physiotherapist

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust; Guildford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Guildford is seeking a dedicated physiotherapist to provide care across various settings, including inpatients and outpatients. This role requires registration with HPC and CSP, along with NHS experience. The successful candidate will work with an experienced team, contribute to service development, and have opportunities for professional growth in a supportive environment. The organization is committed to excellent patient care and value its staff's development.

Benefits

Comprehensive health and wellbeing programme

Career development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• NHS experience required.
• Ability to assess and treat respiratory or cardiac physiotherapy needs.
• Supervision of junior physiotherapists and students.

Responsibilities

• Provide physiotherapy to patients in various settings.
• Ensure standards and priorities in patient care are met.
• Contribute to emergency respiratory on-call rota.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team working skills

Education

HPC and CSP registration

Completed core junior rotations including respiratory medicine

Job description

Overview

To provide physiotherapy to relevant patients within clinical specialty area, in a range of settings including inpatients, outpatients, and patient homes. To assess and treat patients referred into CREST for either respiratory or cardiac physiotherapy needs. To support the team in the organisation and provision of an efficient, high‑quality and coordinated physiotherapy service for patients in each area. To undertake a defined clinical caseload. To ensure that patient and service standards and priorities are met. To provide clinical supervision to assigned junior physiotherapists, technical instructors, physiotherapy assistants and students.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and team working skills
• Completed core junior rotations including respiratory medicine.
• HPC and CSP registration
• NHS experience

We actively encourage continuing professional development through clinical supervision and a comprehensive in‑service training programme. You will be well supported by an experienced team of lead respiratory physiotherapists. You will have the opportunity to develop your senior skills with supervision of juniors and students and involvement in audit and service development. The physiotherapy department is committed to providing excellent patient care across seven days. You will also contribute to the emergency respiratory on‑call rota.

Benefits & Development

Working for Royal Surrey Trust is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure. We are clinically led and provide joined‑up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has given us an overall rating of Outstanding. Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us. Although it isn’t the Trust’s normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

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