About this role
Job summary
Senior Rotational Physiotherapist
Part-Time 15 hours per week Thursdays & Fridays
We are looking for an enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our team in North East Essex within the field of Physiotherapy.
This 2 day per week post will be part of our rotational scheme, (along with a post share) which includes rotations in: Acute Hospital - Medicine, Surgery, Oncology, Older Peoples care, Critical Care, acute paediatrics, stroke Unit, Trauma and Elective Orthopaedics; Community Hospitals IP's; Community rehab; MSK Outpatients; Neurorehabilitation and admission avoidance.
Staff are expected to participate in 7 day working & work on the inpatient respiratory on-call rota.
Please be aware that unfortunately we would be unable to offer more hours or the alter the working days.
Interviews will be held in person, due to the practical nature of these posts.
Proposed Interview date: 20th August 2026
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to perform safe, evidenced based physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations & complex physical & psychological conditions & deliver an individualised treatment programme from a range of options
You'll undertake comprehensive assessments of patients, including those with diverse or complex presentations, using clinical reasoning skills & manual assessment techniques to assist in diagnosis & choose from a range of treatment options to achieve the desired goal. To formulate treatment plans & recommend best course of intervention, considering patients' personal goals & objectives, to develop comprehensive discharge plans.
You will be responsible for your own caseload & for a defined area of the service, initially with supervision of senior staff then progressing towards working without direct supervision. Supervision involves regular formal training & clinical reasoning sessions, peer review & one to one assessments.
You'll be professionally & legally accountable for all aspects of your own work, including issues around consent and capacity.
To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload.
About us
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.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
BSc / MSc Physiotherapy HCPC Registered Physiotherapist
Desirable
Completion of an appropriate leadership course Completion of an approved University Clinical education course Membership of CSP Completion of an NHS Trust preceptorship program
Experience Essential
Wide range of rotational experience at Band 5 to include core areas - respiratory, ward management, Ortho / MSK and neuro/community Evidence of experience in discharge planning Evidence of working with and delegating to assistants / technicians
Desirable
Experience of supervising students clinically. NHS experience as a Band 5 Physiotherapist
Knowledge Essential
Evidence of ongoing CPD relevant to the role. Evidence of Teaching / leading of IST to other staff
Desirable
Knowledge of local community services and discharge pathways Examples of application of current evidence based practice and critical appraisal
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.
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 East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address Colchester Hospital
Turner Road
Colchester
CO4 5JL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)