Specialist Physiotherapist

Overview

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We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Highly Specialist Physiotherapist to work as part of our community neurological rehabilitation service based at Colchester General Hospital and working within the surrounding North East Essex community. This fixed term / Secondment post is to cover maternity leave with an end date of 30th April 2026.

We are an established and respected multi‑disciplinary outpatient and community team providing long-term management for people with neurological conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Motor Neuron disease and traumatic brain injury. We also provide the vestibular rehabilitation service.

Due to the community working nature of the role (working in clinics in Harwich and Clacton and home visits) a car owner and driver is essential.

You will be working alongside other Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Clinical Psychologists, a Neuro Nurse Specialist and Rehabilitation Assistants to lead and develop services. Experience in the management of all neurological conditions is required and specialist skills and knowledge in working with people with MND and Parkinson’s Disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) and Cortico‑basal Syndrome (CBS) is desirable.

We work closely with other agencies including the voluntary sector to provide person‑centred care.

You will be an excellent communicator with proven knowledge, leadership skills, and experience of working with people with neurological conditions and their families. We are looking for someone with the passion to promote and develop the service.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across East Suffolk and North Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

• Seniority level:
  Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Contract
• Job function:
  Health Care Provider

• Wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
• Generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts.
• Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.
• Investment in digital transformation – partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic to bring world‑class EPR system to ESNEFT.
• Approach based on "Time Matters" to improve efficiency and reduce delays for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you. For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

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