Static Senior Physiotherapist - Spinal Cord Injury
| Posting date: | 20 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 March 2026 |
| Location: | Norwich, NR4 7UY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9234-26-0230 |
Summary
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. The team works closely together and the Spinal Consultant and Lead Spinal Cord Injury Practitioner shaping services in line with the regional network vision. You will gain peer support from the Spinal Cord Injury Clinical Lead, Spinal Injury MDT and other Clinical leads in the Trauma and Orthopaedic team. People are at the heart of everything we do. We support patients through every stage of their care, ensuring that we address and respect individual needs at every step. We recognise that our staff are our greatest asset and commit to investing in their development, to ensure that our services continue to improve and evolve. The department is committed to advancing our research capabilities and ensure that relevant research evidence is integrated into clinical practice to aid staff and service development. This post will provide multiple opportunities for clinical, professional and personal development in keeping with our Trusts strategic objective of becoming a centre of excellence for research, education and staff development. Senior Physiotherapist responsible for the physiotherapy management of a defined caseload of patients within the specialty presenting to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.See appendix for post details. To assess, prioritise and manage own caseload of patients, determine clinical diagnosis and treatment indicated, and maintain records as a legally autonomous practitioner. Patient presentation may be complex/highly complex. Work will be undertaken without direct supervision. Clinical/professional supervision may take the form of formal training, clinical reasoning sessions and occasional direct observation of practice. Advice and support is always available. To provide clinical leadership within the speciality including educational, professional and managerial guidance. To have an active role in the planning, development, coordination, delivery and evaluation of the physiotherapy service provided to patients within and out-reaching from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. To deputise for the Physiotherapy Operational Lead or Senior physiotherapystaff as required. To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUHs PRIDE values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture. Please view the attached job description for full details of the role, and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification.