Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 388-7949042-Tempsolutions
- Employer
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Torbay and Surrounding areas
- Town
- Torbay
- Salary
- £26.70 - £42.71 Including 12.07% uplift for the Working Time Directive (WTD)
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 17/05/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Physiotherapist
Band 6
Job overview
This role offers an excellent opportunity to work across the South Devon Health Community, providing high-quality physiotherapy care in a wide variety of clinical settings. These include ward environments, outpatient departments, intermediate care facilities, community locations, and patients’ own homes.
As a member of the Bank team, the post holder will be required to work flexibly across different services and teams. This position is well suited to a confident and adaptable physiotherapist who is able to work independently, while also engaging proactively with colleagues across the multidisciplinary team.
Benefits of the Role
- Flexible working to support work–life balance
- Access to the Trust’s training programmes and learning resources
- Ongoing support and professional guidance from experienced colleagues
- A rewarding role making a meaningful difference by supporting patients through recovery and their return to health and independence
This role provides a valuable opportunity to broaden clinical experience, develop professionally, and make a meaningful contribution to patient care within a supportive and collaborative health community
Main duties of the job
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To provide timely Physiotherapy assessment and treatment interventions to patients presenting across a variety of clinical specialities. Bank work placement could be across any of the following clinical care settings: MSK outpatients, acute and community inpatient settings including neuro and community settings including Intermediate care, Neuro and Community Physiotherapy
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To utilise clinical reasoning to support admission avoidance, early mobilisation, and safe, effective discharge planning.
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To support patient flow by providing rapid access to physiotherapy interventions that promote recovery, independence, and safe transition home or to onward care from inpatient settings.
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To work within the legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment
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To provide support to Band 3/4/5’s and students as is required
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You will provide senior leadership to their specialist area and deputise for the Band 7 in their absence, and take operational management of the team, allocating and organising the work to meet daily priorities.
Working for our organisation
At Torbay and South Devon, we value our people and the diverse experiences and contributions they bring. We’re proud to be an inclusive organisation where everyone is supported to make a real difference. So why not join us?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, including professional and legal accountability and managing clinical risk for all aspects of own work. Some aspects of work will involve delivery of the care as part of a multidisciplinary team. In most cases to be the sole health professional with responsibility for that patient’s episode of care.
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To undertake advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse or complex physical, psychological, cognitive and behavioural conditions in order to provide an accurate diagnosis and prognosis. To formulate and deliver individualised physiotherapy treatment programmes, including patient education, provision of exercise (individual/group), and other alternative options. This includes the appropriate selection of referrals for inclusion in a range of treatment programmes, one to one sessions using advanced treatment options, advanced communication, questioning and reasoning skills.
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To undertake, as directed, collection of data for use in service audit and research projects. To manage and undertake research in specific areas of clinical practice and service delivery using a range of research methodologies as part of MDT audit and departmental research initiatives. To make recommendations to clinical lead/manager of service, for changes to team practice. To implement specific changes to practice as required.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma/degree in physiotherapy
- State registration – current HCPC registration
- Experience within the NHS including experience as a Band 5 Physiotherapist in a broad rotational post covering a range of experience in respiratory orthopaedics, elderly care, medical, surgical, neurological and musculoskeletal conditions
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio, including attendance at recent Postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical field
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience in the core clinical areas of physiotherapy within an NHS setting – areas to include a range of respiratory, musculoskeletal, acute inpatient and elderly care, trauma and orthopaedics, community or intermediate care, neurological conditions
- Specialist expertise across a range of procedures relevant to the core clinical areas, underpinned by theory or relevant practical experience
- Experience supervising student physiotherapists or physiotherapy assistant/technical instructors/support workers
- An understanding of Clinical Governance and its implications for services, including experience of quality issues and participation in research and audit
Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in inpatient, outpatient and community settings
- Experience of decision making, time management and maintaining interpersonal working relationships
- Ability to develop and implement specialist physiotherapy treatment for patients being seen in core clinical areas
- Experience working with a strength based, person centred approach to assessment and treatment
Desirable criteria
- A clean valid driving licence. Own transport.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Chloe Jarman
- Job title
- Interim Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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