Band 5 Hire Ahead Physiotherapist

Go back Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Closing date: 06 November 2025

We currently have an opportunity for a Physiotherapist to join our rotations at Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (ASPH).

Applications are welcome from physiotherapy students due to qualify, qualified therapists waiting for HCPC registration or those who already have experience and are looking to embrace something new.

Flexible working requests will be considered at the point of interview.

Our rotations are 4 months in duration and include:

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• General Medicine and short stay wards
  
• Emergency services and admission avoidance
  
• Critical care
  
• Surgery
  
• Cardiorespiratory medicine
  
• Elective orthopaedics
  
• Neuro-rehabilitation at the Bradley Unit (based in Woking Community Hospital)
  
• Paediatrics (in-patient and out-patient across 3 sites)
  
• MSK outpatients (across 4 sites)
  
• Pelvic Health
  

The rotations will offer you the opportunity to work within different settings and with varied MDT professionals allowing you to develop your core clinical skills and interpersonal communication skills.

There is an established formal supervision and appraisal process as well as robust in-house training within each team. The therapies department vision is to develop our own staff to progress their career.

ASPH offers a seven-day service across some teams and you will be expected to participate in seven day working as per service requirements.

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• Manage an inpatient caseload including using respiratory, medical, neurological and orthopaedic skills
  
• Complete patient assessments in a ward setting, formulate problem lists and provide appropriate therapy input to facilitate a safe discharge
  
• Contribute to board rounds or problem patient sessions to ensure that patients get the right treatment, at the right time in the right place
  
• Communicate with fellow therapists and other MDT members such as nurses, consultants, specialists
  
• Treatment and management of patients requiring post-operative protocols and ensuring that patients follow their elective rehabilitation pathways
  
• Work within a MSK setting, either hospital, community gym or virtual working from home
  
• Clinically assess patients of all ages, create differential diagnosis and shared treatment plan with patients' towards their personal goals
  
• Manage MSK classes and hydrotherapy, both face to face and virtual, to provide evidence based exercise and education to support self-management
  
• Support our orthopaedic clinics that include ponseti, DDH and serial casting treatment
  
• Actively participate in regular supervision and service development, and take personal responsibility in your professional development and professional registration requirements
  
• Show passion for providing a high level of care and safeguarding to patients known to our service
  
• Have the ability to use initiative, communicate with empathy and be an effective team player
  

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

There is guidance on how to make an application on NHS Jobs as well as more information about joining the ASPH Team.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Candidates will need to have a degree in Physiotherapy and HCPC registration, or due to qualify within the next 3 months.

The responsibilities and duties below are a summary. For the full list, please ensure you read through the Job Description attached prior to submitting your application.

Communication / Relationship Skills

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• To communicate effectively with colleagues and MDT regarding patient care.
  
• To maintain accurate records in line with the standards and policies.
  
• To gather and disseminate information where appropriate.
  
• To manage potentially stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner.
  

Analytical / Judgment skills

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• To carry out assessment and formulate treatment plans using clinical reasoning and evidence based practice.
  
• To work within your scope of practice and seek support when required.
  

Personal and people development

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• To attend all relevant training to maintain competency and confidence.
  
• To supervise physiotherapy students or therapy assistants.
  
• To participate in the appraisal scheme as an appraisee.
  

Health, safety and security

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• To complete relevant risk assessments and associated documentation/action.
  
• To demonstrate physical ability to carry out physiotherapy assessments and interventions including manual physiotherapy techniques. This involves frequent light to moderate physical effort.
  

Education

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• To participate in the professional development and training of self and other therapists.
  
• To undertake clinical reasoning and problem patient sessions.
  
• To participate in relevant training sessions as a recipient and facilitator.
  

Research/Audit/Quality

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• To evaluate your own clinical effectiveness.
  
• To undertake and present relevant evidence based projects.
  

IT

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• To be responsible for the accurate input of clinical information onto the trust IT system.
  

Further information and general responsibilities

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• To have responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of self and others at work.
  
• To ensure confidentiality at all times.
  
• To take part in the weekend service on a rota basis as required.
  

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• Evidence of ongoing and recent continuing professional development (CPD)
  

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• Experience in core areas of respiratory, neurology and musculoskeletal conditions
  
• Experience of working as part of a team
  
• Experience in teaching of patients, peers and carers
  
• Experience of working or placements in an acute NHS trust
  

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• Understanding and involvement in service improvement, audit and quality improvement
  
• Effective communication skills - verbal, written and computer literate
  
• Ability to reflect and identify own learning needs
  

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.

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£32,602 to £39,686 a year inc. HCAS