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North East Essex Community Therapy Team has an exciting opportunity to work as a Band 5 Physiotherapist in the community. This position will be working alongside our established team of therapists based in Colchester and being offered on a fixed term basis until March 2026 at 37.5 hours a week.
Community experience would be an advantage, but full training and support will be provided.
Due to this post being a community position it is essential for the successful candidate to be able to drive from day one of employment.
We are looking for a Physiotherapist who is motivated to achieve their full potential. Clear clinical reasoning and good assessment skills are essential. It is expected that you will have excellent communication skills, enjoy working with a variety of service users of different age groups, have good self-management skills and an ability to prioritise your caseload. You will be encouraged and supported to develop your clinical skills and be actively involved in service development.
The team is busy, dynamic and proud of their holistic care approach. It consists of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Associate Practitioners, Assistant Practitioners and we work alongside Nurses, Community Matrons and other specialist services. The successful candidate will be actively supported by regular supervision and individual annual appraisal.
This role will include a comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role. Your duties will be to provide holistic therapeutic assessments of patient’s goals to implement management plans and strategies. This role supports patients to become experts in their own care and to remain in their own homes.
You will be responsible for managing a caseload of patients with a range of conditions including neurological, orthopedic (trauma and elective), respiratory and elderly rehabilitation.
Although we are expecting our staff to work autonomously, we are a very supportive team and work closely together to achieve the best outcomes for our patients.
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 offers 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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kirstie Ghirawoo Job title: Highly Specialised Physiotherapist Email address: Kirstie.Ghirawoo@esneft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07903040369
Seniority level
* Not Applicable
Employment type
* Part-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
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