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Job overview

Are you an experienced Physiotherapist with the passion for working with older people with frailty?

Are you keen to develop on your broad clinical skills in an acute settings? 

Do you want to develop clinical leadership skills and be involved in exciting service development opportunities?

If so, then we are looking for you to join our team! 

We are a large, vibrant and friendly team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and therapy support workers with a shared vision of supporting older people to do what is important to them and to continue participating in their activities of daily living.

 This exciting post would provide you with the opportunity to rotate as a Band 6, gaining valuable experience, clinical and leadership opportunities in acute.

You will be part of the RUH’s progressive and friendly integrated therapies department, where there is a culture of promoting learning and staff and service development.

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Natalie Marroney, Physiotherapy Team Lead on [email protected]

Main duties of the job

To hold responsibility for own case load and provide a high standard therapy service in rotational posts to:

• The Frailty Flying Squad (FFS) which is a dynamic team of geriatricians, medical nurse practitioners and occupational therapists and physiotherapists providing early assessment and intervention in the emergency department and Older Person’s Rapid Assessment Area (OPRAA) to those patients living with frailty.
• The Older Person’s Assessment Unit (OPAU) and Older Person’s Unit Short Stay (OPUSS) which are our short-stay, older people’s inpatient ward for our patients who require a bed for less than 72 hours.
• The Older Person’s Unit (OPU) which is the inpatient older people’s wards where patients that are likely to require care for longer than 72 hours

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be  in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country. 

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff well-being, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial well-being. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.