Job Description

Band 6

Main area

Medical / Respiratory Physiotherapy

Grade

Band 6

Contract

12 months (Fixed Term- 12 months)

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Seven day working, with rest days and additional weekend shifts and oncalls)

Job ref

343-7392610-FM-AG

Site

Epsom Hospital

Town

Epsom

Salary

44,485 - 52,521 Pro-rata pa inc HCAS (Outer London)

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

07/09/2025 23:59

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

The purpose of this role is to provide a quality respiratory and rehabilitation service to patients on AMU medical ,surgical wards, and HDU and to assist Band 7 in the development of the team and patient pathways within the Trust



The post-holder is required to participate in rostered weekend and evening on-call work. This role is based at Epsom Hospital, but may involve cross site working.

Main duties of the job

To provide and promote a high standard physiotherapy service to adult inpatients at Epsom Hospital



To provide advanced assessment and treatment of acutely ill patients and patients with rehabilitation needs, including multi-pathology, those who have highly complex and / or chronic presentations, to determine clinical diagnosis and treatment indicated and to maintain associated records, as an autonomous practitioner.



To assess and treat own workload of patients, who may have complex presentation, and maintains associated records, as an autonomous practitioner.



To supervise and teach recently qualified physiotherapists/physiotherapy assistants/students, involved in teaching MDT staff.



To undertake evidence-based projects, including recommendations for change in practice and may participate in departmental research and audit.



To assist the Band 7 Physiotherapist by monitoring caseloads, recording statistics managing staff and prioritising referrals as required.


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Interview Date: 17th of September 2025

Working for our organisation

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.



We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.



The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.



The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.

Person specification

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Experience

Essential criteria

B5 and B6 experience within Acute Respiratory Service B5 and B6 experience within ITU/ HDU Previous experience of Oncall working

Desirable criteria

Evidence of good clinical reasoning #

Education

Essential criteria

Suitable Qualification in Physiotherapy HCPC registered

Desirable criteria

Membership of a specialist Resp group #

Skills

Essential criteria

Evidence of managing staff, B5, Students and assistants Able to work under stress

Desirable criteria

Evidence of backfilling job role of B7 Resp Lead

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 notaccept 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.



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Disability Advice Line:

SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our

Confidential Disability Advice Line at:

Telephone: 02082963786

Text: 07501066267

Email: esth.dal@nhs.net.

Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.