Job overview
We are looking to recruit an experienced Physiotherapist to join our South Glos Later Life Therapies Team offering Physiotherapy to people in their own homes in the community receiving a mental health service from AWP, as well as contributing to the inpatient team on Aspen Ward, Callington Road Hospital. Referrals are primarily from the community mental health team for older adults, who offer a service to people over 65 as well as frailer younger adults or those with a dementia diagnosis. We also see people under the care of the Memory Service and the Specialised Care Home and Enhanced Dementia Service (SCHEDS).
This is a rewarding and varied role with opportunities for personal development and contributing to service development initiatives. You will work alongside an experienced Physiotherapy colleague and the wider Physiotherapy inpatient hub based at Callington Road Hospital. Support, networking and CPD opportunities are also offered across the wider Physiotherapy team trust-wide.
The team covers the whole of South Gloucestershire and the inpatient ward in Brislington, Bristol therefore driving license is essential for this role.
Right to Work in the UK: Please note this role is 30 hours a week therefore unfortunately the income does not meet the minimum pay threshold for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application, as the organisation is unable to support sponsorship for this post.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the job involves providing specialist physiotherapy assessment and interventions to identified service users in the South Gloucestershire Later Life service. The physiotherapy service uses physical means and approaches to promote, maintain and restore physical, psychological and social well-being. This includes balance, postural, strength and movement advice, providing falls assessment and falls prevention advice, assessing for walking aids and other specialist equipment, and pain management.
Visiting services users in their homes involves environment and safety assessments and providing support and advice to families and carers. Additionally it involves liaising with community team members and other services, together with referring to relevant community groups and activities. The role includes some input and advice to local care homes and providing, and supporting physiotherapy students with opportunity to support the role-emerging placements.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached documents - Job Description and Key Local Information for more details for the post.
Person specification
Other Requirements
Essential
- Able to work independently in an autonomous lone working role.
- Able to work in accordance with trust values and behaviours
- Independently mobile across geographical area.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Be able to demonstrate the application of physiotherapeutic interventions in a variety of settings
- Highly developed communication skills – (both in writing and verbally) for the client groups.
- Able to demonstrate highly effective clinical knowledge and apply it within the supervision process
- IT skills , basic keyboard
Desirable
- Experience of supervising undergraduate Physiotherapy students.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Significant demonstrable post registration experience functioning as a Band 5 practitioner
- Assessing and carrying out therapeutic interventions to the client group
- Knowledge of specific requirements to meet the needs of those with mental health conditions or learning disabilities.
- An understanding of multi professional team working and an ability to promote the role of the Physiotherapist within that.
- Knowledge and understanding of dementia and mental health conditions.
Desirable
- Significant experience of working with clients in community setting.
- Significant experience working with older adults in a mental health setting.
- Experience of working in the NHS post qualification at Band 5 or higher.
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Member of the Health Care Profession Council.
Desirable
- Clinical educator or willing to undertake further training
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This advert is for Band 6 Physiotherapist - Bristol (South Gloucestershire) with Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust Partnership NHS Trust in Bath, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Physiotherapist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 02 Jul 2026.
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