Bank Physiotherapist

Torbay And South Devon Nhs Foundation Trust; Torquay; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Training programmes

Professional guidance

Meaningful role

Job summary

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 6 Physiotherapist for bank positions across South Devon health communities. The role involves autonomous practice, leading a small team and delivering high-quality physiotherapy across varied clinical settings including wards, outpatient departments, and community care.

The post requires NHS experience, HCPC registration, and a CPD portfolio; it offers flexible working and opportunities to develop professionally, with support from

Qualifications

• Diploma/degree in physiotherapy.
• State registration - HCPC.
• Experience in NHS across broad rotations including respiratory, orthopaedics, elderly care, medical, surgical, neurological and musculoskeletal.
• Portfolio CPD with recent postgraduate courses.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely physiotherapy assessment and treatment across MSK outpatients, acute and community settings.
• Use clinical reasoning to support admission avoidance, early mobilisation, and safe discharge planning.
• Support patient flow with rapid access to interventions to promote recovery and safe discharge home or onward care.
• Supervise Band 3–5 staff and students as required.
• Provide senior leadership to the specialist area and deputise for Band 7 in their absence.

Skills

Autonomous practitioner

Clinical reasoning

Team collaboration

CPD portfolio

Education

Diploma/degree in physiotherapy

Job description

Job summary

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.

Save the date -

Please note that should you be successful in the shortlisting process you will be invited to attend an interview on the 28th September. Further details to follow.

Main duties of the job

• To providetimelyPhysiotherapy 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
• To utilise clinical reasoning to support admission avoidance, early mobilisation, and safe, effective discharge planning.
• 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.
• To work within the legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment
• To providesupport to Band 3/4/5's and students as isrequired
• You willprovide senior leadership to their specialist area and deputise for the Band 7in their absence, and take operational management of the team,allocatingand organising the work to meet daily priorities.

About us

Why Work With Us

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?

Details

Date posted: 14 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £26.70 to £42.71 an hour
Including 12.07% uplift for the Working Time Directive (WTD)
Contract: Bank
Working pattern: Flexible working
Reference number: 388-7949042-Tempsolutions
Job locations: Torbay and Surrounding areas, Torbay, TQ2 7AA, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• 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 patients episode of care.
• To undertake advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse or complex physical, psychological,cognitiveand behavioural conditionsin order toprovidean accuratediagnosis and prognosis. To formulate and deliver individualised physiotherapy treatment programmes, including patient education, provision of exercise (individual/group), and other alternative options. This includes theappropriate selectionof referrals for inclusion in a range of treatment programmes, one to onesessionsusing advanced treatment options, advanced communication,questioningand reasoning skills.
• 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 asrequired.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 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

• 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

• 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

• A clean valid driving licence. Own transport.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Torbay and Surrounding areas, Torbay, TQ2 7AA, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:
Interim Team Lead
Chloe Jarman
[e-mail]