Rotational Physiotherapist - Surrey Downs Health & Care

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust; Epsom; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a dynamic Band 5 Physiotherapist to work across inpatient, community, and musculoskeletal rotations in the picturesque Surrey Downs. Applicants should have a degree in Physiotherapy and relevant registrations. The role offers personal development, supportive training, and a diverse caseload. Responsibilities include providing high-quality physiotherapy interventions, managing a personal caseload, conducting assessments, and participating in multidisciplinary teams. Salary ranges from £32,602 to £39,686 per annum pro rata, including fringe HCAS.

Qualifications

• Sound knowledge of physical conditions.
• Working knowledge of broad range of physiotherapy techniques.
• Experience in physiotherapy within the NHS.
• Pre-graduate experience in community settings.
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Previous experience as a Junior Physiotherapist.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, plan and deliver treatment programmes.
• Prioritise own caseload and delegate appropriate work.
• Carry out physiotherapy assessments and interventions competently.
• Communicate effectively with patients and multidisciplinary team.
• Attend multi-disciplinary meetings and participate in clinical decision making.
• Make accurate treatment records and keep monthly statistics.
• Be accountable for own professional and clinical practice.
• Assess and manage clinical risk in relation to own caseload.
• Contribute to development of patient care.
• Take part in Emergency OnCall and Weekend respiratory physiotherapy.

Skills

Ability to communicate verbally and non-verbally with patients and professionals

Strong command of English language

Ability to organise and prioritise own workload

Good time management

Ability to carry out moderate to intense physical effort

Understanding of clinical governance

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC Registration

Membership to CSP

Job description

The closing date is 23 December 2025

We require a dynamic and enthusiastic Band 5 Physiotherapist to work across Inpatients, Community and Musculoskeletal rotations throughout the picturesque Surrey Downs.

Rotation opportunities include Inpatient Respiratory/Medical, Pulmonary Rehabilitation; Community Neuro Rehabilitation, Inpatient Neuro Rehabilitation; Elective Orthopaedics; Musculoskeletal Outpatients, Community Therapies and; Community Hospital Inpatients.

Support and training will be provided on each rotation and personal development will be a priority.

The successful applicant will be employed by Epsom & St Helier Trust and be seconded to Surrey Downs Health and Care. As a partnership between the three GP Federations, community trust and acute trust, Surrey Downs Health and Care is delivering true transformational change for adult community services across Surrey Downs to the benefit of patients and the local healthcare system.

Main duties of the job

Our delivery model is formed around a shared vision and innovative use of the wealth and diversity of both the clinical and managerial experience that the partnership brings and as such it will provide a truly holistic, person-centred service that no one partner could provide on its own.

The model focuses on care being provided through distributed clinical leadership using Primary Care Networks (networks of GP practices working together with combined practice populations of around 50,000); integrated community bedded services and specialist services with the development of pathways into and out of the acute trust.

To provide a high quality physiotherapy intervention to patients in a wide range of specialties via a four monthly rotational scheme whilst consolidating and further developing skills and knowledge learned throughout degree course.

To assess and implement treatment programmes as an autonomous practitioner.

To work unsupervised reporting back and receiving guidance and teaching from the senior physiotherapists on a daily basis.

About us

Surrey Downs Health and Care deliver care closer to people's own communities through our Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.

Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person centered care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual. This partnership includes:

• The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area
• Epsom and St Helier's University Hospitals NHS Trust
• Surrey County Council

Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us.

It's on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed - we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before.

In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.

Job responsibilities

• To assess, diagnose, plan and deliver treatment programme to
• To carry and prioritise own caseload and delegate appropriate work to
• To demonstrate the ability to carry out physiotherapy assessments and interventions including manual techniques and therapeutic handling in a competent
• To communicate effectively and sensitively condition related information with patients, carers and other members of the multidisciplinary team to gain consent to treatment and to inform/agree expected goals. This will at times include patients with barriers to understanding or communication, eg blind, deaf, dysphasic, children or people who do not have English as a first language.
• Attend multi-disciplinary meetings as the physiotherapy representative for individual patients and participate in the clinical decision making process at these
• Make accurate and complete treatment records of work undertaken and keep monthly statistics in line with CSP and physiotherapy service
• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your own professional and clinical
• To be responsible for assessing and managing clinical risk in relation to your own caseload, seeking guidance and help from senior therapists as
• To contribute to development of patient care by attending relevant team, departmental or other appropriate meetings and comment on recommended changes to clinical care or service provision.
• To take part in the Emergency OnCall and Weekend respiratory physiotherapy

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registration
• Membership to CSP

Experience

• Sound knowledge of physical conditions
• Working knowledge of broad range of physiotherapy techniques and assessment skills
• Experience and/or working knowledge of physiotherapy within the NHS
• Pre-graduate experience in community settings (preferably NHS)
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Previous experience of working as a Junior Physiotherapist

Skills

• Ability to communicate verbally and non-verbally with patients and other professionals
• Strong command of English language
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
• Good time management
• Ability to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day
• Understanding of clinical governance and its implementation in the work place

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

£32,602 to £39,686 a year Pro Rata Per Annum inc Fringe HCAS