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Cardiac Rehabilitation Physiotherapist
Grade
Band 6
Contract
8 months (Fixed term until 31/3/2026)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
387-SPS4353-NG
Employer
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
BRI and WGH
Town
Bristol
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/07/2025 23:59

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University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust logo

Cardiac Rehabilitation Physiotherapist

Band 6

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

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Job overview

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).

Main duties of the job

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working as part of a Physiotherapy team and/ or multidisciplinary team
  • Contributing to clinical education of less experienced staff, students or assistants
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working within cardiac or pulmonary rehabilitation

Qualifications and training

Essential criteria
  • Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
  • Health Professions Council registered
  • A variety of experience in core areas as a postgraduate physiotherapist e.g. Care of the Elderly, T&O, musculoskeletal, respiratory & neurological, dealing with a wide range of patients with differing needs
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Commitment to UHBW & Trust values: We are supportive, we are respectful, we are innovative, we are collaborative
  • Credible & mature attitude, which is recognised & respected by other staff
  • Demonstrates a commitment to own professional development
  • Committed to team working
  • Proactive attitude

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria
  • Effective communication skills both verbal & written
  • Ability to work unsupervised, Ability to plan, prioritise & delegate
  • Demonstrate Assessment, Analytical & Reflective skills across a diverse patient group
  • Ability to meet deadlines & work under pressure
  • Ability to travel between sites
  • Ability to effectively perform patient assessments & interventions, including manual therapy & therapeutic handling
  • Knowledge of clinical Governance & its application to Physiotherapy
  • • Ability to cope in a stressful environment undertaking moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carrying out concurrent activities

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDDisability Confident - two yearsVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerNHS Pastoral CareStep into healthMenopause Workplace PledgeDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldPride In Veterans

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Claire Hayward
Job title
Pathway Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0117 342 1469
Additional information

Sharon Denbury

Team Lead Physiotherapist

[email protected]

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