Overview
Contract Type: 0
Salary: £38682 – £46580
Partner Org: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
East Surrey Hospital Physiotherapy Department is a friendly, forward thinking and innovative department with a well- established Clinical Governance programme and a focus on developing staff..
The post will be within the respiratory team that covers critical care (ICU/HDU), surgery, cardiorespiratory (including acute respiratory unit and medical wards) and the Lane-Fox Remeo unit (on-site) a satellite unit of St Thomas’ hospital for long term, complex, respiratory patients.
We are looking for someone with a passion for both respiratory physiotherapy and acute rehabilitation to join our friendly and enthusiastic team and take on the responsibilities of a senior physiotherapist. You will be involved in supervising students, band 5 and support staff and providing in-service training to more junior staff whilst developing your own clinical skills and expertise.
We offer:
- An opportunity to develop acute rehabilitation skills
- Close links with other inpatient physiotherapy teams
- A high level of clinical support from experienced senior staff
- Support to continue professional and personal development with an active in-service teaching programme and established supervision and achievement review structure
- An innovative and forward thinking department with strong clinical governance support and the opportunity to be involved in service development.
Main duties of the job
For further information regarding the role please read the attached job description and person specification.
Working for our organisation
We are a leading local employer with a diverse workforce of approximately 6,000 staff, dedicated to providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 780,000 individuals.
Our Trust provides both emergency and planned healthcare across East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon – covering towns like Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill. Our main hospital, East Surrey in Redhill, offers a full range of acute and specialist services and is also the closest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport. We also provide outpatient, diagnostic, and planned care services at sites including The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Oxted Health Centre, Crawley Hospital, and Horsham Hospital.
We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. At our Trust, we strive to be the best place to work and receive care. We are dedicated to supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information regarding the role please read the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Criteria
Essential criteria
- Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
- Evidence of essential skills and knowledge evidenced in supporting statement
- Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
- Evidence of essential experience for role (including oncall working)
- Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
- Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
- Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
- Evidence of appropriate CPD/Research relevant to the clinical specialty
- Complete and accurate application
Additional information
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust operates a 24-hour service, 365 days a year. As such, all nursing, clinical, and operational roles may involve working on a 24/7 shift basis, unless otherwise specified during the recruitment process. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process.
Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust (unless they have previous relevant NHS continuous service), thereafter individuals will progress up the pay steps in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions. For part time roles you will receive a pro rata’d (proportional) salary payment based on the appropriate pay step/point and hours worked in accordance with AfC and all medical and dental terms and conditions.
Note: Some vacancies may receive a high volume of applications. In such cases, the vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
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