Job overview
Are you passionate about working with older people?
An opportunity has arisen for a senior physiotherapist to join our older persons’ therapy team. As the successful post holder you will be encouraged and supported to develop extended skills and advanced practice in frailty with our highly regarded, innovative and motivated Older Persons Services Team.
Our rotational post provides opportunities to work as part of the therapy team covering:
- Emergency Department (ED) & Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC)
- Older Persons Assessment Unit (OPAU)
- Older Persons wards
- Older Persons complex care wards
- Day Hospital – offering specialist clinics and community outreach
This provides therapists with an opportunity to develop a full and rich understanding of our patient’s journey, from emergency admission to their transition home to outreach and bespoke community interventions.
Expectations of the post holder would include working holistically across professional boundaries, service development, supporting and supervising junior staff and opportunities to work alongside a range of experienced professionals both within the hospital and community.
This role requires HCPC Registration and BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy
Interview: 5th October
Main duties of the job
To be successful in securing this post, you will have:
- relevant experience working as a physiotherapist covering core rotations
- Experience working at a junior level within the NHS is essential
- Experience working on an on-call respiratory rota as participation is expected in this role
- Willing to participate in 7 day working on a rota basis
- Ability to drive, hold a clean drivers licence and have access to a car for work purposes
Previous applicants need not apply.
Base Location: Bournemouth Hospital
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
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 drive, hold a clean drivers licence
Knowledge
Essential
- Good knowledge of long term conditions affecting the older person
- Understanding current legislation relevant to older people and frailty
- The interface between hospital, intermediate care and community services.
Desirable
- A sound understanding of capacity issues and ability to recognise need for formal assessment
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working with frail patients, with complex needs which require advanced clinical reasoning
- Broad experience of working at a band 5 level within the NHS, including experience in rehabilitation
- Evidence of effective supervision of junior staff
- Evidence of and desire to supervise students
- experience working within the NHS
- relevant and recent experience working in an inpatients OPS service
Desirable
- Involvement in/ leading QI projects
- Experience in a community setting
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy Degree
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of C.P.D
Desirable
- Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Postgraduate study/training related to older people and frailty
Personal attributes
Essential
- Well motivated and have an interest in older adults
- Good time management & able to prioritise a caseload
Interpersonal skills
Essential
- Demonstrate excellent verbal and nonverbal communication with an ability to establish a good rapport with a range of people.
- Ability to teach patients, relatives, carers & staff
- To be able to delegate work appropriately & Ability to work effectively in a team
language requirement
Essential
- Be able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role.
Technical skills/competencies
Essential
- Ability to assess, manage & treat elderly patients with multi-pathology conditions
- Experience of respiratory/on-call
- Skills in goal setting & evaluating outcome measures
- Ability to produce clear written documentation of intervention & reports
- Therapeutic moving & handling skills at specialist level
- IT Skills within word processing
Desirable
- Use of standardised assessments
- Ability to complete a holistic assessment which may include some Physiotherapist and nursing skills
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This advert is for Specialist Frailty Physiotherapist with University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust in The Royal Bournemouth Hospital. It is listed as a Band 6 Physiotherapist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 pa/pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 20 Sep 2026.
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