Maximize your opportunities - Work in Bradford

• General Information
• Vacancies
• Contact Information
• Staff Benefits
• Professional Development
• Clinical Rotation Opportunities
• Charter Mark Award

General Information

Bradford Hospitals Trust has a great deal to offer. This page will give you some idea why we feel a career in Bradford will help your career.

Bradford is a vibrant, diverse and multicultural city, with easy access to the Yorkshire Dales, Bronteland and the South Pennines. It also has a wide range of entertainment & leisure activities.

Well Supported With Information Technology

The department has dedicated information support from a team of clerical staff and information specialists. The department also has dedicated Internet access for staff.

Excellent Equipment/Facilities

Each of the Physiotherapy departments has a wide range of modern equipment. Investment in equipment is seen as a integral part of service planning in much the same way as the training and development of staff.

Good Senior to Junior Ratio

Bradford has one of the best ratios between its senior and junior grades. This gives junior staff an excellent resource for training and expertise.

Two Hospital Sites

The Trust has two large hospital sites with a combined bed base of around 1200. St Luke's hospital is located near the city centre with the larger Bradford Royal Infirmary some three miles away.

Number of Staff

Bradford has a large Physiotherapy department over two hospital sites (over 100 staff). This large staff base offers excellent opportunities training and development.

Charter Mark 2000 Winners

The department has recently been awarded the prestigious Charter Mark award for "the provision of high quality public services". This award reflects our continuing commitment to providing excellent care to our patients.

Clinical Rotation Opportunities

Musculo Skeletal Out - Patients (including Gymnasium)

Services delivered in main hospitals, locality bases, and GP practices

• Bradford Royal Infirmary
• St Lukes Hospital
• Shipley Hospitals
• GP Practices
• Primary Care Group Localities
• Locality Chronic Pain Programme

Rehabilitation (St Luke's Hospital)

• Stroke Unit
• Rehabilitation wards
• Care of the Elderly

Paediatrics (St Luke's Hospital)

• Child Development Centre
• Special and Mainstream Schools
• Respiratory and Musculo Skeletal

Respiratory (Bradford Royal Infirmary)

• 10 Bedded ICU/HDU
• Thoracic Surgery Unit
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Non invasive ventilatory support
• Medical/Surgical wards

Orthopaedics (Bradford Royal Infirmary)

• Trauma In Patients
• Elective In Patients

Vascular (Bradford Royal Infirmary)

• Amputee Rehabilitation Unit
• Vascular wards
• Out Patients

Rheumatology (St Luke's Hospital)

• Rheumatology ward
• Hydrotherapy
• Patient education

Continuing Professional Development

The professional development of staff is one of our main business objectives, to this end we have:

• Department access to the Internet, Medline, Cochrane, Amed, etc.
• Work based learning - accredited by the University of Bradford
• Opportunities to gain Masters degree credits form in service training
• We are leading two externally funded research trails, one with laser treatment, one in stroke rehabilitation
• Structured staff development plan for all grades
• A progressive clinical governance agenda
• Individual appraisal and personal development plans for all grades of staff
• Structured support from senior staff

Staff Benefits

Excellent department social activities:

• Including Oasis weekends
• Camping weekends
• Lots of eating out
• Organised walks
• Sporting activities
• Two well equipped staff gyms
• Staff benefits schemes
• Staff councelling service

Contact Information