Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Physiotherapy Support Workers to join Bristol Foundation Trust one of the UK's largest NHS Hospital Trusts.

Based at the Southmead Site in Trauma and Orthopaedics. You will play an important role in supporting patients to regain their mobility, function and confidence following illness, accidents or operations, helping them to achieve greater independence and return home safely. This post will work across our brand new Princess Royal Surgical Centre as well as our Trauma wards in the main Brunel Building.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience within a supportive multidisciplinary team and contribute to delivering high-quality patient care.

Main duties of the job
As a Physiotherapy Support Worker, you will:

• Work with a wide variety of patients across wards.
• Support physiotherapists to deliver rehabilitation programmes and promote patients' independence.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to facilitate safe and timely discharge home. Receive support and training from experienced physiotherapy colleagues.
• Gain valuable experience within one of the UK's largest NHS Trusts

The Successful Candidate Will Have:

• Previous experience in healthcare, the NHS or a similar social care setting.
• An NVQ Level 3 qualification, or equivalent knowledge and experience.
• Experience of working effectively as part of a team.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage their own workload.
• Experience of working under indirect supervision.

Want to see what it is like to work within Physiotherapy at Bristol Foundation Trust? Check out our video! https://youtu.be/Ot1qN_Ey_TM

Closing date: 19 November 2026
Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year pa pro rata (Agenda for change, Band 3)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 339-CCS7069-AR

Job responsibilities
We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialties. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered. We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services. Bristol Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Please refer to the attached Job Description for a full list of roles and responsibilities.

• Treating patients referred by physiotherapists. Tasks include organising and implementing physical treatment sessions from treatment protocols, monitoring patient progress.
• Monitoring patients response to physiotherapy programs, evaluating outcomes and adapting input as appropriate, working with patients towards their recovery and discharge
• Liaising with therapy staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team
• Supporting the administration to therapy teams with ordering of equipment data input and referral

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

Person Specification
Education and qualifications
Essential

• Evidence of literacy and numeracy skills
• NVQ level 3/appropriate level apprenticeship in care (or desire to work towards)
• Good standard of secondary education to GCSE level

Desirable

• Evidence of a continued desire to learn and develop self

Knowledge, skills and abilities
Essential

• Good communication skills, verbal and written
• Good time management including punctuality and ability to prioritise workloads
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Essential IT skills
• Ability to undertake general administrative duties
• Able to work flexibly by using own initiative under the guidance of a physiotherapist
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to teach a basic skill

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working in a health or social care setting
• Experience of working as part of a team

Desirable

• Previous experience of working as a therapy assistant or equivalent
• Previous NHS experience

Personal qualities
Essential

• An empathetic attitude towards patients
• Willingness to work under supervision and accept direction from senior staff
• Ability to manage stress
• Flexible attitude
• Work in different areas as required
• Available to work weekend duties

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. 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. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Employer details
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Southmead Hospital, Southmead Road, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS10 5NB, United Kingdom
For questions about the job, contact: Pathway Lead T&O, Kirsty Derrick, kirsty.derrick@nhs.net

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