Physiotherapist - Willow Unit
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust
Closing date is 10 June 2026.
An opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Physiotherapist within the Willow Therapy Unit. The Willow Therapy Unit is a 48 bedded unit providing inpatient reablement for patients in Norfolk. This post will involve shift working across a 7 day service in a large integrated therapy team including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Assistant Practitioners.
We have one part time post available of 34.5 hours per week (3 shifts / 7am-7.30pm). Regrettably we are unable to offer sponsorship.
Job responsibilities
* To contribute to the delivery of high standards of health care to patients within the Willow Unit.
* Be responsible for delivery of care in a reablement setting.
* To support an environment where all team members are responsible for a reablement ethos using a positive risk‑taking approach for patients, their carers and families.
* To support patients being as independent as possible within their functional limits.
* To work as part of a multidisciplinary team within a quality framework to ensure that the highest standards of care are met.
* To support and deliver innovation within discharge practice and pathways.
* To work with system partners including the voluntary sector to ensure that patients experience a seamless transfer of care both into and onward from the unit.
* Be responsible for the delivery and co‑ordination of care to a named group of patients.
* Work proactively within the team to achieve unit and trust goals and objectives.
* Work with and promote recognised policies, protocols, and guidelines.
* Assess, prescribe care packages for patients, for example with long term conditions, palliative care and rehabilitation needs, to achieve quality of life and independence where possible.
* Work within the integrated team to facilitate early discharge from hospital.
* Work within the integrated team to prevent unnecessary admission to hospital.
Qualifications
* BSc Hons in Physiotherapy or MSc in Physiotherapy, or equivalent.
* Active HCPC registration.
Personal Attributes
* Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults.
* Will be able to make own travel arrangements to patients' homes, clinics, base and meetings etc, as required.
Experience
* Highly motivated & Able to provide high standards of care.
* Ability to deliver effective patient care & inputting data/ patient records.
* Demonstrate that you can work in a team environment.
* Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs.
* Be able to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments.
* Be able to manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 kg.
* Be able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids.
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
* Ability to use own initiative.
* Good observational and reporting skills.
* Ability to manage stressful situations.
* Good interpersonal skills.
* Have basic IT and standard keyboard skills.
* Good awareness of a range of clinical conditions and their management.
Communication
* Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language.
* Demonstrates active listening skills.
* Ability to remain calm under pressure.
* Demonstrates tact and diplomacy.
* Demonstrates ability to communicate with a wide range of people, including patients, relatives, health & social care professionals.
* Ability to be concise and feedback information in a clear and defined way.
* Demonstrates good telephone manner.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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