Band 7 Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist - Acute Medicine
| Posting date: | 08 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 September 2025 |
| Location: | Gorleston, NR31 6LA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9177-25-0331 |
Summary
To lead in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients admitted to the Acute Medicine wards including: patients with multi-pathology, palliative care needs, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinsons disease, osteoarthritis, cardiac conditions, frailty and bariatric patients, who will often have highly complex and/or chronic presentation, often with barriers to communication To use advanced clinical reasoning skills to determine clinical diagnosis, treatment indicated, onward referrals and to maintain records as an autonomous practitioner To plan, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate the Acute Medicine Therapy Team Service, and to prioritise and delegate appropriately to the team as required Support the Team Leaders to manage staff attendance in accordance to Trust policies, by completing return to work interviews with team members To support the wellbeing of staff within the team and signpost to relevant support networks To work closely with other James Paget University Hospital therapy teams in order to receive referrals and use patient information to help prioritise the workload To assist with development of team goals and development with the Team Leaders, Professional Leads and Integrated Therapies Clinical Lead, and support the team in achieving them To provide highly specialist advice and teaching to the Acute Medicine Therapy Team and to other members of the multidisciplinary team To keep abreast of new research and development within the speciality, identifying any learning needs within the team and arrange training as necessary To be proactive in-service development and individual development within the team, implementing changes as and when appropriate To organise and lead clinical audits, ensuring regular monitoring of the quality of the service provided to patients. Delegate work as necessary to other members of the team To work a rostered seven-day service In the absence of a Team Leader, you would be expected to deputise and offer leadership on day to day running of the team We offer: Training and development opportunities Protected CPD time Generous annual leave: 27 days on appointment, 29 days after five years service, and 33 days after 10 years service NHS pension scheme NHS discounts Salary Sacrifice car scheme Employee celebration - regular staff awards International peer support group and celebration events Neurodiversity support Health and Wellbeing Service, including counselling, physiotherapy, mental health, and menopause support etc. Career pathway development, supportive PDP to help you achieve your goals Social events Long service recognition Single accommodation on site for new staff Occupational therapy specific training in an integrated therapy department Recruitment support Excellent maternity package Please see the attached Job Description for more details of the main duties and responsibilities of the role. Please watch the following videos for an insight into our Integrated Therapies Department: Landscape version:https://youtu.be/tklpzav7UrU Portrait version:https://youtube.com/shorts/U4lwU9T1wKA?feature=share