Acute Respiratory Physiotherapist

Acute Respiratory Physiotherapist

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 26 January 2026

The Acute Therapy Team is looking for a passionate, enthusiastic, acute Physiotherapist to work within our growing Acute Specialities Therapy Team. Our team is split to cover the clinical areas of Front Door (Acute Medical Unit), Surgery, Medicine, Cardiology, Haematology, Respiratory and Intensive Care.

You will work alongside Junior and Senior Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Therapy Assistants to deliver specialist therapy services within patient pathways. You will have support from Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Clinical Leads. We believe passionately in team working and supporting our staff to achieve their best potential.

You will need experience in a wide range of ward based and respiratory skills to provide care for a diverse patient population. You must be able to work autonomously and as part of a team, be organised and have well developed communication and interpersonal skills. You will be expected to support the team in the training and development of junior staff, physiotherapy students and those on the on call rota.

We support ongoing individual professional training and development to provide holistic care to our patients.

There is a requirement for participation in on calls, twilight shifts and a weekend rota. We would consider job share/ part-time working.

This role is a permanent rotational physiotherapy post working 34.5hrs a week. The successful candidate will join our established Band 6 rotations, rotating between Front Door (Acute Medical Unit), Surgery, Medicine, Cardiology, Haematology, Respiratory and Intensive care.

Rota: Usual working pattern 8am-4pm. Including weekend, twilight (11am-7pm) and oncall shifts as rostered

Base

Location:

Royal Bournemouth Hospital

Interview Date: 3rd Feb

For Further information or to arrange an informal visit please do get in touch.

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

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To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

• B Sc (Hons) in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registration
• Evidence of CPD
• Member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• Fieldwork Supervision Course

• Evidence of Clinical Interventions in the Acute Setting and core clinical areas
• Physiotherapy experience managing surgical patients
• Physiotherapy experience managing acutely unwell patients
• Working in an acute and rehab settings
• Work allocation/caseload management
• Supervision of more junior staff
• Experience working within the NHS
• Student Placement Supervision
• Involvement in change and service development

• Ability to assess, manage and treat patients with complex multi pathologies at highly specialist level
• Skills in goal setting and using outcome measures
• Knowledge and skills in discharge planning and onward referral
• Skills in holistic assessment
• Problem Solving Skills
• Ability to produce clear written documentation of intervention and reports
• Therapeutic moving and handling skills
• Ability to prioritise clinical workload
• Ability working within the discharge to assess pathway
• Ability to teach and supervise junior staff and assistants

• Understanding of the pathologies…