Band 5 Physiotherapist - Rotational (FTC until 23 April 2027)

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

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Onsite parking

Job summary

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Great Yarmouth is recruiting a Band 5 Rotational Physiotherapist on a full‑time fixed‑term basis until 23 April 2027. You will rotate across Orthopaedics, Stroke, Acute Medicine, General Surgery, ICU/Respiratory, Early Intervention, Pelvic Health and Paediatrics, with six‑month blocks.

The role includes managing a caseload, developing skills in diverse settings, and benefiting from strong supervision, training and opportunities to

Responsibilities

• Manage own caseload in a fast-paced environment and prioritise patient flow.
• Conduct assessments and formulate, implement and evaluate treatment plans using analytical and clinical reasoning.
• Participate in team meetings, supervision of students and therapy support staff.
• Support service development ideas and engage in professional development opportunities.

Job description

Band 5 Physiotherapist - Rotational

Full-time | Fixed-term contract until 23 April 2027

We Are Pleased To Offer An Opportunity To Join Our Amazing Integrated Therapy Team At The James Paget University Hospital, Consisting Of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Dietitians And Assistants Working Seamlessly Together. Our Diverse Band 5 Rotations Include

• Orthopaedics
• Stroke
• Acute Medicine
• General Surgery
• Acute Respiratory/ICU
• Early Intervention Team/FAU
• Pelvic Health
• Paediatrics

Rotations are six months long giving you time to develop and embed new skills before transferring to the next rotational area. We have a positive relationship with our community partners enabling us to offer opportunities to experience acute and community working.

We offer excellent supervision, training and skill development opportunities within each specialism provided by supportive clinicians and also opportunities to gain skills such as student supervision, audits and service development projects.

We have a strong reputation for home grown career progression through welcoming every new team member and supporting them to settle, develop and grow. We are large enough to offer a number of rotational experiences but small enough to be able to respond quickly in delivering services in response to patient needs.

Onsite parking is available, and car shares are possible.

As a Band 5 Rotational Physiotherapist, you will be responsible for your own caseload, working within a fast paced, pressured and energetic environment. You will need good organisational and time management skills to prioritise and manage your caseload.

You will be responsible for ensuring the use of effective assessment skills to identify, formulate, implement and evaluate individualised treatment plans based on analytical and clinical reasoning skills. Assessments will primarily take place within the hospital with a holistic approach considering cognitive, physical and social aspects of each individual’s life.

You will need to have effective communication skills to ensure a successful multidisciplinary approach to patient care and be in regular discussions with a variety of people such as patients, carers/relatives, your immediate therapy team, the wider multidisciplinary team, community partners, discharge teams etc. You will also need to be able to demonstrate management of barriers to communication such as loss of hearing/expressive and receptive dysphasia/pain/fear and be able to motivate patients to maximise their potential whether it is around rehabilitation or planning safe and effective discharges.

You will also have non-clinical duties such as being a member of team meetings and peer support groups, partake in service development ideas, training and supervision of students and therapy assistant practitioners.

JPUH is a vibrant university hospital providing the best possible care to the people of east Norfolk and north Suffolk. Situated on the coast with beautiful beaches and the Broads National Park on the doorstep we are within commuting distance of Norwich City. We are the largest local employer in the area.

Service improvement: The Integrated Therapy Department is positive and forward thinking, always striving to improve services particularly in current challenging times with the COVID pandemic. Our links with the Research Department is growing with joint projects being worked on. Our therapists represent the Trust at CSP, RCOT, BOA and BGS conferences.

Personal and professional development is key. We are developing our research and innovation strategy in line with the national AHP Strategy. We will support you in achieving your career goals through our well-structured supervision and appraisal system, actively encouraging utilisation of training courses (clinical, non-clinical and leadership skills) with use of CPD funding. We also have a Band 5 peer support group with a newly established training programme.

Development of others: You will be supported to provide education to your team but also to our wider workforce. We also support development of our future workforce through our close links with the University of East Anglia, Suffolk College and City College Norwich.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Julie Power Job title: Integrated Therapies Administrator Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01493 453121

Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm