Allied Health Professionals

Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) work across all sectors of health and social care in Norfolk and Waveney. From providing Physiotherapy in hospitals through to Speech and Language therapists in the community, the impact of dedication to provide the highest quality of care to our patients is at the centre of all that they do.

Locations

Learn more about which AHP roles are based at different health and care settings across Norfolk and Waveney.

  • East Coast Community Healthcare

    East Coast community healthcare building

    East Coast Community Healthcare CIC (ECCH) is a staff owned Social Enterprise, providing community based NHS and social care in Norfolk and Suffolk. They have contracts with the NHS and two County Councils. At least 70,000 people are registered as service users with ECCH.

    The following Allied Health Professions work within this Trust:

    • Dietitians
    • Occupational Therapists
    • Physiotherapists
    • Speech and Language Therapists
    • Podiatrists

    Find out more information here.

  • James Paget University Hospital

    James Paget University Hospital building

     

    James Paget University Hospital is a vibrant university hospital providing the best possible care to a population of 250,000 residents across Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney, as well as to the many visitors who come to this part of East Anglia. Their main site in Gorleston is supported by the Newberry Clinic and other outreach clinics in the local area.

    The following Allied Health Professions work within this Trust:

    • Physiotherapists
    • Occupational Therapists
    • Speech and Language Therapists
    • Dietitians
    • Podiatrists
    • Orthoptists
    • Diagnostic Radiographers
    • Operating Department Practitioners
    • Paramedics
    • Prosthetists and Orthotists

    Find out more information here.

  • Norfolk Community Health and Care

    Norfolk Community Health and Care building

    Norfolk Community Health and Care (NCH&C) provides community-based NHS health and care via more than 70 different service locations across Norfolk, as well as providing a specialist Early Supported Discharge service to stroke patients in Norfolk and Suffolk.

    Serving a population of nearly 900,000 people, NCH&C delivers community dentistry, services for children, young people and families, therapies, community nursing, end of life care and specialist nursing, among others.

    The following Allied Health Professions work within this Trust:

    • Dietitians
    • Occupational Therapists
    • Physiotherapists
    • Speech and Language Therapists
    • Podiatrists

    Find out more information here.

  • Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

    Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital building

    Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) care for the people of Norfolk, north Suffolk and further afield, providing almost one million out-patient appointments, day case procedures and in-patient admissions every year. They have 1,200 beds and state-of-the art facilities, work closely with the University of East Anglia to train health professionals, and have a strong focus on research.

    The NNUH is a very strong base for AHPs employing ten of the different professions across its services such as:

    • Podiatrists
    • Dietitians
    • Occupational Therapists
    • Operating Department Practitioners
    • Orthoptists
    • Paramedics
    • Physiotherapists
    • Prosthetists and Orthotists
    • Diagnostic Radiographers
    • Speech and Language Therapists

    Find out more here.

  • Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust

    Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust building

    Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust helps people with mental health problems. The Trust enables people to live fulfilling lives and supports people to improve their emotional wellbeing.

    The following Allied Health Professions work within this Trust:

    • Art Therapists
    • Dietitians
    • Occupational Therapists
    • Physiotherapists
    • Speech and Language Therapists

    Find out more information here.

  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn

    Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn building

    The Queen Elizabeth Hospital has circa 500 beds, 28 wards and serves a population of around 278,800 people who are living in three counties of Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire.

    The following Allied Health Professions work within this Trust:

    • Podiatrists
    • Dietitians
    • Occupational Therapists
    • Operating Department Practitioners
    • Orthoptists
    • Paramedics
    • Physiotherapists
    • Prosthetists and Orthotists
    • Diagnostic Radiographers
    • Speech and Language Therapists

    Find out more information here.

AHP roles

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Art Therapists

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Diagnostic Radiographers

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Dietitians

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Dramatherapists

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Music Therapists

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Occupational Therapists

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Operating Department Practitioners

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Orthoptists

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Osteopaths

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Paramedics

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Physiotherapists

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Podiatrists

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Prosthetists and Orthotists

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Speech and Language Therapists

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Therapeutic Radiographers

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Resources

Find out more on how to get involved in an AHP Career using the documents below: