Rotational Physiotherapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Rotational Physiotherapist at Southmead Hospital, offering six-month rotations across various specialities like Outpatients, Trauma & Orthopaedics, and Intensive Care. You will assess, treat, and manage your own patient caseload under supervision, developing clinical skills and participating in weekend and on-call rotas. It's an excellent opportunity for newly qualified physiotherapists to build a strong foundation in acute clinical specialities.
Essential criteria
- HCPC Registration
- Degree
Desirable criteria
- Post - Graduate Courses
- Clinical Educators Course
- Member of CSP
- Experience of a variety of rotations
- Experience of working in an MDT
- Experience of working in an NHS environment
- Experience of participating in Audit and evidence based practice
- Research Experience
- Experience of managing limited resources and high workloads
- Evidence of actively participating in IST and MDT groups
- Self Motivated
- Demonstrates professional independence
- Available for on-call, weekend duties and altered working patterns
- Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Clinical reasoning and identify acts of adverse signs
- Autonomous Practicioner
- Comprehensive assessment and analysis
- Experience of treating complex patients
- Teamwork
- Demonstrates good reflective skills
- Good use of IT skills
- Supervision of junior staff
- Service development including audit
- Awareness of clinical governance and implication to physio
- HCPC Registration
- Degree
- Post - Graduate Courses
- Clinical Educators Course
- Member of CSP
- Experience of a variety of rotations
- Experience of working in an MDT
- Experience of working in an NHS environment
- Experience of participating in Audit and evidence based practice
- Research Experience
- Experience of managing limited resources and high workloads
- Evidence of actively participating in IST and MDT groups
- Self Motivated
- Demonstrates professional independence
- Available for on-call, weekend duties and altered working patterns
- Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Clinical reasoning and identify acts of adverse signs
- Autonomous Practicioner
- Comprehensive assessment and analysis
- Experience of treating complex patients
- Teamwork
- Demonstrates good reflective skills
- Good use of IT skills
- Supervision of junior staff
- Service development including audit
- Awareness of clinical governance and implication to physio
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 14d
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Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Rotational Physiotherapist
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
Are you a newly qualified Physiotherapist looking to start your career in a supportive and varied clinical environment? We have exciting opportunities to join our Rotational Physiotherapy team at Southmead Hospital.
Our six-month rotations offer the opportunity to gain experience across a wide range of specialities, including Outpatients, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Older Persons Medicine, Specialist Medicine, Stroke, Neurosciences, Intensive Care, Respiratory Medicine, Vascular and Surgical services.
Southmead Hospital is a Major Trauma Centre with a 48-bedded Intensive Care Unit, providing an excellent environment to develop your clinical skills and experience.
We are committed to supporting your development. You will have access to senior physiotherapy support, structured training, regular Band 5 peer meetings, in-service training and continuing professional development. Newly qualified Physiotherapists will also benefit from our preceptorship programme.
Weekend working is currently on a 1:4 basis, with an associated non-working day. Once appropriately trained, there is an expectation to participate in the physiotherapy on-call rota. Elective Orthopaedics also operates an extended Mon-Fri service 8am and 8pm.
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