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Job summary

Main area
Occupational/Physiotherapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
432-HR341-25
Employer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Colchester Hospital
Town
Colchester
Salary
£26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/06/2025 23:59

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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust logo

Rotational Therapy Assistant Practitioner

NHS AfC: Band 4

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.  The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

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

 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join one of the most forward thinking, innovative and proactive Therapies teams in the East of England!

This role will be working with the Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy teams across the Colchester Hospital Site. 

It offers the opportunity to rotate within therapies to clinical specialties such as Respiratory Medicine, Surgical wards, Critical Care, Orthopaedics: Trauma and Elective, Medical wards,  and Older peoples services.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic Therapy assistant to work with the team to assess, treat and complete referrals for a wide variety of patients.

You should have experience of working in rehabilitation ideally within an NHS setting, be enthusiastic and keen to work with the Therapies team to provide an excellent service. You will need to have good communication and organisation skills, be a team worker and able to use your own initiative.

The ideal candidate would be educated to Foundation degree/ level 5 Qualification in Healthcare / Sport and Exercise Science or similar. 

You will be supported by qualified therapists, working within a competency framework and will be given all necessary training for the job. You will manage your own workload and participate in team and service development.

You will be expected to work weekends, approximately 1 in 5, as part of our 7 day service.

Working for our organisation

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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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.                            

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in healthcare, fitness or rehabilitation
Desirable criteria
  • 2 years’ experience working as a physiotherapy and/or Occupational therapy assistant.
  • NHS experience in any clinical role

Quaification

Essential criteria
  • GCSE Grade C/4 or above in English and Maths or equivalent
  • Level 3 Qualification in Health and Social Care OR Foundation degree / BSc in Healthcare or sports science
Desirable criteria
  • Associate membership of CSP/ RCOT
  • Care Certificate
  • GCSE grade C/4 or above in a science subject
  • GCSE or equivilent in computer science / ICT

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of role of Physiotherapy and / or Occupational Therapy
  • Knowledge of basic rehabilitation assessment and therapy interventions, exercise prescription and monitoring
Desirable criteria
  • To have an understanding of human anatomy and how the body is affected by illness.

Personal Skills

Essential criteria
  • Good IT skills
  • Ability to work across a 7 day shift pattern
  • Good level of general health and physical fitness
  • Effective communication skills – verbal and written English
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of using NHS clinical systems
  • Experience of managing own time / delegated caseload

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Christina Richardson
Job title
Professional Lead for Physiotherapy
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07873704526
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