Cardiac Rehabilitation Physiotherapist
| Posting date: | 23 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 July 2025 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS2 8HW |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7294353/387-SPS4353-NG |
Summary
A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
Band 6 Physiotherapists are experienced clinicians - having completed core rotations as a Band 5 Physiotherapist. The post-holder will act as an autonomous practitioner, providing physiotherapy assessment and treatment and managing their own patient caseload within the Cardiac Rehabilitation team, with the support and mentoring of senior Physiotherapists and nurses. They will supervise and train Band 4 & Band 3 Cardiac Rehab technicians and students, as required.
The post-holder will work across Bristol Royal Infirmary, Weston General Hospital and within community leisure centres including Hutton Moore (Weston) and Hengrove (South Bristol).
To provide a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi pathologies and use advanced clinical reasoning skills and formulate an appropriate evidence-based management package.
To ensure that all treatment/management plans are regularly reviewed and revised as appropriate, formulating accurate prognoses and developing comprehensive discharge plans.
To assess capacity for consent with all patients and whenever possible ensure that valid informed consent is agreed with the patient working within the legal framework. This will involve fully explaining the outcome of assessment and assessing patients understanding of the options for treatment proposed thereby reaching agreed treatment plans and goals.
The post-holder will undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and be responsible for their own patient caseload working without direct supervision. They will plan and prioritise their workload and supervise junior staff and technicians.
To maintain good working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own and others clinical practice as appropriate.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. 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 West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. 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.
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Monday 7 Jul 2025
Band 6 Physiotherapists are experienced clinicians - having completed core rotations as a Band 5 Physiotherapist. The post-holder will act as an autonomous practitioner, providing physiotherapy assessment and treatment and managing their own patient caseload within the Cardiac Rehabilitation team, with the support and mentoring of senior Physiotherapists and nurses. They will supervise and train Band 4 & Band 3 Cardiac Rehab technicians and students, as required.
The post-holder will work across Bristol Royal Infirmary, Weston General Hospital and within community leisure centres including Hutton Moore (Weston) and Hengrove (South Bristol).
To provide a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations/multi pathologies and use advanced clinical reasoning skills and formulate an appropriate evidence-based management package.
To ensure that all treatment/management plans are regularly reviewed and revised as appropriate, formulating accurate prognoses and developing comprehensive discharge plans.
To assess capacity for consent with all patients and whenever possible ensure that valid informed consent is agreed with the patient working within the legal framework. This will involve fully explaining the outcome of assessment and assessing patients understanding of the options for treatment proposed thereby reaching agreed treatment plans and goals.
The post-holder will undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and be responsible for their own patient caseload working without direct supervision. They will plan and prioritise their workload and supervise junior staff and technicians.
To maintain good working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own and others clinical practice as appropriate.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. 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 West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. 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.
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Monday 7 Jul 2025
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