• Job Description

  Req#: C9432-25-0489?language=en&page=1018&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Essex and Suffolk Elective Orthopaedic Centre (ESEOC), situated in the Dame Clare Marx Building, opened in the Autumn 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 an experienced senior physiotherapists to join the new service. Experience working with elective Orthopaedic patients at Band 6 level is ideal, but we would also consider candidates with a range of experiences at band 5 who are ready for the next step in their careers.

  The vacancy is for 22 / 22.5 hours per week, either 2 long days - 8:00 - 20:00, or 3 x 7.5 hour shifts a mix of Early 08:00 - 16:00 and late 12:00 - 20:00 shifts.

  Applicants should also ideally be experienced student clinical educators with current University run practice educators course.

  Main duties of the job

  To perform safe, evidenced based physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, and deliver an individualised treatment programme from a range of options

  To undertake comprehensive assessments of patients, including those with diverse or complex presentations, using clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to assist in diagnosis and choose from a range of treatment options to achieve the desired goal. To formulate treatment plans and recommend best course of intervention, considering patients' personal goals and objectives, to develop comprehensive discharge plans.

  To be responsible for own caseload, and for a defined area of the service, initially with supervision of senior staff then progressing towards working without direct supervision. Supervision involves regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review and one to one assessments.

  To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own work, including issues around consent and capacity.

  To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload.

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

  Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

  Date posted

  03 April 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time, Compressed hours

  Reference number

  HR19-25

  Job locations

  Colchester Hospital

  Turner Road

  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

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • BSc / MSc Physiotherapy
  • HCPC Registered Physiotherapist
  • Attendance at teaching relevant to Trauma and Orthopaedics

  Desirable

  • Membership of professional body
  • Member of any special interest groups
  • Post graduate modules (e.g. Masters level or equivalent) relevant to T and O/MSK, leadership, service improvement

  Experience

  Essential

  • Proven post registration experience including working in a Trauma and Orthopaedic setting.
  • Documented evidence of continuing professional development involving specialist additional knowledge and experience
  • Experience of facilitating discharges for Orthopaedic patients

  Desirable

  • Experience of working different shift patterns across 7 days

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge and application of Physio assessments and interventions relevant to T and O
  • Knowledge and application of relevant legislation and current best practice within acute care
  • Supervisory/appraisal skills

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of local community agencies, services and resources

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • BSc / MSc Physiotherapy
  • HCPC Registered Physiotherapist
  • Attendance at teaching relevant to Trauma and Orthopaedics

  Desirable

  • Membership of professional body
  • Member of any special interest groups
  • Post graduate modules (e.g. Masters level or equivalent) relevant to T and O/MSK, leadership, service improvement

  Experience

  Essential

  • Proven post registration experience including working in a Trauma and Orthopaedic setting.
  • Documented evidence of continuing professional development involving specialist additional knowledge and experience
  • Experience of facilitating discharges for Orthopaedic patients

  Desirable

  • Experience of working different shift patterns across 7 days

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge and application of Physio assessments and interventions relevant to T and O
  • Knowledge and application of relevant legislation and current best practice within acute care
  • Supervisory/appraisal skills

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of local community agencies, services and resources

  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 Hospital

  Turner Road

  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 Hospital

  Turner Road

  Colchester

  CO4 5JL

  
  

  Employer's website

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

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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