Respiratory Rotational Physiotherapist

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Redhill; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Redhill seeks a senior physiotherapist to join their respiratory team. The role involves supervising staff, developing acute rehabilitation skills, and providing high-level clinical support. Candidates should have a passion for respiratory physiotherapy and experience in supervising junior staff. This position offers opportunities for professional development within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Professional and personal development support

Strong clinical governance

Opportunity to develop acute rehabilitation skills

Qualifications

• Experience in supervising students and junior staff.
• Passion for respiratory physiotherapy.
• Ability to develop clinical skills and expertise.

Responsibilities

• Join the respiratory team covering ICU/HDU and other wards.
• Supervise students and junior physiotherapy staff.
• Provide in-service training to less experienced staff.

Skills

Acute rehabilitation

Respiratory physiotherapy

Supervision of staff

Job description

East Surrey Hospital Physiotherapy Department is a friendly, forward-thinking, and innovative department with a well-established Clinical Governance programme and a focus on staff development.

The post will be within the respiratory team that covers critical care (ICU/HDU), surgery, cardiorespiratory (including acute respiratory unit and medical wards), and the Lane-Fox Remeo unit (on-site), a satellite unit of St Thomas’ Hospital for long-term, complex respiratory patients.

We are looking for someone with a passion for both respiratory physiotherapy and acute rehabilitation to join our friendly and enthusiastic team and take on the responsibilities of a senior physiotherapist. You will be involved in supervising students, band 5 and support staff, and providing in-service training to more junior staff while developing your own clinical skills and expertise.

We Offer

• An opportunity to develop acute rehabilitation skills
• Close links with other inpatient physiotherapy teams
• A high level of clinical support from experienced senior staff
• Support to continue professional and personal development with an active in-service teaching programme and established supervision and achievement review structure
• An innovative and forward-thinking department with strong clinical governance support and the opportunity to be involved in service development.

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

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 offer acute and complex services and a range of outpatient and diagnostic services, with Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey providing 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 the 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.
• 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.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Name: Lara Gomez
Job Title: Respiratory Physiotherapy Team Lead
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]

Christina O'Brien
Email: Christina.O'[e-mail]
Ext: 6127