Senior Physiotherapist - Respiratory

Job summary

We are seeking a motivated and clinically driven Senior Physiotherapist to provide advanced physiotherapy assessment, treatment and discharge planning for our patients within our General Medicine and Cardiology services.

Although you will be based in the above area you will work within the respiratory physiotherapy team who work across Surgery, Respiratory Medicine and Critical Care. The post holder will be expected to cross cover as required and as such a broad range of acute experience post qualification on rotations is necessary. We are a very busy team and work with some of the most acutely unwell patients in the hospital and as such you will need proven clinical skills with these patients including working oncall and weekends.

The general medicine area requires a physiotherapist who is willing to work within the MDT to develop this area and to engage our more junior colleagues in the benefits of rotating into this area. You will work with a diverse caseload of patients who may have respiratory, neurological and complex medical and frailty presentations. Our general medicine specialty covers several wards and includes patients with liver, gastroenterology and endocrinology problems. We are also seeing increasing numbers of patients with eating disorders and as such an interest in these areas would be of benefit.

Main duties of the job

As a static member of the respiratory team alongside the clinical lead and the other Band 7 Physiotherapists you would take a key role in developing the services we clinically offer and also supporting the wider Physiotherapy department to ensure our junior staff a supported onto the oncall and weekend rotas and can maintain these skills.

You would support supervision of junior staff, assistant staff and students, take part in and develop in house teaching programs including departmental respiratory induction. We have good links with University of East Anglia and there is an established program of teaching to both the MSc and BSc courses as associate lecturers.

Main Duties:

• Provide high quality Physiotherapy care to patients requiring care within the critical care environment.
• Ability to independently assess and manage a caseload of patients with complex respiratory care needs.
• Effective communication skills, working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong understanding of best practice guidelines.
• Strong clinical decision making.
• Teaching and supervision skills.

Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Other alternative opportunities with the team may be available to those with the relevant skills.

Interview date: 22nd January 2026

About us

This exciting role offers the opportunity to further develop your clinical and non-clinical skills with access to in-service training and personal development. You will receive supervision and annual appraisal and take an active role within your own personal development. We have a very proactive senior team who are keen to progress the service we offer and also showcase what we do to the wider Physiotherapy world, presenting at conferences, taking part in studies and service evaluations.

The NNUH is a designated heart attack centre for the East of England and patients can be treated immediately with emergency primary PCI. As a heart attack centre with PPCI abilities we also receive patients who have had an out of hospital cardiac arrest and this can lead to complex problems from cardiology, neurology and respiratory perspectives which Physiotherapists play a key role in managing. The successful candidate will take part in running the post MI clinics and also in the cardiac rehabilitation class.

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Address

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Colney Lane

Norwich

NR4 7UY

Employer's website

https://teamnnuh.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Address

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Colney Lane

Norwich

NR4 7UY

Employer's website

https://teamnnuh.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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