Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR724-25
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester Hospital
- Town
- Colchester
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Physiotherapist - ESEOC
NHS AfC: Band 5
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
Essex and Suffolk Elective Orthopaedic Centre (ESEOC), situated in the Dame Clare Marx Building opened at the end of 2024. This cutting-edge facility specializes in elective Orthopaedic surgery and Orthopaedic day cases.
With eight laminar flow theatres, three wards, recovery facilities, and comprehensive support services, ESEOC is poised to become one of the largest centres of its kind in Europe. The Centre is committed to delivering high-volume, low-complexity cases locally, fostering excellence, and contributing to education, training, and research in the field.
We are looking for a physiotherapist to join the new service and work as part of our Orthopaedic physiotherapy team.
We provide a 7 day service, with extended hours 8:00 - 20:00 6 days a week. Applicants must be able to commit to a varied shift pattern of either a mixture of early and late shifts or predominately long days.
Main duties of the job
- To gain experience and develop skills and knowledge in Orthopaedic physiotherapy within the acute setting
- Understanding an contributing to the orthopaedic physiotherapy pathways.
- To manage own caseload of patients, seeking advice and problem solving from senior staff when required.
- To link in with the MDT in ESEOC to contribute to the care of elective patients
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
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc / MSc Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registered Physiotherapist
Desirable criteria
- CPD relevant to elective Orthopaedics
- Membership of CSP / appropriate specialist Interest Groups
Experience
Essential criteria
- A wide range of placement as a student / new graduate
- experience working in Musculoskeletal/orthopaedics
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with / delegating to therapy assistants/assistant practitioners
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of wide range of elective orthopaedic conditions
- Evidence of clinical reasoning process
- Evidence of the application of evidence based practice
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of patient pathways in primary and secondary care
- Benefits of exercise/disease education
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
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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