Senior Physiotherapist - Medicine

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Older persons Medicine team as a permanent static band
6. This post will work within the team covering older persons medical wards within our Southmead Operating Unit. These wards include our frailty short stay, complex medical wards and Elgar Enablement unit. This role gives valuable experience working with patients presenting with frailty and complex clinical needs. You will have the opportunity to develop your expertise, utilising a wide range of skills, within older persons medicine at one of the region's leading tertiary and major trauma centers.

Opportunities include developing wider clinical skills in the management of older adults, building on leadership skills, deputising for clinical leads when required, leading on quality improvement projects and working with wider MDT on improving pathways for older adults.

The core hours for the post are 08:00-16:00 Monday-Friday. The post holder will contribute to bank holiday and weekend rosters.

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• Providing a physiotherapy service to the wards covered by the older persons medicine team
• Working effectively with all team members within the physiotherapy service, NBT and outside agencies to provide information about physiotherapy treatment.
• Communicate effectively with patients and Carers to progress treatment programs, provide reassurance and facilitate their care.
• Will take an active part in our weekend rota
• Supervise and mentor junior members of the team
• Deputises when required in absence for clinical leads
• Work with clinical leads to develop networks with other local hospitals and teams working on existing pathways and establishing new ones as required.

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 Westhas 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.

Date posted: 07 September 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 339-CCS
1330-LGG

Job locations: Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB
, United Kingdom

Please see Job description for full details of the post - key features listed below

• Theoretical knowledge in Anatomy and Physiology, Movement, Biomechanics and Pathologies.
• Theoretical knowledge of impact of chronic conditions on patients physical presentation.
• Has specialised knowledge in frailty including practical skills in the management of conditions commonly seen with frailty syndromes.
• Knowledge of a range of physiotherapy assessment skills

• A wide range of postgraduate experience across core rotational areas at band five and six level
• Experience in supervision /mentoring.
• Experience in working with patients living with frailty
• Experience of presenting information,…