Senior Physiotherapist- Emergency Care | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider in Colchester is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist or Senior Physiotherapist. The role focuses on providing rapid assessments and formulating robust discharge plans for patients. You will work with various clinical teams and take a leadership role in care delivery. The position includes a 7-day working pattern with flexible hours and provides extensive training, a generous pension scheme, and health benefits. If you're passionate about patient care and continuous development, we want to hear from you.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working options

Generous pension scheme

NHS discounts

27 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Registered Occupational Therapist or Senior Physiotherapist with expertise in discharge planning.
• Ability to support patients in their own care and maintain independence.
• Experience working with diverse service users of different age groups.

Responsibilities

• Provide rapid assessments in a fast-paced environment.
• Formulate robust discharge plans.
• Work with the wider MDT to support patients into their preferred place of care.
• Take a leadership role in care planning and evaluation.
• Build relationships across clinical teams and embrace innovation.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Good self‑management skills

Experience in clinical settings

Job description

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced, motivated clinician to join our team. You will be a registered Occupational Therapist or Senior Physiotherapist with demonstrable expertise in discharge planning, supporting patients to become experts in their own care and to remain in their own homes.

Working Pattern

This post has 7‑day working, in a 4‑week pattern, with two days off prior to or after the weekend. Periods of requiring you to work 10:00‑18:00 Mon‑Fri once every 8 weeks.

Key Objectives & Responsibilities

• Provide rapid assessments in a fast‑paced environment.
• Formulate robust discharge plans.
• Work with the wider MDT to problem‑solve and support patients into their preferred place of care.
• Take a leadership role in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the care provided, and supervise junior staff and students.
• Build networks and relationships across several clinical teams, embrace innovation and integrated working, and commit to delivering excellence in care alongside other OTs, Physiotherapists, Associate Practitioners and Assistant Practitioners.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills; ability to work with a variety of service users of different age groups.
• Good self‑management skills and ability to prioritise your caseload.
• Experience in a variety of clinical settings and sound medical, respiratory and social knowledge.

About ESNEFT

ESNEFT provides 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, flexible working options, 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 offers 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.

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

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This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Dec 2025.