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Job summary

Main area
Physiotherapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
326-7426526-RB
Employer
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
East Surrey Hospital
Town
Redhill
Salary
£27,485 - £30,162 per annum plus high cost allowance
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/09/2025 23:59
Interview date
13/10/2025

Employer heading

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Cardio-Respiratory Physiotherapy Technical Instructor

NHS AfC: Band 4

 

 

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Respiratory Physiotherapy team as a Technical Instructor (Band 4 Support Worker). 
The post will involve working as an autonomous practitioner in the Respiratory Physiotherapy Technical Instructor post with regular supervision from a qualified therapist.

You will manage a caseload of patients in a variety of acute clinical settings including respiratory, cardiology, assessment wards, and critical care as required. 
The postholder will participate in training and organisational tasks under the supervision of senior qualified staff, and support the team in non-clinical and administrative tasks.

Main duties of the job

 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

Essential 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
  • Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
  • Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification
  • Previous health care setting experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare quality commission - OutstandingHSJ Acute or Specialist Trust of the yearStep into health

Applicant requirements

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Christina O'Brien
Job title
Cardio-Respiratory Physiotherapy Team Leader
Email address
Christina.O'[email protected]
Telephone number
01737 768511
Additional information

Amy Grimadell-Jones

Ext 6127

[email protected]

 

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