Physiotherapist – Spinal Cord Injury
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
- Posted
- 27/08/2026
- Closes
- 09/09/2026
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Role summary
This is a Senior Physiotherapist role focusing on spinal cord injury (SCI) care at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, which is a regional SCI hub. The successful candidate will manage a defined caseload of SCI patients, providing specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment. The role involves clinical leadership, service development, and participation in a 7-day working roster and respiratory on-call rota. It offers opportunities for professional development within a large teaching hospital.
Key responsibilities
- Assess, prioritise and manage own caseload of patients, determine clinical diagnosis and treatment indicated, and maintain records as a legally autonomous practitioner.
- Provide clinical leadership within the speciality including educational, professional and managerial guidance.
- Have an active role in the planning, development, coordination, delivery and evaluation of the physiotherapy service.
- Deputise for the Team Leader/Senior physiotherapy staff as required.
- Support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service.
- Participate in the Physiotherapy Orthopaedic in-patient weekend roster and Respiratory On-call rota.
Essential criteria
- Diploma / degree in Physiotherapy
- Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (UK)
- Evidence of CPD, maintained in a portfolio showing CPD events/activity relevant to the clinical specialty
- Significant postgraduate experience as a Physiotherapist in a post with broad based rotational opportunities.
- Postgraduate experience in areas relevant to the clinical specialty
- Student or physiotherapy assistant direct supervision
- Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and multidisciplinary team
- Ability to demonstrate good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
- Understanding of clinical governance and implications for services, including experience of quality issues and audit
- Awareness of self - strengths and weaknesses
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding E AF/I and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Physiotherapist – Spinal Cord Injury
The closing date is 09 September 2026
Job summary
Our team is growing following investment in the regional transformation of spinal cord injury (SCI) care which has led to the NNUH being appointed as a regional SCI hub in the network. The hub operates within the established spinal care service in Trauma and Orthopaedics which currently consists of 6 Consultants, a Spinal Fellow and two Specialist Trainees who work alongside our spinal nurse practitioners, Allied health professionals and the ward team.
The NNUH hub will support the SCI pathway of care across the Norfolk and Waveney area optimizing recovery by improving timely access to services and commencing specialist rehabilitation within the acute sector.We are seeking an experienced senior physiotherapist to join the team to support our physiotherapy clinical lead. Applicants will need to demonstrate specialist knowledge and skills in the acute care and rehabilitation of spinal cord injuries resulting from trauma.
You will be involved in developing and transforming our services and care pathways, supporting the clinical leadership to ensure provision of excellent patient care in collaboration with the physiotherapy clinical, operational and AHP leads.
Interview date: 22 September 2026,in person (MS Teams interviews, or alternative date
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