Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Senior Rotational Physiotherapist

The closing date is 02 September 2025

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Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic physiotherapist who has completed a variety of band 5 rotations and is ready to take on the responsibilities and challenges of a band 6 position. This post includes respiratory on-call and weekend responsibilities and some rotation specific extended hours/ rostered weekend working.

You will have opportunity to rotate every 9 months through a broad range of clinical areas including:

Respiratory (critical care, surgery and cardiorespiratory)

Lane-Fox REMEO Unit (satellite unit for Lane-Fox Weaning Unit at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital for long term, complex respiratory patients)

Orthopaedics (Elective, trauma and day surgery)

Care of the Elderly (Inpatient Wards and Intermediate Care Wards)

Acute Medicine (General medicine, haematology/oncology and endocrinology)

Front Door Services (Emergency department, acute medical unit, ambulatory care, Outpatient Frailty Unit)

Neurology (Acute stroke unit including hyperacute care and an outlier service for neurological patients on other wards in the Trust)

Main duties of the job

You will also be involved in supervising students, band 5s and support staff and provide in-service training to more junior staff. All of our band 6s our encouraged to continue developing their own clinical and leadership skills through ongoing supervision and training (internal and external) and will be expected to take an active role in service development projects under guidance from their team leaders.

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 rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.

Details

Date posted

28 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum plus high cost allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

326-7371781-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

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.

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

  • oEvidence of an excellent standard of written English appropriate to the role
  • oEvidence of knowledge and skills appropriate to the role
  • oSuitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
  • oEvidence of essential experience for role (a variety of Band 5 rotations)
  • oMeet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
  • oHold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
  • oEvidence of the Trust values and behaviours
  • o Evidence of CPD/research relevant to clinical specialty
Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

  • oEvidence of an excellent standard of written English appropriate to the role
  • oEvidence of knowledge and skills appropriate to the role
  • oSuitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
  • oEvidence of essential experience for role (a variety of Band 5 rotations)
  • oMeet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
  • oHold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
  • oEvidence of the Trust values and behaviours
  • o Evidence of CPD/research relevant to clinical specialty

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH


Employer's website

https://surreyandsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH


Employer's website

https://surreyandsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Physiotherapy Clinical Lead

Gabriella Ffrench

gabriella.ffrench@nhs.net

01737768511

Details

Date posted

28 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum plus high cost allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

326-7371781-RB

Job locations

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH


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