Physiotherapist

We are looking for a skilled Physiotherapist to join our team.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the delivery of high-quality physiotherapy services to student-athletes across a range of sports.

You’ll be part of a dynamic and supportive team at Team Bath, contributing to the development of student-athletes in a nationally recognised performance environment. This role offers a valuable opportunity to gain experience in a high-performance setting and make a meaningful impact on athlete development.

About the role

You will deliver Physiotherapy support to the University’s Student Performance Sport programmes and TASS, alongside other focused projects and athlete groups. This will include providing pitch/court side cover for matches and training, triage sessions, prehab sessions, individual clinic treatment time, athlete screening/profiling, as well as recording and monitoring injury surveillance data. Additionally, effectively working with coaching staff and the interdisciplinary team will be a fundamental aspect of this role.

You will work closely with the Lead Physiotherapist and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure a holistic and aligned approach to athlete support and health.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver physiotherapy services to student-athletes across multiple sports.
• To work within the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, the Health Care Professions Council and the University’s Codes of Conduct and keep documentation on all aspects of injury management in accordance with the industry standards.
• To liaise with consultants, coaches and national governing body staff who can contribute to the enhanced physiotherapy services for all our athletes.
• Contribute to the continued development of a comprehensive database of the assessment and treatment of athletes.
• Support CPD activities and contribute to cross-departmental education initiatives.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to support athlete health pathways.

About you

We are seeking someone who:

• has a qualification at degree level (or equivalent) in physiotherapy.
• has membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (MCSP) and registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• has experience of working in Sports Physiotherapy.
• understands the demands of university environments.
• is confident working independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
• has excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills.
• is committed to ongoing professional development and service improvement.

Further information

This is a full-time position, for a fixed-term until November 2027 to cover for staff absence.

Flexible working hours are required in line with sport/athlete training schedules. This will include early mornings and evenings, and some weekend work. Annual leave is to be taken in line with university semester breaks.

You are required to remain ‘accredited’ as a UKAD Advisor as a condition of employment.

An enhanced DBS check is required for this position.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact George Studd, Performance Services Manager at grs40@bath.ac.uk.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

Find out more about our benefits hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

Be Well at Bath

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Find out more about being at your best at Bath.

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