Physiotherapy Assistant
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Job summary
East Surrey Hospital Therapy Department is a friendly, forward thinking and innovative department with a well- established Clinical Governance programme and a focus on developing staff.
We are looking for a Band 3 Rehabilitation Assistant to join the medical inpatient therapy team of qualified Physiotherapists to provide a service to the medical wards.
You will be required to treat patients on the Medical wards according to set treatment protocols, monitoring progression and make minor alterations as required, giving support and guidance to patient's relatives and carers and liaising with other members of the MDT.
The majority of your time will be spent working with patients and assisting the Therapists to maximise patients' independence implementing and progressing treatment programmes to ensure their safe discharge from hospital.
At times you will work unsupervised reporting back patients progress and informing the physiotherapist of any problems or concerns.
The role involves a wide range of support and administrative tasks in addition to patient focused time.
Good communication and people skills are essential.
You will be involved in our on-going in-service training programme, receive supervision, yearly personal review and be supported in your professional development.
Main duties of the job
An understanding of the role of Physiotherapy and previous experience working as a Band 2 Therapy assistant is desirable.
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
31 January 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,071 to £25,674 a year plus high cost allowance
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
326-6968862-RB
Job locations
East Surrey Hospital,
Canada Avenue
Redhill
RH1 5RH
Employer details
Employer name
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
East Surrey Hospital,
Canada Avenue
Redhill
RH1 5RH
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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