Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Therapy Technician

The closing date is 25 November 2026

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Job summary
Exciting opportunities have arisen to join our Adult Therapy Services Department in the Critical Care, Cardiac & Surgery Team as a band 4 Therapy Technician. We are a dynamic department and value all members of our team to help provide high standard quality care as part of University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.

Therapy Technicians work alongside Occupational Therapists & Physiotherapists to support the delivery of effective treatment and rehabilitation plans to enable patients to recover from illness, injury or surgery and be safely discharged from hospital. Working as part of an integrated therapy team this role involves working with a range of problems and conditions in an acute hospital environment. There will be some administrative tasks as part of the role

Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will have excellent communication and motivation skills, experience of working as part of a team, and great time management skills. Previous experience of working within a rehab role in the NHS or a rehabilitation setting is required.

When working in an inpatient setting, Therapy Technicians will contribute to a weekend service (currently one Saturday every 4 weeks, with a compensatory day off in the week) and a bank holiday service (2 bank holidays per year). A flexible approach to working is therefore essential.

About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. 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. 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 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.

Details
Date posted: 11 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 4
Salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year pa pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 387-DT1183-BB
Job locations: Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, BS2 8HW, United Kingdom

Job description
For a full and detailed description of the role please, including the person specification, please see the job description document attached to the vacancy

Person Specification
Experience

• Essential: Experience of working within healthcare and therapy teams
• Essential: Experience of working as a Therapy Assistant/ Rehabilitation assistant or equivalent
• Essential: Experience of working in a multi professional team

Qualifications

• Essential: NVQ level 3 or Foundation Degree in a relevant subject or equivalent level of experience within acute care
• Desirable: Previous experience working within the acute setting

Aptitudes

• Essential: Creative with good problem solving skills
• Essential: Co-operative, helpful and flexible attitude to work
• Essential: Able to demonstrate resilience and empathy

Skills

• Essential: Excellent communication skills with a range of people including colleagues and patients
• Essential: Understands the concepts of therapy and the enabling approach
• Essential: Ability to plan, implement and evaluate patient care
• Essential: Ability to work under own discretion in order to prioritize allocated workload effectively
• Essential: Self-motivated and keen to explore new methods of working
• Essential: Willingness to undertake appropriate training and develop additional skills
• Essential: Physically fit for Manual Handling of patients and equipment
• Essential: A good knowledge of Physiotherapy & Occupational therapy and the role within rehabilitation
• Essential: Basic computer literacy

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.

Employer details
Employer name: Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, BS2 8HW, United Kingdom

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Team Lead Occupational Therapist, Victoria Archard, victoria.archard@uhbw.nhs.uk