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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Highly Specialist Physiotherapist

The closing date is 29 May 2025

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Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Highly Specialist Physiotherapist to work as part of our community neurological rehabilitation service based at Colchester General Hospital and working within the surrounding North East Essex community.

This fixed term post is to cover maternity leave with an end date of 30th April 2026.

We are an established and respected multi-disciplinary outpatient and community team providing long-term management for people with neurological conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Motor Neuron disease and traumatic brain injury. We also provide the

vestibular rehabilitation service.

Due to the community working nature of the role (working in clinics in Harwich and Clacton and home visits) a car owner and driver is essential.

Main duties of the job

You will be working alongside other Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Clinical Psychologists, a Neuro Nurse Specialist and Rehabilitation Assistants to lead and develop services. Experience in the management of all neurological conditions is required and specialist skills and knowledge in working with people with MND and Parkinson's Disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) and Cortico-basal Syndrome (CBS) is desired.

We work closely with other agencies including the voluntary sector to provide person centred care. You will be an excellent communicator with proven knowledge, leadership skills, and experience of working with people with neurological conditions and their families. We are looking for someone with the passion to promote and develop the service.

About us

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 thatTime Mattersto 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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Details

Date posted

15 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

11 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

432-HR234-25

Job locations

Colchester/North East Essex

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • oProven post registration experience
  • oProven Band 7 level experience of working in neurological out-patient and community settings
  • oEvidence of continued professional development
  • oSpecialist knowledge and experience of assessment and management of MND and PD
  • oA basic awareness of vestibular & balance dysfunction and assessment, with ambition to increase these knowledge & skills

Desirable

  • oExperience of research
  • oRobust understanding of all aspects of Clinical Governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk management

Qualifications

Essential

  • oDegree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
  • oHCPC Registration
  • oWorking at Masters Level as demonstrated by ongoing CPD
  • oPost registration training in neurological physiotherapy

Desirable

  • oRecognised post graduate qualification e.g. MSc , Non-medical prescribing
  • oMembership of Special Interest Group e.g.: ACPIN, ACPIVR

Skills

Essential

  • oAble to work independently and in a team
  • oCar owner and driver

Desirable

  • oCompetent IT skills
  • oProven clinical leadership ability
  • oConfidence in teaching multi-disciplinary staff groups
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • oProven post registration experience
  • oProven Band 7 level experience of working in neurological out-patient and community settings
  • oEvidence of continued professional development
  • oSpecialist knowledge and experience of assessment and management of MND and PD
  • oA basic awareness of vestibular & balance dysfunction and assessment, with ambition to increase these knowledge & skills

Desirable

  • oExperience of research
  • oRobust understanding of all aspects of Clinical Governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk management

Qualifications

Essential

  • oDegree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
  • oHCPC Registration
  • oWorking at Masters Level as demonstrated by ongoing CPD
  • oPost registration training in neurological physiotherapy

Desirable

  • oRecognised post graduate qualification e.g. MSc , Non-medical prescribing
  • oMembership of Special Interest Group e.g.: ACPIN, ACPIVR

Skills

Essential

  • oAble to work independently and in a team
  • oCar owner and driver

Desirable

  • oCompetent IT skills
  • oProven clinical leadership ability
  • oConfidence in teaching multi-disciplinary staff groups

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).

Additional information

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

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester/North East Essex

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester/North East Essex

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Service Lead for Community Therapies

Johanna Flaherty

johanna.flaherty@esneft.nhs.uk

07766901527

Details

Date posted

15 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

11 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

432-HR234-25

Job locations

Colchester/North East Essex

Colchester

CO4 5JL


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