Senior Physiotherapist - Trauma and Orthopaedics

NHS; Norwich; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

Job summary

It is an exciting time to join our service with the Trust committed to becoming a designated major trauma centre over the next 5 years and to the opening of a new dedicated orthopaedic surgery unit in April 2024, transforming our elective care provision.

As a result, our Physiotherapy service is growing, with the opportunity for experienced physiotherapists to join our Trauma and Orthopaedic team. The post will suit those who have worked in an acute setting, completed their core rotations (on a Band 5 Physiotherapist rotation programme or similar) or already have experience at Band 6 and are looking to develop specialist skills in the field of Trauma and Orthopaedics.

We are willing to consider recruiting to this role as a development post to support you to progress from B5 to B6 through successful completion of outstanding clinical areas/skills to be discussed on successful recruitment. We are willing to consider supporting fixed term or secondment options if substantive posts are not filled.

Your weekday pattern will include long days (08:00-20:00), early (starting at 08:00) and late (ending at 20:00) shifts, and we will require your flexibility to meet service needs.

You will be required to demonstrate and maintain skills for weekend and respiratory on-call provision and will fulfil 7-day working requirements through our orthopaedic weekend and bank holiday roster.

Candidates will need to be available for face-to-face interviews - we are unable to offer virtual interviews.

Main duties of the job

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.

Strong links with the UEA include associate tutor opportunities for senior staff in addition to providing a full student placement programme. This post provides a variety of clinical experiences within the specialty and multiple opportunities for professional and personal development.

• Responsible for the physiotherapy management of a defined caseload of patients within the specialty presenting to the NNUHFT.
• 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.
• Provide clinical leadership within the speciality including educational, professional and managerial guidance.
• 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 NNUHFT.
• Deputise for the Physiotherapy Operational Lead or Senior physiotherapy staff as required.

About us

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

Date posted: 15 April 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 5

Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number: 234-24-CS2315

Job responsibilities

• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work.
• To maintain a high standard of clinical care for patients under your management.
• To accept clinical responsibility for a defined caseload of patients and to organise this efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.
• To use communication tools (verbal and non-verbal) and assess understanding of treatment proposals to gain valid informed consent. With support, to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.
• To collect relevant patient information from a variety of sources e.g. radiology imaging systems, other investigations to assist with clinical prioritisation and patient management. This may also include ward handovers, observation charts, medical and nursing records etc.
• To undertake the comprehensive specialist assessment of patients using investigative and analytical skills.
• To make a clinical diagnosis based on presenting signs and symptoms.
• To formulate an individual management and/or treatment programme using clinical reasoning and a wide range of treatment skills and options.
• To maintain accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date clinical records in line with legal and departmental requirements.

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
• Registration with the Health Professions Council (UK)

Experience Essential

• 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
• Involvement in audit, research and understanding quality issues

Skills Essential

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

Attitude, aptitude Essential

• Awareness of self - strengths and weaknesses
• Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
• Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Address: Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UY

Employer's website: https://teamnnuh.co.uk/