Bank Physiotherapist

Job overview

Are you a newly qualified or experienced Band 5 Physiotherapist looking to broaden your skills and gain high‑quality experience across a wide range of specialties?

At NNUH, our Physiotherapy Bank offers a unique opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of clinical areas, giving you exposure to both acute and specialist services within one of the largest teaching hospitals in the region.

Main duties of the job

We can offer bank shifts across a broad range of teams, which may include:

• Respiratory (medical and surgical)
• Acute and Older Persons Medicine, including AMU and short‑stay services
• Neurosciences and Acute Stroke
• Trauma & Orthopaedics (acute rehab, trauma and elective pathways)
• Haematology, Oncology and Palliative Care
• Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery
• Musculoskeletal Outpatients
• Pelvic Health and Maternal Health
• Paediatrics

Bank work at NNUH allows you to:

• Build experience across multiple specialties
• Maintain flexibility around shifts and clinical interests
• Develop strong acute, rehabilitation and outpatient skills
• Work within supportive, experienced multidisciplinary teams
• Gain exposure that supports future career progression and rotations

Whether you’re looking to consolidate core Band 5 skills, explore specialist interests, or keep your clinical practice varied and engaging, NNUH offers one of the broadest Band 5 physiotherapy bank experiences available.

Interviews will be held on the evening of Wednesday 3rd of June and in person attendance will be required due to practical elements of the selection process.  If you are not available for in person attendance please do not apply.

Substantive roles may also be available

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Physiotherapist responsible for the physiotherapy management of patients with a variety of conditions within the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
• Work area/specialty will be in accordance with individual skills, knowledge and experience to support service needs.
• To assess and manage own caseload of patients, determine clinical diagnosis and treatment indicated, and maintain own records as a legally autonomous practitioner.
• Patients may present with a range of complex needs, such as multi-trauma, multi-pathology, altered perception and communication difficulties.
• 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 NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Dedication, Integrity and Excellence.

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