# Band 6 Physiotherapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-physiotherapist/42a433e0-192a-4063-9fbc-c91d477d3029 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-physiotherapist/42a433e0-192a-4063-9fbc-c91d477d3029.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Bolton NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Bolton Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Salary:** £39959.00 to £48117.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 32 hours per week (May be required to work weekends depending on the needs of the service.) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-11T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-28T08:42:55.476Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8254190 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8254190?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.boltonft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a forward thinking dynamic Physiotherapist to join the Bedded Intermediate Care Units. Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Bolton Council work in partnership to provide patient focused care in residential units in the community. This role will involve working in our Intermediate care beds and Community Beds( Discharge to Assess Beds) to ensure the delivery of a safe and high quality service. Bolton Intermediate Care focuses on the prevention of unnecessary hospital admission, effective discharge from hospital and promotion of independence, especially for the older person. We have a large and comprehensive multi-disciplinary team that covers 3 units across Bolton area. ### Main duties of the job The position we are recruiting to will be part of the Intermediate Care therapy team , the team consists of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists as well as Therapy Assistants. The successful candidate will be expected to rotate across the bed base units and Discharge to assess beds provision to ensure the needs of the service are met. The successful candidate will work as part of a health and social care multidisciplinary team comprising of medics, pharmacists, social workers and nurses. Candidates will have recent and relevant post registration experience and an interest in elderly rehabilitation in an acute and community rehabilitation setting. They should also be able to evidence recent self-directed learning and development. Candidates will need to be able to travel to meet the needs of this post and will therefore need access to a vehicle for work. The post will provide an excellent opportunity for individuals that enjoy working as part of a close multi-disciplinary/multi agency team. We value regular appraisal and supervision and ensure personal and professional development opportunities are available. You must have a genuine interest in working with older people, be self-motivated, enthusiastic, resourceful and comfortable working in a changing environment. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further details about this job role please see the attached job description and person specification. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via the details below. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - - Ability to work flexibly and travel across the service footprint to meet business needs - - Able to work under pressure and constantly respond and adapt to frequent changes in circumstances. ### Skills **Essential** - - Ability to communicate highly complex pathologies and diagnostic reasoning to all levels in the medical and non-medical field at the appropriate level. - - Able to undertake assessment in difficult complex situations - - Sound knowledge of psycho-social problems and ability to gain patient confidence and co-operation. - - Able to work independently as lead specialist, demonstrating good leadership skills. ### Knowledge **Essential** - - Understanding of clinical governance framework and implications for practice including audit and research governance. - - Understanding of current NHS/government policy/Public Health/NICE guidelines on organisational change and the ability to adapt these appropriately to local service needs through publication of documents. - - Change management skills ### Experience **Essential** - - Treatment of a broad range of conditions relating to clinical speciality - - Evidence of leading and implementing clinical change - - Supervision and/or mentoring of staff/students. - - Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency collaborative working. ### Qualifications **Essential** - - Degree or equivalent in Physiotherapy - - Current professional registration as a Physiotherapist ## Documents - [open letter (pdf, 235.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2681) - [applicants with a disability (pdf, 207.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1983) - [jd - band 6 specialist physiotherapist (pdf, 367.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10567023) - [ps - band 6 specialist physiotherapist (pdf, 367.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10567024) - [welcome to bolton nhs foundation trust (pdf, 774.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3041) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.