# Physiotherapist - Willow Unit > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/physiotherapist-willow-unit/0084e2eb-26d9-4c56-ab55-605f2d3f7999 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/physiotherapist-willow-unit/0084e2eb-26d9-4c56-ab55-605f2d3f7999.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust - **Town:** Norwich - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: 1 37.5 hours per week / 1 34.5 hours per week - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Permanent: 1 37.5 hours per week / 1 34.5 hours per week Shift working / 7 days including bank holidays - **Closing date:** 2026-06-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-02T15:01:12.043Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Norwich/East_England_Community_Health_Care_NHS_Trust/Physiotherapy/Physiotherapy-v8041819 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8041819?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.norfolkcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview 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. ### Main duties of the job - 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. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Work as an active member of the Physiotherapy team, along with the other members of the Trusts Multidisciplinary team, organisations, carers. - Assess for care packages for patients, for example with long termconditions, 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 ## Job Details 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 Description 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. ## Responsibilities Work as an active member of the Physiotherapy team, along with the other members of the Trusts Multidisciplinary team, organisations, carers. Assess for care packages for patients, for example with long termconditions, 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 ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - 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 ### Communication **Essential** - Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language - Demonstrates active listening skills - Ability to remain calm under pressure - Demonstrates tact and diplomacy - Demonstrate 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 ### Qualifications **Essential** - BSc Hons in Physiotherapy  Or MSc in Physiotherapy, or equivalent - Active HCPC registration ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - 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 ### Skills, Abilities and Knowledge **Essential** - Ability to use own initiative - Good observational and reporting skills - Ability to manage stressful situations - Good time management skills - Good interpersonal skills - Have basic IT and standard keyboard skills - Good awareness of a range of clinical conditions and their management ## Documents - [dbs guidance (pdf, 131.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2219) - [nchc behaviours (pdf, 4.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2218) - [privacy notice (pdf, 30.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2215) - [application guidelines (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2216) - [job description & person spec (pdf, 600.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10330377) ## 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.