Static Senior Physiotherapist - Paediatrics
A Vacancy at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Physiotherapist to join the Paediatric team in a Band 6 post. The team treats children from 0-19 years across Norwich and Norfolk, in a variety of outpatient and community settings including MDT clinics, mainstream and special schools. The job holder will be supported by very experienced senior clinicians for supervision and teaching. Days and hours to be discussed at interview but there is a requirement to offer some after school appointments.
This post will suit individuals who have an interest and experience working with children and young people.
Continuous Professional Development is actively supported through an established appraisal system, in-service training and post graduate library facilities.
To be able to assess and identify common Paediatric MSK conditions.
To be able to assess and identify common neuro-disability conditions including Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy and Developmental Delay.
To manage a caseload of mainstream and special school children with long term conditions and to be actively involved in the orthotics provision, postural and tone management of these children.
To be involved in the delivery of hydrotherapy, assessment clinics, outpatient follow-up clinics. To attend and participate in MDT clinics including Cerebral Palsy MDT clinic, Orthotics clinic.
To be involved in the supervision and training of band 5 physiotherapists, physiotherapy assistant practitioners, assistants and students.
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.
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
• Senior Physiotherapist responsible for the physiotherapy management of a defined caseload of patients within the specialty presenting to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
See appendix for post details.
• To 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.
• To provide clinical leadership within the speciality including educational, professional and managerial guidance.
• To 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.
• To deputise for the Team Leader/Senior physiotherapy staff as required.
• 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.
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.
This advert closes on Friday 8 May 2026