Job Introduction

Join Bridge College as a Senior Physiotherapist

Location: Bridge College, Openshaw, ManchesterContract: Permanent, Term TimeHours: 37.5 hours/week (41 weeks/year)Salary: £37,802 (+ biennial increments, FTE £41,490)

Are you a dedicated Senior Physiotherapist ready to empower young people with learning difficulties, physical disabilities, and/or autism to reach their full potential? Bridge College, part of the Together Trust, is looking for a passionate physiotherapist to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team.

Why Bridge College?

• Work in a

  specialist, supportive environmentwith facilities like hydrotherapy pools, rebound therapy, and postural management equipment.

• Collaborate with a

  highly skilled teamof therapists, tutors, and support staff to embed therapy into students’ learning.

• Play a

  key role in shaping educational and developmental outcomesfor young people aged 16–25.

• Enjoy

  professional development opportunities, including CPD, mentoring, and training programs.

• Contribute to a team that prioritises

  safeguarding, inclusion, and wellbeing.

What You’ll Do:

• Assess student needs and develop

  personalised physiotherapy programs.

• Deliver

  hydrotherapy, rebound therapy, and complex physiotherapy interventions.

• Collaborate with families, carers, and other professionals to ensure

  holistic student care.

• Supervise and develop

  junior physiotherapists and support staff.

• Maintain

  high-quality documentation and clinical standards.

• Participate in

  service development and quality assuranceinitiatives.

What We’re Looking For:

• Honours degree in Physiotherapy.

• HCPC registered & member of Chartered Society of Physiotherapists.

• Experience with

  students with learning disabilitiesand working in amulti-disciplinary team.

• Strong moving and handling skills.

• Hydrotherapy and rebound therapy qualifications (desirable).

• Experience in ALD (Adults & Learners with Disabilities) physiotherapy (desirable).

What We Offer:

• Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions initially rising with length of service and up to 6 x basic salary death in service benefit.
• Occupational sick payand family friendly policies includingenhancedmaternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Reward and Discount platformoffering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
• Cycle to workscheme
• Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card
• Proud to be a real living wage employer
• Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications
• Long service awardsincluding cash gifts and extra holiday.
• Promotion of Wellbeingacross the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programmefor you and adults at your home.

If you are enthusiastic, compassionate, and committed to improving students’ lives through physiotherapy, we want to hear from you!

Apply now and join us in making a meaningful difference every day.

Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change.

Alongside an incredible team of like-minded peers, you’ll be working behind-the-scenes to support our staff, volunteers, families, and supporters. You will be helping our work happen across the charity; enabling us to care for and champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support.

Curious about us? Watch our quick career video:

The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.   

Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself).

This role will involve regulated activity.

Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience.

If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can to support you.

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