Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time with additional hours and oncalls evenings and weekends,)
- Job ref
- 343-7183887-FM-AG
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Helier Hospital/ Epsom General Hospital + other sites
- Town
- Carshalton
- Salary
- £34,521 - £41,956 Pro-rata pa including outer london HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Rotational Physiotherapist
Band 5
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
Job overview
We are seeking x 2 enthusiastic and well-motivated Physiotherapist to join our four monthly junior rotational programme . These post are based at Epsom, St Helier and the Royal Marsden Hospital.
The 4 monthly rotations include: Respiratory/ Medical/ Surgery/ ITU/, COTE, AMU, Frailty, Sutton Re-ablement unit, Medical inc Renal and Amputees, Orthopaedics, Stroke and Oncology at RMH
All post holders will be supported by a band 6 or 7 team leader.
Clinical development and supervision will be a priority.
Good communication skills and car owner/driver are essential, with a Full UK Drivers License.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will demonstrate effective communication skills and be committed to developing clinical skills.
You will be proactive, use your initiative and have sound organizational abilities to support prioritizing and managing your caseload.
You will be part of a weekend and weekday on-call Rota. On certain rotations, you are expected to work across a seven-day Rota and extended day working.
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
- HCPC registered
Desirable criteria
- CSP member
Experience
Essential criteria
- Broad experience in a range of clinical areas
- Demonstrates commitment to on-going CPD
Desirable criteria
- Experience within the NHS
- Experience of multi-disciplinary working
- Experience in Respiratory as a student
Knowledge/Skills
Essential criteria
- • Demonstrates knowledge and importance of documentation
- • Demonstrates ability to use clinical reasoning
- • Competent IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of the pressures of working in the Acute sector of NHS
Other
Essential criteria
- • Car Driver, with access to a car.
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Fran Tarling
- Job title
- Acute Physiotherapy Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07795125147
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