Trosolwg o'r swydd

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join the Respiratory Team at East Surrey Hospital as a Physiotherapy Assistant.

We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and reliable individual to work within our Respiratory Team. Good written and verbal communication skills are essential, along with the ability to work efficiently and responsibly, and as part of a multi-disciplinary team. This post involves clinical work, assisting Physiotherapists on the wards in the management and rehabilitation of patients, issuing walking aids etc. and non-clinical housekeeping duties and stock management.

The Respiratory Team is responsible for the assessment, management and discharge planning of a varied and diverse clinical caseload across their wards.

This post does not involve seven day working at the present time, but may do in the future to meet service needs.

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

We offer:

• A high level of clinical support from experienced senior staff
• Support to continue professional and personal development with an active In-service training programme and strong supervision structure
• Opportunities to be involved in service development

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

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

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

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 in the top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.