# Physiotherapist – Spinal Cord Injury > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/physiotherapist-spinal-cord-injury/1caae9ab-52db-4be1-94e0-f5c5bf460523 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/physiotherapist-spinal-cord-injury/1caae9ab-52db-4be1-94e0-f5c5bf460523.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum (pro rata) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, Compressed hours, - **Closing date:** 2026-09-09T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-26T19:01:32.945Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Norwich/Norfolk_Norwich_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Spinal_Cord_Injury_Physiotherapy/Spinal_Cord_Injury_Physiotherapy-v8203993 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8203993?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Our team is growing following investment in the regional transformation of spinal cord injury (SCI) care which has led to the NNUH being appointed as a regional SCI hub in the network. The hub operates within the established spinal care service in Trauma and Orthopaedics which currently consists of 6 Consultants, a Spinal Fellow and two Specialist Trainees who work alongside our spinal nurse practitioners, Allied health professionals and the ward team. The NNUH hub will support the SCI pathway of care across the Norfolk and Waveney area optimizing recovery by improving timely access to services and commencing specialist rehabilitation within the acute sector. We are seeking an experienced senior physiotherapist to join the team to support our physiotherapy clinical lead. Applicants will need to demonstrate specialist knowledge and skills in the acute care and rehabilitation of spinal cord injuries resulting from trauma. 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. You will be included in the Physiotherapy Orthopaedic in-patient weekend roster to fulfil the 7-day working commitments required for this post. There will also be a requirement to participate in the Respiratory On-call rota. ### Main duties of the job Interview date: 22 September 2026. This will be an in person interview (MS Teams interviews, or alternative dates are not available). You will be a Senior Physiotherapist responsible for the physiotherapy management of a defined caseload of patients within the specialty presenting to the Trust You will: - 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 - Provide clinical leadership within the speciality including educational, professional and managerial guidance - 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 - Deputise for the Team Leader/Senior physiotherapy staff as required - Support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is a leading teaching hospital with world-class facilities and strong links to both the University of East Anglia and Norwich Research Park, both of which are located in close proximity, making NNUH a unique location for collaborative working. Norwich Research Park (NRP) has an international reputation for research and NNUH is one of 15 NHS/Foundation trusts which has been appointed to run a local branch of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network and is now the host organisation of the Clinical Research Network: Eastern. 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. The Physiotherapy service plays an instrumental role in exciting developments in the Trust. Our patients rate us highly on quality of care and having friendly, approachable staff and we are looking for like-minded individuals to join us on this journey. 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. 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, 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. Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to demonstrate good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills - Understanding of clinical governance and implications for services, including experience of quality issues and audit - Awareness of self – strengths and weaknesses ### Experience **Essential** - Significant postgraduate experience as a Physiotherapist in a post with broad based rotational opportunities. - Postgraduate experience in areas relevant to the clinical specialty - Student or physiotherapy assistant direct supervision - Experience of working as part of a physiotherapy team and multidisciplinary team ### Qualifications **Essential** - Diploma / degree in Physiotherapy - Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (UK) - Evidence of CPD, maintained in a portfolio showing CPD events/activity relevant to the clinical specialty ### Attitude & Aptitude **Essential** - Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence - Demonstrates understanding E AF/I and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion ## Documents - [useful links (pdf, 184.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2809) - [staff benefits (pdf, 674.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=901) - [job description (pdf, 491.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10510339) - [nnuh fraud prevention notice (pdf, 104.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3081) - [our nnuh lgbt+ staff network (pdf, 675.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2367) - [our nnuh women's staff network (pdf, 103.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2473) - [our nnuh together staff network (pdf, 370.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2166) - [our nnuh disability and long term conditions staff network (pdf, 607.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2424) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.