Band 6 Physiotherapist- Static Orthopaedics | North Bristol NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 10 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata for part time roles. |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 July 2025 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS10 5NB |
| Company: | North Bristol NHS |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7252821/339-CCS2821-RUH |
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join our large and busy team as a Static Band 6 Physiotherapist in Orthopaedics.
Due to the opening of our brand new Bristol Surgical Centre we have an opportunity to join our large friendly T&O team. The Bristol Surgical Centre will cover elective orthopaedic patients including elective limb reconstruction patients. There will also be opportunity to rotate within the larger T&O team to include Trauma services as well as Major Trauma Wards.
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• Providing a physiotherapy service to the elective and trauma orthopaedic wards
• 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 programmes, provide reassurance and facilitate their care.
• Will take an active part in our weekend rota
• Supervise and mentor junior members of the team
North Bristol Trust is a major trauma centre and regional centre for elective orthopaedics with an exciting new Bristol Surgical Centre due to open summer 2025
The physiotherapy teams have well established CPD programmes and strong supervision and wellbeing support. The senior physiotherapists regularly contribute to service development and QI projects and support junior staff , students and support workers.
Please see Job description for full details of the post - key features listed below
Knowledge
Theoretical knowledge in Anatomy and Physiology, Movement, Biomechanics and Pathologies.
Theoretical knowledge of plastics and orthopaedic conditions including trauma and elective surgery
Experience
A wide range of postgraduate experience across MSK out-patients and acute orthopaedic wards.
Experience in supervision /mentoring.
Skills
To perform physiotherapeutic examination and assessment and treatment of patients with diverse orthopaedic presentations, physical and psychological conditions to provide a clinical diagnosis and to develop and deliver
This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Jun 2025