Job Summary:

We are looking for a First Contact Physiotherapist to join our friendly and supportive practice in South Bristol close to the bustling harbourside and vibrant North Street.

To deliver the first contact physiotherapy service within Bridge View Medical by diverting patients from traditional GP appointments through the triaging of patient self-referrals and GP Care Navigated referrals.

To practice as an autonomous, extended scope practitioner providing a high standard of specialist (brief) assessment and advice to musculoskeletal patients across the operational sites of Bridge View Medical.

You should be able to use evidence-based principles/ current best practice and expert specialist skills and clinical reasoning to assess, plan, implement, evaluate and onward refer patients.

About our Practice

Bridge View Medical is an established practice and Primary Care Network in its own right. We have 4 sites in South Bristol with c39,000 patients cared for by a wonderful team of 150 dedicated Partners and staff. We are a larger practice with all the benefits this has to offer while still retaining a friendly and supportive culture.

We are a teaching, training and research practice and recently became the proud recipient of South Bristol Academy Teaching Practice Award for our outstanding contribution to medical teaching.

We operate a personalised patient list offering continuity of care as we strive to provide quality patient care and job satisfaction for our staff.

First Contact Physiotherapist Job Description Person Spec

Closing date: 15^th August 2026

To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to Helen Walder, HR Manager at bnssg.bvmhr@nhs.net

We encourage early applications, as we reserve the right to close this vacancy and appoint prior to the advertised closing date should a suitable candidate be identified.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.