Community Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist
Listed on 2026-02-07
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Healthcare
Healthcare Nursing, Community Health
Overview
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
Community Occupational Therapist / PhysiotherapistThe closing date is 25 February 2026
Following recent investment in line with Norfolk and Waveney Urgent and Emergency Care Priorities, our Urgent Community Response (UCR) Therapy Team has an exciting opportunity for 2 Therapists to join our dedicated team. We are ideally looking for a full time Band 6 Occupational Therapist and a Part time Band 6 Physiotherapist/Occupational Therapist; however we welcome conversations with interested applicants.
Are you an experienced Therapist with excellent clinical and interpersonal skills? Are you flexible, approachable, and a team player? If so, we’d love you to join our friendly, supportive team based in King’s Lynn and covering West Norfolk.
The post provides an exciting opportunity for applicants looking to build on a broad clinical skill base in line with our competency framework to triage and respond to a variety of Urgent Community Response and wider pathways across West Norfolk. You will be expected to work collaboratively and in liaison with our community teams and our system partners.
The ideal candidates will have:
Effective communication and interpersonal skills
A positive, problem-solving approach to provide quality outcomes for patients
Resilience and flexibility in dynamic situations
Experience with supervision of staff and students is desirable
The Urgent Community Response Therapy team operates 7 days per week between 8am and 8pm. There is a requirement to work weekends and bank holidays.
Main duties of the jobAs part of the Urgent Community Response (UCR) Team you will be required:
This role is for a 7-days per week, 365 days per year service, operating between 08:00 - 20:00 so candidates must be prepared to work shifts in these times.
About usYou’ll receive clinical supervision from a Band 7 Clinical Lead Therapist and join an experienced, friendly, supportive team that values collaboration and professional growth. We offer excellent opportunities for ongoing development to help you progress in your career.
NCH&C NHS Trust is proud to be rated “Outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) – the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to achieve this.
Our base at Park View Resource Centre, King’s Lynn is easily accessible from Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, and South Norfolk, making it a convenient location for work and travel.
Find out more about working for our organisation here:
Please note, the selection processes at Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills. Please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.
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