Cardio-Respiratory Physiotherapy Technical Instructor

Employer Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS TrustEmployer 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 13/10/2025Cardio-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

Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the roleA complete and accurate applicationSuitability for role evidenced in supporting statementEvidence of essential experience for roleMeet the essential education/qualifications required for the roleEvidence of the Trust values and behavioursEvidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specificationPrevious health care setting experienceAdditional information

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust operates a 24-hour service, 365 days a year. As such, all nursing, clinical, and operational roles may involve working on a 24/7 shift basis, unless otherwise specified during the recruitment process. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process.Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust (unless they have previous relevant NHS continuous service), thereafter individuals will progress up the pay steps in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions. For part time roles you will receive a pro rata''d (proportional) salary payment based on the appropriate pay step/point and hours worked in accordance with AfC and all medical and dental terms and conditions.Note: Some vacancies may receive a high volume of applications. In such cases, the vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.We take our responsibilities to the environment extremely seriously and have an ambitious Green Plan that we’re delivering. Actions include having uniforms made from recycled plastic, 100% renewable electricity and planting 150 trees at East Surrey Hospital. Read our planhere .Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.Name Christina O''Brien Job title Cardio-Respiratory Physiotherapy Team Leader Email address Christina.O''Brien@nhs.net Telephone number 01737 768511 Additional informationAmy Grimadell-JonesExt ..... full job details .....