About this role
Job summary Academy Health and Wellbeing Physiologist Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital | Physiology | Permanent contract | Full time Starting Salary £28,620 40 hours per week
Main duties of the job As an Academy Physiologist, you will:
Join our multidisciplinary team of doctors, physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals
Complete our in-house three-week training course.
Help promote health and fitness as part of our holistic, comprehensive health service
Deliver health assessments that support health and wellbeing goals
Support prevention as well as rehabilitation and recovery
Be passionate and caring in the service you provide, putting client's needs first
Complete our award-winning preceptorship programme during your first 12 months in the role
About us Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital
Set in over 19 acres of private woodland, Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital is a haven of tranquility and repose. Only private patients are treated at Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital, making us the only purely private hospital in East Anglia and the first within the Nuffield Health Hospitals group. We are currently registered with the Care Quality Commission for 60 beds, with areas of specialty in cataract, cosmetic, gynaecology, imaging & radiology, orthopaedics and urology & men's health Ipswich has a CQC (Care Quality Commission) rating of good.
Job description Job responsibilities Academy Health and Wellbeing Physiologist Nuffield Health Ipswich Hospital | Physiology | Permanent contract | Full time Starting Salary £28,620 40 hours per week
In this entry role to our Physiology department, you'll make a difference, not just a living. We're transforming healthcare in the UK by bringing together assessment, treatment and prevention services to provide integrated care.
As an Academy Physiologist, you'll bring a minimum 2:2 Sport and Exercise Science degree or equivalent. You've studied human physiology, exercise, biochemistry, anatomy/biomechanics, psychology and nutrition. Crucially, you know how to apply this in practice.
Whilst you will have a base location all our Academy Physiology roles are mobile, so you will be required to travel within the region of your base site.
As an Academy Physiologist, you will:
Join our multidisciplinary team of doctors, physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals
Complete our in-house three-week training course.
Help promote health and fitness as part of our holistic, comprehensive health service
Deliver health assessments that support health and wellbeing goals
Support prevention as well as rehabilitation and recovery
Be passionate and caring in the service you provide, putting client's needs first
Complete our award-winning preceptorship programme during your first 12 months in the role
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. From emotional wellbeing support and physiotherapy, to a cycle to work scheme and online GP. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.
Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.
If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.
If you are interested in multiple sites being advertised, we ask that you only apply to your preferred location. At interview stage you will be given the opportunity to express interest in other locations.
Successful candidates will be expected to attend a training camp, which is scheduled for November 2026
It starts with you.
CVs will be shortlisted after the closing date as we ensure we review all applications, please be patient as we process these. We reserve the right to close this advert early if required . Successful candidates will be expected to attend training camp.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
As an Academy Physiologist, you'll bring a minimum 2:2 Sport and Exercise Science degree or equivalent.
Experience Essential
You've studied human physiology, exercise, biochemistry, anatomy/biomechanics, psychology and nutrition. Crucially, you know how to apply this in practice.
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 Nuffield Health
Address Foxhall Road
Ipswich
IP4 5SW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nuffieldhealthcareers.com (Opens in a new tab)