Rotational Physiotherapist - Summer 2025 Graduates

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 17 April 2025

Job summary

Are you a final year Physiotherapy student due to graduate in Summer 2025?

If so, we are now recruiting to our Band 5 rotational scheme across Colchester Hospital and North East Essex Community Services for staff who will be ready to start their careers with us between now and the end of August 2025.

Rotational options include: acute medical wards, older peoples wards, surgery, critical care, trauma and orthopaedics, front door admission avoidance, inpatient stroke, early supported discharge for stroke, community respiratory, community hospital rehabilitation beds, community rehabilitation and MSK outpatients.

The posts are full time - 37.5 hours per week. Weekend working and participation in the respiratory on-call rota would also be expected once competencies are achieved.

Our therapy teams are well established and enthusiastic about delivering high quality services. We have regular In-Service training sessions, clinical supervision and opportunities to get involved with Quality Improvement projects. We run a Preceptorship Programme for all newly qualified Band 5 therapists. You will be fully supported by senior staff and the Therapy Professional Leads.

Interviews for this position are always held in person, and involve various stations and group work.

Please note this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications

Main duties of the job

To communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of the condition. Communication skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation, and gaining consent will be used with a wide variety of patients. Barriers to effective communication will regularly be evident e.g. loss of hearing, altered perception, expressive and receptive dysphasia, pain, and/or fear. Many patients will lack the capacity to consent to treatment.

To delegate to and supervise the work of Physiotherapy/therapy Assistants and Assistant practitioners.

To provide advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of physiotherapy and to ensure a co-ordinated approach to patient care, liaising with senior physiotherapy staff.

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 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 & want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Date posted

03 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

HR18-25

Job locations

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

A wide selection of clinical student experience to include acute NHS hospital and community placements
Experience of working with, and delegating to therapy assistants/ Assistant Practitioners

Desirable

Broad general experience as a student to include - IP or OP Neurology (adult or paediatric)
Broad general experience as a student to include - Cardiorespiratory
Broad general experience as a student to include - Musculoskeletal OP or T&O
Broad general experience as a student to include - Discharge planning / ward management

Qualifications

Essential

Completed or be in the final year of a BSC or MSc (Pre-reg) in Physiotherapy, and able to start by Aug 2025.
HCPC registration or to be on a course leading to HCPC registration.

Desirable

Membership (Full or student) of CSP

Personal Skills

Essential

Willingness to work across both Acute and community sites, work as part of 7 day rota and participate in the respiratory on-call list
Motivation and proactive approach to own CPD

Desirable

Valid UK driving licence and access to a car in the UK

Knowledge

Essential

Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
Evidence of clinical reasoning process
Application of evidence based practice

Desirable

Role of Physiotherapy in Primary and secondary care within the NHS

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

A wide selection of clinical student experience to include acute NHS hospital and community placements
Experience of working with, and delegating to therapy assistants/ Assistant Practitioners

Desirable

Broad general experience as a student to include - IP or OP Neurology (adult or paediatric)
Broad general experience as a student to include - Cardiorespiratory
Broad general experience as a student to include - Musculoskeletal OP or T&O
Broad general experience as a student to include - Discharge planning / ward management

Qualifications

Essential

Completed or be in the final year of a BSC or MSc (Pre-reg) in Physiotherapy, and able to start by Aug 2025.
HCPC registration or to be on a course leading to HCPC registration.

Desirable

Membership (Full or student) of CSP

Personal Skills

Essential

Willingness to work across both Acute and community sites, work as part of 7 day rota and participate in the respiratory on-call list
Motivation and proactive approach to own CPD

Desirable

Valid UK driving licence and access to a car in the UK

Knowledge

Essential

Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
Evidence of clinical reasoning process
Application of evidence based practice

Desirable

Role of Physiotherapy in Primary and secondary care within the NHS

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.