Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist
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Band 7 Clinical Lead Physiotherapist
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Band 7 Clinical Lead Physiotherapist to provide professional leadership and clinical expertise within the Home First Therapy Team. The post holder will play a key role in the assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients, ensuring high standards of patient-centred care are delivered across the service.
The successful candidate will demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning and assessment skills, enabling them to make complex clinical decisions and develop effective rehabilitation and reablement plans tailored to individual patient needs.
As a clinical leader, the post holder will support service development, provide supervision and mentorship to junior staff and students, and contribute to quality improvement initiatives. Strong communication, leadership, and organisational skills are essential, together with the ability to manage a varied caseload.
Responsibilities
- Provide advanced physiotherapy assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation for patients with complex physical needs.
- Lead and coordinate physiotherapy input within the team to ensure effective patient care.
- Maintain effective communication with patients, carers, families, and members of the team.
- Support staff development through teaching, mentoring, appraisal, and competency assessment.
- Provide clinical leadership, supervision, and support to physiotherapists, therapy assistants, apprentices, and students.
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About the Team
The Home First Therapy Team provides a service covering Norwich & North Norfolk. The team is made up of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and an Assistant Practitioner.
Requirements
The successful candidate will hold a full driver's licence and a car owner.
Interview Date
24th July 2026
Benefits
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
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.
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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
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Sallyann Palmer
- Job title: AHP OT Therapy Lead
- Email address: sallyanne.palmer@nnuh.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01603 288697
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