist. The bank Physiotherapy role will support service vacancies and can be in any of the following areas.
Our 4 month rotational posts include a wide variety of specialties including:
- Older Persons Wards
- Acute Stroke and Neuro
- Stroke & Neuro Rehab Unit (Yeatman Hospital)
- Early Supported Discharge Stroke (Dorset Healthcare)
- Orthopaedics (Elective & Trauma)
- Front of House (Emergency Department & medical assessment unit)
- Acute Care (Respiratory, Surgery, Medicine and Intensive Care)
- Musculoskeletal outpatients
- Community Rehabilitation Team - bedded rehab (Westhaven Hospital, Dorset Healthcare)
- Integrated Community Rehabilitation Team (Mid-Dorset, Dorset Healthcare
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