Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist - EIT

CLINICAL SPECIALIST OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST or PHYSIOTHERAPIST – EARLY INTERVENTION THERAPY TEAM

Permanent | Full Time

The Integrated Therapies Department at the James Paget University Hospital is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to join our Early Intervention Therapy Team and Frailty Team. The successful candidate will support in the delivery of high-quality therapy interventions across the specialty, support in the teaching and development of junior staff and students and take an active role in quality improvement projects to guide service development. The post will primarily sit in the Early Intervention Therapy Team which covers Accident and Emergency, the Acute Medical Unit and the new Same Day Emergency Care Unit. There will be the additional requirement to support other clinical areas, including the Frailty Assessment Unit and Older Persons Medicine covered by the Frailty branch of the team.

Responsibilities

• The post-holder will act as a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist in the Early Intervention Therapy Team and Frailty Team at the James Paget University Hospital
• The post-holder will be required to work autonomously and carry a clinical caseload, taking a lead role in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients who may have complex pathology and social issues, in order to determine a clinical diagnosis and formulate an intervention plan
• To provide highly specialist advice and teaching to Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Therapy Assistant Practitioner colleagues and to other members of the multidisciplinary team
• To support the education of students in an educator role as required
• Ensure the team’s workload is appropriately prioritised and work is effectively distributed and coordinated across the team on a day‑by‑day basis
• To work closely with the multidisciplinary teams in order to receive referrals and use patient information to help prioritise the workload
• To be proactive in‑service development and individual development within the teams, implementing changes as and when appropriate including policy changes
• To provide clinical leadership to Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and non‑registered staff in the Therapy Team
• Clinical/professional supervision takes the form of direct observation of practice or formal training/clinical reasoning sessions (at least monthly). Advice and support are always available
• To work a rostered seven‑day service/shift pattern within the James Paget University Hospital. Flexible working is supported and encouraged

Education and Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree/MSc in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
• Current Health and Care Professions Council registration
• CPD record should include evidence of up‑to‑date manual handling, in‑service training and reflections of learning
• Undertaken a student/fieldwork educators' course

Knowledge and Experience

• Evidence of experience working as an autonomous practitioner at Band 6 level in an acute hospital, managing patients with conditions including respiratory, cardiac, surgical, frailty, falls, neurological, orthopaedic, general medicine, palliative and end‑of‑life care
• Experience of team working within integrated teams
• Demonstrates specialist clinical skills including complex caseload management
• Able to formulate complex discharge plans informed by strong problem‑solving skills
• Experience of planning and implementing service improvement projects and utilising research into practice
• Evidence of acting in a supervisory manner, providing specialist guidance, training and support to other staff or students
• Evidence of reflective learning, demonstrates self‑directed learning with a working knowledge of clinical governance and implications for own work
• Awareness of relevant professional practice, new research and guidelines and understanding of legal issues, safeguarding and mental capacity
• Experience working in a fast‑paced, high‑pressured environment including Accident and Emergency or Same Day Emergency Care Unit

Skills, Abilities and Competencies

• Leadership skills including team building and supporting others
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and prioritise accordingly
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload and support others with this whilst being able to work flexibly and proactively under pressure
• Ability to act as an autonomous practitioner with minimum supervision but recognise own limitations and know when to ask for support
• Communication skills including empathy, assertiveness and negotiation skills with the ability to build good rapport with a wide variety of people
• Evidence of forward thinking, using initiative, able to problem solve with positive approach and ability to promote change
• Competent IT skills and both verbal and written presentation skills
• Evidence of motivation for Band 7 role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Job Details

• Date posted: 09 March 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: 7
• Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full‑time
• Reference number: 177-EMER-7843127

Location

James Paget University Hospital

Lowestoft Road

Gorleston

NR31 6LA

Employer Details

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

James Paget University Hospital

Lowestoft Road

Gorleston

NR31 6LA

Employer's Website

https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)