The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children’s service. Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by: Putting patients first Aiming to get it right Recognising that everybody counts Doing everything openly and honestly ‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England' Job overview BAND 6 ORTHOPAEDIC PHYSIOTHERAPIST 37.5 hours per week 12-Month Secondment/Fixed Term Contract This is an exciting opportunity to join our supportive, forward-looking O rthopaedic Therapy Team. We are a positive, forward-looking team always striving to improve our services. We work closely as an integrated Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Team and have excellent working relationships with our orthopaedic consultants, matrons and ward sisters. This allows us to engage in research, audit and service development to have meaningful impact on our patients’ care. We also work closely with our community musculoskeletal team to deliver more joined up services. We are an innovative team and were early adopters in stopping the use of hip precautions for total hip arthroplasties, with a well-established Enhanced Recovery Programme for our elective patients, to which Therapies are central. We also have plans to offer physiotherapy-led pre-operative clinics for patients undergoing elective day case foot and ankle and knee surgeries. Our team have successfully presented their improvements at BOA and both the CSP and World Physiotherapy Conferences in 2025, and our Out of Bed Project was published internationally which has improved our hip fracture metrics. We are particularly interested in candidates who share our passion for service development and increasing the profile of physiotherapy in the speciality of orthopaedics to improve patient outcomes. Advert The successful candidate will need to be a qualified and HCPC registered physiotherapist and should be able to demonstrate previous experience working within Orthopaedics. We are looking for a positive, proactive clinician to join our team who can work flexibly and help us build a strong future for therapy and help us to further increase the profile of Physiotherapy within the speciality of Orthopaedics. You will have your own clinical caseload and provide assessment and intervention to a wide range of orthopaedic patients with a range of physical and cognitive impairments across elective and trauma, and patients with spinal cord injury. We are a research active team and are currently involved with the FAME, RaCeR-2 and OPAL trials. If you are passionate about engaging in research, there is a supportive environment for you to develop this, but we expect you to aid the team with clinical audits when required. In return, we would strive to offer the suitable candidate a supportive, friendly working environment within a team who are open to new ideas. Opportunities for learning within the Trust would be provided, alongside regular supervision and allocated time for Continuous Professional Development. Opportunities for working with the wider multidisciplinary team will be available and strongly encouraged. Core working hours are 8.00am-4.00pm and you will work as part of our seven-day roster. Working for our organisation The James Paget is a vibrant university hospital providing the best possible care to the people of east Norfolk and north Suffolk. Situated on the coast with beautiful beaches and the Broads National Park on the doorstep we are within commuting distance of Norwich City with many of our staff car-sharing from here. Onsite parking is available. We know that development and wellbeing are key to the success of your work, and you will receive regular one-to-one supervision to discuss your progress, and any service evaluation and ideas. We are committed to service development, with many projects currently underway. We are forging strong links with the Research and Development Department and the University of East Anglia, and it is a really exciting time to join the Trust as these processes gather momentum. We thoroughly encourage attendance at courses and offer time and funding to engage in research and innovation activity to widen personal knowledge base and bring new skills to the teams to keep our approach fresh and current. Our therapists represent the Trust at CSP, RCOT, BOA and BGS conferences and support future staff to do this. In addition, we have an embedded flexible working policy with flexible hours to enable a better work/life balance but still meet the needs of the service. The profile of Therapies is growing, and our voice and opinions are heard and valued at both departmental and higher management levels, so this is a brilliant time to join us. Detailed job description and main responsibilities To provide specialist physiotherapy assessment and treatment for a range of elective, trauma, day case and private patients within a busy acute hospital environment without direct supervision To be involved in complex case management including family planning meetings as part of a wider multidisciplinary team To provide pre-operative education individual and/or group sessions as part of the Elective Enhanced Recovery Programme To supervise rotational Band 5 physiotherapists, therapy assistant practitioners and undergraduate physiotherapy students if required To be involved in in-service training rotas, evidence-based practice reviews and audits on a regular basis To work a rostered seven-day service/shift pattern within the Orthopaedic speciality To work within the James Paget University Hospital or in a community health setting as required The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. ‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England' Tier 2 Sponsorship : We are pleased to consider applicants who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK but it is unlikely that we would be able to appoint if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled UK/Right to work candidate is available. Applying for entry clearance into the UK, must provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement. Visa and Immigration If you are wishing to apply for this role and would require sponsorship (this includes if you are already in a sponsored post and looking to change employer), you can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job. James Paget Hospitals uses tools to screen any applications generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI). Please check your account regularly under “My Applications” to view the progress of your applications. If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks, please assume your application has been unsuccessful. In submitting an application form, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Please note that should we experience a high level of interest in this post, the vacancy may be closed prior to the stated closing date.