Job overview

Are you an experienced and enthusiastic musculoskeletal outpatient Physiotherapist with Hydrotherapy training? This substantive role offers a great opportunity to lead the Hydrotherapy service, delivering high level patient care both in the water and on land, within the Brownsword Therapies Centre.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will;

• To manage hydrotherapy to ensure safe treatment of patients in and out of water.
• To be the Specialist Physiotherapist for Hydrotherapy to facilitate movement and independence for patients with a range of complex musculoskeletal conditions.
• To be responsible for planning, co-ordinating, delivering, evaluating and developing the Hydrotherapy service throughout the Trust, on a day to day basis.
• Hold an individual complex caseload of hydrotherapy and musculoskeletal patients.
• Provide supervision and training to the outpatient Physiotherapy team.
• Report on progress of ongoing service projects relating to local, divisional and trust wide objectives.
• Deputise for Deputy Head of Therapies - Outpatients in their absence.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centered care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.