Rehabilitation Technical Instructor - Front Door Team

Rehabilitation Technical Instructor - Front Door Team

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is expanding its Frailty and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) service, creating exciting new therapy opportunities within our established Front Door Therapy Team.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic, and motivated person to join our supportive and friendly front door therapy team as a Rehabilitation Technical Instructor to deliver high-quality, person-centred care across a range of areas including:

• Emergency Department (ED)
• Acute Medical Unit (AMU)
• Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU)
• Ambulatory Emergency Care (AEC)
• Clinical Decisions Unit (CDU)
• Same Day Emergency Care Unit (SDEC)

Why this role stands out

• Be part of a high-profile expansion of frailty and front-door services
• Take on a fast-paced clinical role where your work makes a real difference
• Join a supportive multidisciplinary team, working alongside specialist physiotherapists, occupational therapists and a dietitian to contribute to the delivery of holistic, high-quality patient care

Who we're looking for

• Passionate, driven individuals with experience in providing rehabilitation in an acute hospital environment
• Individuals who are forward-thinking, flexible, and committed to delivering their role within a dynamic multidisciplinary environment
• Professionals dedicated to their own ongoing development and to the growth and development of their team

Please note this role involves participation on a 7 day extended hours rota.

Main duties of the job

For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

About us

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
• Our staff rate us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts when asked if they would recommend the Trust as a place to work and when asked whether care of patients is the organisation's top priority
• Our workforce are amongst the most motivated in the country; we achieved the top acute hospital score in the country for staff engagement in the last national staff survey

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification 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
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the personal specification

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.

Front Door Physiotherapy Clinical Specialist

£27,485 to £30,162 a year plus high cost allowance