Highly Specialist Physiotherapist | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Colchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization is seeking a Highly Specialist Physiotherapist for its community neurological rehabilitation service in Colchester. The role entails managing neurological conditions, working closely with other health professionals, and providing person-centered care. Ideal candidates will have experience in neurological management and excellent communication skills. This is a fixed-term post covering maternity leave, offering a variety of training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Flexible working options

27 days of annual leave (pro rata)

Access to NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Experience with MND, Parkinson’s Disease, PSP, and CBS is desirable.
• Car owner and driver essential.
• Passion for patient care and service development.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the community neurological rehabilitation service.
• Lead and develop services alongside a multi-disciplinary team.
• Provide person-centred care for neurological conditions.

Skills

Experience in managing neurological conditions

Leadership skills

Excellent communication

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Highly Specialist Physiotherapist to work as part of our community neurological rehabilitation service based at Colchester General Hospital and working within the surrounding North East Essex community.

This fixed-term post is to cover maternity leave with an end date of 30th April 2026.

We are an established and respected multi-disciplinary outpatient and community team providing long-term management for people with neurological conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Motor Neuron disease, and traumatic brain injury. We also provide vestibular rehabilitation services.

Due to the community working nature of the role (working in clinics in Harwich and Clacton and home visits), a car owner and driver is essential.

You will be working alongside other Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Clinical Psychologists, a Neuro Nurse Specialist, and Rehabilitation Assistants to lead and develop services. Experience in managing neurological conditions is required, with specialist skills and knowledge in working with people with MND, Parkinson’s Disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), and Cortico-basal Syndrome (CBS) being desirable.

We work closely with other agencies including the voluntary sector to provide person-centred care. You will be an excellent communicator with proven knowledge, leadership skills, and experience working with people with neurological conditions and their families. We are looking for someone passionate about promoting and developing the service.

We are ESNEFT, providing hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, clinics, and in patients’ homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organizations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff with a wide range of training and development opportunities, flexible working options, a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days of annual leave (pro rata), and access to NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers various services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. We focus on improving our processes and removing delays for staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters through a partnership with Epic, a leading electronic patient record (EPR) provider. This digital transformation will bring a top-tier EPR system to ESNEFT, enhancing hospital life for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and eager to develop your skills and knowledge, we want to hear from you.

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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role, please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Thursday 28 August 2025.