Senior Physiotherapy Assistant- Acute and Older Persons Medicine


Company:	Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	per annum, pro rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Norwich, NR4 7UY
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	21 Oct 2026
Closing date:	20 Nov 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Norfolk and Norwich Hospital is a leading teaching hospital with world-class facilities, and physiotherapy is playing 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.

Are you compassionate and motivated? Do you or have you worked in health or social care and are looking for your next step? Have you considered a career in Physiotherapy? If so this may be the role for you! We are seeking a Senior Physiotherapy Assistant to join our Acute and Older Persons Medicine Team. The team work on the inpatient wards supporting older adults requiring acute hospital care to optimise their functional ability readying them to leave hospital.

In this role, you will work under supervision to undertake a variety of activities each day to support our Physiotherapy team to provide excellent patient care.

You will receive training to undertake this role, working with and learning from staff who are experts in their field, along with junior staff, other support workers and students.

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 supporting them and investing in their development, to ensure that our services continue to improve and evolve.

• Working under direction to undertake a variety of non-clinical administrative tasks to support the Physiotherapy service

• Working under supervision to undertake a variety of clinical tasks to support the delivery of Physiotherapy to patients.

• Working without direct supervision within a specified clinical area to undertake a variety of delegated clinical tasks to support the delivery of Physiotherapy to patients, in accordance with agreed guidance/care pathways.

• 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.

• As the successful post holders, you will be included in the Integrate Medicine in-patient weekend and bank holiday roster to fulfil the 7-day working commitments required for this post.

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

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

• With support and supervision, to manage an allocated workload efficiently and effectively with regard to clinical priorities and use of time, in accordance with agreed guidance/care pathways.

• Collect relevant patient information from a variety of sources to assist with clinical prioritisation and patient management e.g. ward handovers, observation charts, medical, nursing records and Physiotherapy notes, personal educational files.

• Use good communication to gain valid informed consent prior to undertaking any clinical tasks. With support, to work within the legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment.

• Work under direct/indirect supervision and direction of registered Physiotherapists and Physiotherapy Assistant Practitioners/Senior Physiotherapy Assistants in the performance of specific tasks for individuals or groups of patients as part of treatment and rehabilitation programmes.

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.

Please note we are unable to offer remote interviews for this post.

This advert closes on Sunday 25 Oct 2026

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