Physiotherapy Assistant

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Physiotherapy Assistant to join the Musculoskeletal Outpatient Physiotherapy Team.

This post is currently split between East Surrey Hospital, Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Therapies Unit but the main base may move to central Redhill early 2026.

We are looking for someone who is compassionate, empathetic and motivated about working with patients.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of our friendly team supporting the physiotherapists with running gym classes as well as being responsible for your own caseload of patients, transferred to you by the MSK physiotherapists.

The gym classes contain both exercise and education elements so being confident talking to a group of people is a useful skill to have but you would be supported to develop this if necessary and hopefully progress to running some classes independently.

Clinically, you will be supported by the Physiotherapy Team, guiding you in the appropriate exercises and education to provide to patients under your care.

You will also be responsible for the day to day cleaning and planning maintenance of equipment, ordering of stock, inputting data onto our electronic patient administration system and assisting the team with quality improvement work.

You will need to be physically fit, have good communication skills and the ability to be flexible and adaptable. We expect you to be able to recognise when a situation falls outside of your level of responsibility and competency and be able to communicate this efficiently and effectively with other members of the team.

If you are appointed, you will become a valuable member of a friendly team who are committed to providing a high quality patient focussed service.

About us

Do you want to be part of an organisation that was rated best provider of NHS care to work for nationwide? (2023 staff survey results)

First Community is a staff owned social enterprise rated Good by CQC, which delivers NHS community services across east Surrey and parts of West Sussex. We are looking for individuals who share our values First-rate care, First-rate people, First-rate value.

First Community is a great place to work, everyone has a voice and is supported to develop their career to its full potential. We offer all our staff: NHS terms and conditions, high quality training and development opportunities, flexible working to enable a good work life balance, an inclusive and friendly work environment, an NHS pension, flexible retirement options and various employee benefits.

Please talk to us before applying or at interview about the flexibility you need. We may not be able to meet your needs exactly, but we do promise to fully consider your request and meet your needs where possible. Please note, flexible working options may vary depending on the role.

At First Community we welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities. We ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments.

Sustainability is integral to First Community achieving the NHS Net Zero target.

Employer details

Employer name

First Community Health and Care

Address

Surrey & Sussex Healthcare Nhs Trust

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Employer's website

https://www.firstcommunityhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

First Community Health and Care

Address

Surrey & Sussex Healthcare Nhs Trust

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Employer's website

https://www.firstcommunityhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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