Bank Physiotherapist | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	per hour + 12.07% WTD
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Bristol, BS2 8HW
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	6 Jul 2026
Closing date:	5 Aug 2026

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Summary

Bank staff members can be offered to work within any of the rotations listed below.

A Band 6 physiotherapy post allows an experienced physiotherapist with existing broad postgraduate knowledge and skills to further develop their expertise and develop specialised clinical skills in the area of acute and chronic paediatrics. Rotations may include neurorehabilitation, general medical/respiratory, selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR), oncology, neurodevelopment, rheumatology and MSK out-patients but maybe subject to change.

Bristol Royal Hospital for Children is a Tertiary hospital receiving the most complex referrals, from both local and national centres.

A Band 3 Therapy Assistant works with registered physiotherapists and occupational therapists in their day-to-day work, helping paediatric patients to follow treatment programmes and keeping records of patient contacts. This role includes activities to support the work of therapists such as ordering/maintaining stock, cleaning equipment and inputting statistical data.

Bristol Royal Hospital for Children is a Tertiary hospital receiving the most complex referrals, from both local and national centres.

You must be an effective team player with excellent communication and organisational skills.

Bank work is available on a demand led basis and we would need candidates to have availability to deliver shifts if required.

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 Thursday 16 Jul 2026

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