Surgical Physiotherapy Assistant

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

The closing date is 04 May 2025

Job summary

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join the Respiratory Team at East Surrey Hospital as a Physiotherapy Assistant.

We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and reliable individual to work within our Respiratory Team. Good written and verbal communication skills are essential, along with the ability to work efficiently and responsibly, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team. This post involves clinical work, assisting Physiotherapists on the wards in the management and rehabilitation of patients, issuing walking aids etc. and non-clinical housekeeping duties and stock management.

The Respiratory Team is responsible for the assessment, management and discharge planning of a varied and diverse clinical caseload across their wards.

This post does not involve seven day working at the present time, but may do in the future to meet service needs.

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.

We offer:

A high level of clinical support from experienced senior staff
Support to continue professional and personal development with an active In-service training programme and strong supervision structure
Opportunities to be involved in service development

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021
National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do
We are in the top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.

Date posted

16 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year plus high cost allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

326-7129578-RB

Job locations

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
A complete and accurate application
Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
Evidence of previous PTA or HCA experience
Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
Knowledge of basic moving and handling skills

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
A complete and accurate application
Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
Evidence of previous PTA or HCA experience
Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
Knowledge of basic moving and handling skills

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.