Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed Term until 31st March 2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR744-25
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 659-662 The Crescent
- Town
- Colchester
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Physiotherapist
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
The NEE Respiratory service provide care to patients from our clinics, Pulmonary rehab classes and in their own homes.
We are looking for a band 5 physiotherapist to join us as a fixed term post until 31/3/26. This will mainly focus on the provision of Pulmonary rehabilitation within the service, but with some requirement to support with basic COPD and respiratory physio appointments.
The role will be to provide assessment, advice, intervention and evaluation of treatment to our caseload, mainly focusing on Pulmonary rehabilitation.
You will also support ensuring we are compliant with national audit requirements.
Work with colleagues across health, social care, education, mental health and voluntary sector to ensure holistic and joined up delivery of care.
Empower patients to make decisions about their own care and encourage them to exercise their rights and choices, signposting them to relevant community and voluntary services and supporting patients carers and assistants with management of risk.
Main duties of the job
• Carry out out single assessments, and contributing to the development and delivery of the rehab care plan.
• Develop programmes of therapeutic activities, weighing options and delegating aspects of care as appropriate
• Implement aspects of the care plan, potentially acting as care coordinator and reviewing the plan on behalf of the integrated team.
• Support patients with advice, information, persuasion and direction to community resources to encourage self-management and ongoing independence.
• Provide support, training and advice to patients, parents and carers.
• Manage the performance and oversee the work of assistants, students and volunteers
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 of working or volunteering in a related area
- Work as part of an integrated team
- Prioritise own and others’ workload, delegating appropriately
- Use Word, PowerPoint, email, excel and access (or similar spreadsheet or database packages)
Desirable criteria
- Supervise the work of students, assistants and volunteers
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered physiotherapist with HCPC
- Professional knowledge and skills acquired through a combination of formal training, short courses and experience to degree level of equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Registered member of Chartered Society of physiotherapy
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good theoretical and practical knowledge of a broad range of assessments relevant to the specialist care group and the relative benefits of each.
- Good knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions relevant to the care group including the relative benefits of each and the comparative outcomes.
- Awareness of national guidance relevant to own specialities, including, consent issues, and other legal frameworks relating to care group
- Understanding of the roles of other professionals.
- Knowledge of standards of record keeping.
- Knowledge of the current evidence based practice
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Car owner/driver/access to a motor vehicle (role will involve travel to other sites that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means)
- Ability to deal with distressing and unpleasant circumstances
- Professional and empathetic manner
- Understanding and commitment to ESNEFT’s values
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Helen Welham
- Job title
- Lead for Community Specialist Pathways
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07785 908131
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