Senior Physiotherapist

NHS; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity exists for a part-time Band 6 Physiotherapist to join the Older Persons Team at a leading NHS Trust. The role involves working with patients diagnosed with dementia, assessing their physical health needs, and providing tailored treatment. The position offers professional development in a collaborative environment while ensuring high-quality care for service users.

Benefits

NHS pension

Comprehensive in-house & external training programmes

Career progression

Starting annual leave of 27 days increasing to 33 days

Staff physio service

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Essential qualifications include HCPC and CSP membership.
• Experience with Older persons and delivering exercise programs.
• Knowledge of physiotherapy policies & guidelines for older people.

Responsibilities

• Assess and develop treatment plans for Older patients with dementia.
• Maintain safety, comfort, and well-being of service users.
• Provide specialist advice and deliver treatment programs.

Skills

Clinical knowledge and experience of physiotherapy for Older persons

Reasonable confidence and competence in using IT systems

Education

MSC/BSC/Diploma in Physiotherapy

HCPC and CSP membership

Tools

Community equipment provision systems (TCES equip)

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a fixed term 0.5WTE Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our Older Persons Team on Laurel Ward at Carlton Court in Lowestoft. This is initially a six-month post to cover long term sickness absence.

Within this role you will be working using a person-centred approach alongside the MDT, including Occupational Therapy and Nursing staff. You will assess, as well as develop and plan, specialist treatment for service users with dementia and physical health care needs. You will be required to carry out moving and handling assessments with service users.

We offer a friendly and supportive environment that will equip you with new knowledge and experience that will help to further build and progress your career. We supply learning and development to meet the needs of the service users, staff, service and Trust. Being ward-based you will be able to work independently and will also have the opportunity to link in with colleagues working in Older Person's services in Norwich for peer support, as well as the newly expanded AHP Leadership team.

(HCPC registration and CSP membership is essential).

Main duties of the job

Within our service you will work with inpatients who have a diagnosis of dementia. You will use your physical health training alongside the ability to communicate and engage with older people living with complex mental and physical health needs.

• Providing specialist advice
• Practice assessor for Physiotherapy students
• Maintaining service users' safety, comfort and well-being
• Completion of moving and handling assessments, falls, balance, neurological, MSK and respiratory assessments
• Delivering 1:1 and group treatment/exercise programs as needed
• Use of community equipment provision systems (TCES equip) to facilitate transition of care during service users' discharge
• Completion of home visits and visiting care homes as needed for discharge planning.
• Working closely with the MDT to provide high quality care for service users.

You will be expected to engage with and support relevant workstreams in relation to the Older Persons' AHP Clinical Networks.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented and supportive team who like nothing better than learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong AHP networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk?The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Details Date posted

05 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year gross per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

246-GYW7180580

Job locations

Laurel Ward

Carlton Court, St Peter's Road

Carlton Colville, Lowestoft

NR33 8AG

Job description Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Some of the benefits you can expect:

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Job description Job responsibilities

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Some of the benefits you can expect:

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• MSC/BSC/Diploma in Physiotherapy
• HCPC and CSP membership

Desirable

• Background training Courses in Mental Health for Physiotherapists.

Experience Essential

• Broad based experience including Older persons
• Experience in delivering exercise programs and groups

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience of using Community equipment provision systems (ICES or Medequip)
• Experience with Older persons, Mental Health and/or Community

Skills Essential

• Reasonable confidence and competence in using IT systems

Desirable

• Manual Handling experience of complex problem solving associated

Knowledge Essential

• Clinical knowledge and experience of physiotherapy for Older persons.

Desirable

• An understanding of the policies & guidelines both local & national that can affect older people

Other Essential

• Undertake training of others

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• MSC/BSC/Diploma in Physiotherapy
• HCPC and CSP membership

Desirable

• Background training Courses in Mental Health for Physiotherapists.

Experience Essential

• Broad based experience including Older persons
• Experience in delivering exercise programs and groups

Desirable

• Knowledge and experience of using Community equipment provision systems (ICES or Medequip)
• Experience with Older persons, Mental Health and/or Community

Skills Essential

• Reasonable confidence and competence in using IT systems

Desirable

• Manual Handling experience of complex problem solving associated

Knowledge Essential

• Clinical knowledge and experience of physiotherapy for Older persons.

Desirable

• An understanding of the policies & guidelines both local & national that can affect older people

Other Essential

• Undertake training of others

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Laurel Ward

Carlton Court, St Peter's Road

Carlton Colville, Lowestoft

NR33 8AG

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

Laurel Ward

Carlton Court, St Peter's Road

Carlton Colville, Lowestoft

NR33 8AG

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)