Sirona care & health CIC

Specialist Physiotherapist

The closing date is 10 November 2025

Job summary

Are you looking for your next opportunity as a Physiotherapist?

The chance has arisen for your to join our Adult Learning Disability Health Service (ALDHS) based in Bristol, North Somerset and/ or South Gloucestershire. We are seeking a specialist physiotherapist to provide person-centred assessment, rehabilitation and management for people with long-term complex disabilities and learning disabilities including the promotion of health and prevention of secondary complications.

You'll get the chance to work and collaborate with our multi-disciplinary specialist healthcare team with a goal to support and make a meaningful impact to our community. This includes providing specialist, evidence based Physiotherapy assessment and interventions to our service users and their carers/families/support networks.

Posture management and hydrotherapy skills are also highly valued with opportunities to develop these and other learning disability-specific skills. We will offer excellent support with opportunities to work alongside a wide variety of professions and agencies.

Our service aims to improve independence, health, and wellbeing by supporting people in their home environment and local community - if this is something you want to be a part of, we can't wait to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

Undertake skilled and specialist assessment of service users to formulate individualised management and treatment plans using evidence based clinical reasoning skills and utilising a wide range of treatment skills and options including postural management and hydrotherapy.
Communicate effectively with the wider multidisciplinary team and case manage services users as appropriate.
Work with service users and their carers towards shared goals providing advice education and training and assessing for and providing specialist equipment.
Encourage independence and enable service users and their carers to manage their condition.
To provide specialist support and advice to other services
To devise and carry out specific exercise programmes and to assess and prescribe 24-hour postural management programmes.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas. It's time to turn your dream into reality!

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits we offer.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find as an attachment on this vacancy.

Date posted

27 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

083-7569518-SL

Job locations

Church House

2 Church Road, Soundwell

Bristol

BS16 4RH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for a full list of responsibilities and requirements for this position.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for a full list of responsibilities and requirements for this position.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
Current HCPC Registration

Desirable

Oxford Postural Management Training
Holds or is working towards a post graduate diploma / degree in professional discipline
Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and Association of Chartered Physiotherapists working with People with a Learning Disability (ACPPLD)

Essential

In-depth knowledge and experience of physiotherapy assessments and interventions
Prioritisation skills and the ability to manage, organise and delegate the physiotherapy caseload.
Able to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary and multiagency teams.
Able to interpret and explain a variety of routine and more complex technical information to a variety of audiences.
Evidence of ability to resolve varied problems using sound logic and taking into consideration relevant implications and able to demonstrate evidence of good decision making.

Desirable

Experience working in the community with adults with Learning Disability with associated mental health needs and challenging behaviour.
Experience of helping to develop team members and of seeking ways to improve services
Experienced and knowledge of professional and management practices within interdisciplinary and community settings.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
Current HCPC Registration

Desirable

Oxford Postural Management Training
Holds or is working towards a post graduate diploma / degree in professional discipline
Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and Association of Chartered Physiotherapists working with People with a Learning Disability (ACPPLD)

Essential

In-depth knowledge and experience of physiotherapy assessments and interventions
Prioritisation skills and the ability to manage, organise and delegate the physiotherapy caseload.
Able to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary and multiagency teams.
Able to interpret and explain a variety of routine and more complex technical information to a variety of audiences.
Evidence of ability to resolve varied problems using sound logic and taking into consideration relevant implications and able to demonstrate evidence of good decision making.

Desirable

Experience working in the community with adults with Learning Disability with associated mental health needs and challenging behaviour.
Experience of helping to develop team members and of seeking ways to improve services
Experienced and knowledge of professional and management practices within interdisciplinary and community settings.

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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Church House

2 Church Road, Soundwell

Bristol

BS16 4RH

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sirona care & health CIC

Address

Church House

2 Church Road, Soundwell

Bristol

BS16 4RH

Employer's website

https://www.sirona-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)