Respiratory Physiotherapist Critical Care Outreach & Respiratory Team

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Redhill; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Part time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Respiratory Physiotherapist to join their Critical Care Outreach Team. This rewarding role involves working with patients recovering from critical illness, providing essential assessments and treatments, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient outcomes. The successful candidate will have a strong background in respiratory physiotherapy and critical care, with opportunities for professional development and training. Join an organization that values its staff and offers a supportive environment to thrive in your career while making a significant impact on patient care.

Benefits

35 days leave including bank holidays

CPD funding up to £1,000

Health Service Discounts

On-site shops

Free travel for new staff

Lockable storage for cycles

Qualifications

• Experience in respiratory physiotherapy and critical care settings is essential.
• Must hold necessary professional registration and demonstrate strong clinical skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment and treatment for patients post-critical illness.
• Collaborate with healthcare professionals to enhance patient recovery.

Skills

Respiratory Physiotherapy

Critical Care Knowledge

Patient Assessment

Team Collaboration

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

Professional Registration

Job description

Respiratory Physiotherapist Critical Care Outreach & Respiratory Team

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area: Physiotherapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract: Permanent, working between CCOT and respiratory physio Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week (This post requires participation on the respiratory on-call and weekend service) Job ref: 326-6932543-RB

Site: East Surrey Hospital, Town: Redhill Salary: £36,918 - £42,247 per annum plus high cost allowance Salary period: Yearly Closing: 10/02/2025 23:59

We want to give you the best possible experience in the next stage of your career.

We always strive to be the best place to work and to be cared for.

• We have been named the 2021 Acute NHS Trust of the Year, in the annual Health Service (HSJ) Journal Awards for our clear ambition and vision and a significant improvement journey over a number of years.
• The Trust is the 6th highest rated Trust in the South East and was still in the top 25% nationally for recommended places to work.
• We are rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission and when asked whether the care of patients is the organisation’s top priority, our staff rank us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts.
• We pride ourselves on supporting you to thrive in your existing role and to develop your career with us. So with us, you’ll get loads of benefits, great training and development opportunities, flexibility and a real community feel.

Benefits to working with us

• Great training and education, including preceptorship and CPD (up to £1,000 individual CPD funding available for nurses, midwives and AHPs).
• Our location: you can access beautiful countryside, historic towns and villages and bustling city life all nearby. With good schools, nature reserves and cultural attractions on our doorstep, and both London and Brighton easily accessible too, there’s something for everyone nearby.
• At least 35 days leave (inclusive of bank holidays).
• A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands, from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.
• On-site Boots and WHSmith shops.
• An Amazon locker and an InPost locker on site.
• Full educational library services.
• Excellent rail and bus links.
• The local bus operator offers all new staff one month’s free travel to East Surrey Hospital when they first join.
• Lockable storage for cycles.

About us

• We are a major local employer, with a diverse workforce of approximately 5,000 providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 535,000.
• 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.
• We offer a full range of acute and complex services at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, where we are the nearest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport.
• We provide a range of outpatient, diagnostic and less complex planned services at The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey, and at Crawley and Horsham Hospitals in West Sussex.

The Trust is committed to being an inclusive employer - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. As an employer, we offer a range of benefits including flexible working arrangements, staff engagement networks, and facilities and services to support staff well-being.

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced and motivated respiratory physiotherapist to join our CCOT at East Surrey Hospital in a unique and varied role. You will be working alongside a team of CCOT nurses and another physiotherapist to provide specialist assessment, treatment, and management of patients following critical illness, as well as providing training, education, and supervision to other healthcare professionals, physiotherapists, and students.

We are passionate about improving patient experience and outcomes following critical illness, and a large part of your role will be working with patients to try and reduce the impact of Post Intensive Care Syndrome through supporting the patient, family, and other members of the MDT to provide holistic assessment and rehabilitation throughout their journey from Critical Care all the way to Follow Up Clinic. You will also be involved in the management of patients with tracheostomies, alongside the other physiotherapist within CCOT.

The successful candidate will have sound clinical knowledge and experience within the setting of critical care and respiratory physiotherapy, will be self-motivated and have the ability to prioritise the needs of the service, whilst continuing to develop their own skills and practice. There are exciting opportunities for staff development, with potential to complete funded Master’s modules and FUSIC Lung Ultrasound accreditation under the guidance of our critical care consultants.

Main duties of the job

This post requires participation in the respiratory physiotherapy weekend and on-call rota.

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

Person specification

Criteria

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• A complete and accurate application
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for role
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the personal specification

We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process.

Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust (unless they have previous relevant NHS continuous service), thereafter individuals will progress up the pay steps in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions. For part-time roles you will receive a pro rata'd (proportional) salary payment based on the appropriate pay step/point and hours worked in accordance with AfC and all medical and dental terms and conditions.

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust operate a 24 hour 365 day a year service and all nursing, clinical and operational roles will require staff to work 24/7 shifts (if required) unless you are specifically advised otherwise as part of the recruitment process.

Note: Some vacancies may receive a high volume of applications. In such cases, the vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

We take our responsibilities to the environment extremely seriously and have an ambitious Green Plan that we’re delivering. Actions include having uniforms made from recycled plastic, 100% renewable electricity and planting 150 trees at East Surrey Hospital.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: Christina O'Brien Job title: Respiratory Team Lead (Physiotherapy) Email address: Christina.o'[e-mail] Telephone number: 01737 768511 Additional information: or [e-mail] Lead Nurse for CCOT on ext 2087