Static Senior Physiotherapist - Physiotherapy

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading teaching hospital as a part-time Physiotherapist, where you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality care. This position offers a unique opportunity to work with a diverse patient population and develop your clinical and leadership skills. As part of a dedicated team, you will manage complex cases and contribute to the hospital's ambition of becoming a designated major trauma centre. With a commitment to flexible working, you will enjoy a supportive environment that values your professional growth and well-being.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service

Discounted gym memberships

Excellent pension scheme

Free Park & Ride service

On-site Nursery

Free 24-hours confidential counselling support

Qualifications

• Significant postgraduate experience as a Physiotherapist.
• Experience in core areas of physiotherapy.

Responsibilities

• Manage Consultant referrals for various patient groups.
• Provide clinical leadership and support junior staff.

Skills

Physiotherapy

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Clinical Leadership

Education

Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy

Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council

Job description

• Part time
• Flexible working
• Compressed hours
  
  

Job ref234-24-CS2936EmployerNorfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustEmployer typeNHSSiteNorfolk & Norwich University HospitalTownNorwichSalary£37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rataSalary periodYearlyClosing12/05/2025 23:59Interview date20/05/2025

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NHS AfC: Band 6

At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare to over one million people across Norfolk and surrounding areas. Our vision is to provide the best care for every patient, and if this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team.

NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre.

Our values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do, these are:

People-focused

We look after the needs of our patients, carers and colleagues, to provide a safe and caring experience for all.

Respect

We act with care, compassion and kindness and value others diverse needs.

Integrity

We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do.

Dedication

We work as one team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards.

Excellence

We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital.

Wish you were here? So do we.

We want all our staff to achieve a balance between work and personal life and understand how important flexible working can be. We welcome applications on a full or part time basis, various shift patterns and hybrid working, where roles allow.

At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience. We are committed to being a Hospital for All being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUHs workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with diverse abilities and people within the LGBT+ community.

Job Overview

Norfolk and Norwich Hospital is a leading teaching hospital with world-class facilities, and physiotherapy is playing an instrumental role in exciting developments in the Trust. Our patients rate us highly on quality of care and having friendly, approachable staff and we are looking for like-minded individuals to join us on this journey.

It is an exciting time to join our service as the Trust is committed to becoming a designated major trauma centre over the next 5 years and investment is also being made in elective care provision and transformation.

Our team is growing and an opportunity has arisen for an experienced physiotherapist to join our Musculoskeletal outpatient team. The post will suit individuals who have worked in an acute setting, completed their core rotations (Band 5 Physiotherapist rotation programme, or similar) or already have relevant experience at Band 6 level and are looking to further develop specialist skills in musculo-skeletal outpatients.

Main duties of the job

In our substantive role you will have opportunities to manage Consultant referrals for a wide variety of patient groups requiring acute + specialist management including complex acquired conditions, trauma, orthopaedic pre- and post- op care, and rheumatology. We are also able to offer experience working with our physiotherapy staff service team, managing NNUH staff who self refer with musculoskeletal injuries or concerns which are affecting their ability to work. You will work in a variety of settings including virtual and face to face 1:1 appointments, groups and exercise classes, clinics and hydrotherapy. We will endeavour to offer you experience across a broad range to develop your knowledge and skills. The successful post holder will be required to support our weekend inpatient service across trauma & orthopaedics.

You will work with and learn from staff who are experts in their field and will have the opportunity to develop both your clinical and leadership skills working with junior staff, physiotherapy support workers and students.

You will receive supervision and annual appraisal and take an active role within your own personal development.

Please note candidate must be available for face to face interviews for these posts.

Part time: 18.75 hrs per week

Interview date: 12th May 2025

Working for our organisation

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
  
  

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

People are at the heart of everything we do. The Physiotherapy department recognises that our staff are our greatest asset and commit to investing in their development. We offer unique opportunities to work in diverse and highly specialist clinical areas within regional speciality MDTs, to attend regular training; and to engage with national audits and quality improvement projects within a supportive environment. You will work with and learn from staff who are experts in their field and will have the opportunity to develop both your clinical and leadership skills working with junior staff, physiotherapy support workers and students. We are proud to have strong links with the University of East Anglia, to develop our research capabilities and associate tutor opportunities for senior staff. You will receive supervision and annual appraisal and take an active role within your own personal development. You will be supported to pursue your professional interests, assist in the development of your colleagues and help shape our services.

• Senior Physiotherapist responsible for the physiotherapy management of a defined caseload of patients within the specialty presenting to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. See appendix for post details.
• To assess, prioritise and manage own caseload of patients, determine clinical diagnosis and treatment indicated, and maintain records as a legally autonomous practitioner. Patient presentation may be complex/highly complex.
• Work will be undertaken without direct supervision. Clinical/professional supervision may take the form of formal training, clinical reasoning sessions and occasional direct observation of practice. Advice and support is always available.
• To provide clinical leadership within the speciality including educational, professional and managerial guidance.
• To have an active role in the planning, development, coordination, delivery and evaluation of the physiotherapy service provided to patients within and out-reaching from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
• To deputise for the Physiotherapy Operational Lead or Senior physiotherapy staff as required.
  
  

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUHs PRIDE values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.

Please See The Attached Job Description For Full Details.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
• Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (UK)
  
  

Experience

• Significant postgraduate experience as a Physiotherapist in a post with broad-based rotational opportunities. Candidates should have experience in all core areas, however those offering less experience, but meeting all other criteria, will be considered on their merit
• Student or physiotherapy assistant direct supervision
• Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and multidisciplinary team
• Involvement in service improvement, audit, research and understanding quality issues
  
  

Skills

• Ability to demonstrate good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
  
  

Attitude, aptitude

• Effective role model, demonstrating NNUHs PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
  
  

The Job Description, which includes a Person Specification, provides a full outline of responsibilities and requirements for this role. Please use your supporting statement to demonstrate how you meet the person specification.

Visa and Immigration

If you are wishing to apply for this role and would require sponsorship (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer), you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job.

Travelling to work

Staff parking is available onsite; however, this is limited during core working hours. We have more capacity in the evening and at weekends and can usually provide spaces during those hours.

We look to allocate these spaces fairly. Our Travel Office have a set of criteria that staff must meet in order to qualify. If you qualify for a space, you may be placed on a waiting list if we are at full capacity.

The NNUH is served by a number of public buses, and we offer generously discounted monthly passes with First Bus & Konect.

The Costessey Park and Ride runs regularly each day from 06:30 (from P&R) to 20:45 (from NNUH) and this service is free for NHS staff. There is a regular Thickthorn P&R service as well which is free. Applications to the Travel Office are required for this service. We also have a discounted service from the airport P&R if you purchase a bundle. Please see Konect website for further details.

The NNUH host multiple bicycle racks and a salary sacrifice scheme. We also benefit from a Beryl station onsite.

If you work at another Trust site, please discuss travel and parking arrangements at interview.

DBS

If this post involves working with children or adults the application form will ask for information regarding previous convictions as you will be required to undertake a Criminal Record and Barring Check known as a DBS check.

If you are a new employee or registering with the Staff Bank you will need to meet the cost of this unless your salary is less than point 9 of Afc

NHS Service

Should you be appointed to the post we will need to establish any previous NHS service via the ESR IAT and we will accept the submission of your application as your agreement to this.

UK Registration

You will need to have current UK professional registration where this is a requirement of the role.

Application

Following candidate feedback and to reduce our dependency on paper, all our communication with you regarding your application will be by email so could you please check your e-mails (and Spam) regularly.

We value equality in our team and recruit from all sections of the community. We recognise there is a wealth of talent among people who have a disability and if you meet the minimum criteria detailed in the person specification and have a disability, you may wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme by indicating this in the relevant section on your application.

We look forward to receiving your application and if you do not hear within the next four weeks this will usually mean that you have not been short-listed. However, if you wish to confirm this please contact the person indicated on the advert.

Flexibility

Whilst every effort will be made to recruit to the post as it is advertised, there may be occasions where we consider alternative working patterns, such as part time working, or contract types, such as secondments, depending on circumstances. Should you wish to work in a different working pattern to that stated in our advertisement, please indicate this in the supporting statement to your application.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.