Physiotherapy Assistant

NHS
Redhill
16 hours ago
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Job summary

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join the Inpatient Physiotherapy team at East Surrey Hospital as a Physiotherapy Assistant. We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and reliable individual to work in this full time role within our inpatient Physiotherapy teams on our inpatient wards.


Good written and verbal communication skills are essential, along with the ability to work efficiently and responsibly as part of a multi-disciplinary team.


Main duties of the job

This post involves clinical work, assisting Physiotherapists on the wards in the rehabilitation and management of patients along with issuing walking aids, non-clinical housekeeping duties and stock management. Our Physiotherapy Assistants rotate every six months between the different ward areas:



  • Care of the Elderly
  • Acute medicine
  • Orthopaedics
  • Respiratory
  • Neurology

East Surrey Hospital Physiotherapy Department is a friendly, forward-thinking and innovative department with a well-established in-service training programme and a focus on developing staff; by providing clinical support from experienced staff, support to continue professional and personal development.


Additional information

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
  • Our staff rate us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts when asked if they would recommend the Trust as a place to work and when asked whether care of patients is the organisation's top priority
  • Our workforce are amongst the most motivated in the country; we achieved the top acute hospital score in the country for staff engagement in the last national staff survey

Details

Date posted: 04 March 2026


Pay scheme: Agenda for change


Band: Band 2


Salary: £24,465 a year plus high cost allowance


Contract: Permanent


Working pattern: Full-time


Reference number: 326-7818472-RB


Job locations: East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, Canada Avenue, Redhill, RH1 5RH


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

  • Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
  • A complete and accurate application
  • Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
  • Knowledge of physiotherapy
  • Basic IT skills
  • Demonstrates effective team work
  • Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
  • Excellent Interpersonal 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.


Employer details

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust


East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, Canada Avenue, Redhill, RH1 5RH


Employer's website: https://surreyandsussex.nhs.uk/


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