Paediatric Physiotherapist

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Flexible working

NHS discounts

Job summary

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Band 6 physiotherapist to join our community therapy team on a fixed-term/secondment basis to cover maternity leave. The role is suitable for an experienced paediatric therapist looking to develop their clinical skills with children and young people aged 0-19 across school, clinic and home settings.

Based in Colchester, the post is part-time (32.5 hours per week) with flexible working options.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and manage a varied caseload of patients with physical needs
• Deliver evidence-based interventions in line with best practice
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, families, carers, and external agencies
• Maintain accurate clinical records and reports
• Participate in service development and team meetings

Job description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 physiotherapist to join our supportive and dynamic community therapy team on a fixed-term/secondment basis to cover maternity leave.

This is an excellent opportunity for an established band 5 paediatric therapist to develop their clinical skills within a well-established service, working with children and young people aged 0-19 across a variety of settings eg special school , clinic and home settings.

This is part time 32.5 hours per week role until 29th October 2027.

• Assess, diagnose, and manage a varied caseload of patients with physical needs
• Deliver evidence-based interventions in line with best practice
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, families, carers, and external agencies
• Maintain accurate clinical records and reports
• Participate in service development and team meetings

We are ESNEFT and we provide 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, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

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

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Natalie Meghie Job title: Service Lead Email address: [e-mail]

Additional contact details Monette Dormant, [e-mail]