Physiotherapy Technical Instructor
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 05/10/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Physiotherapy Technical Instructor (Band 4) to join the Inpatient Therapy Team at East Surrey Hospital, working across Acute Medical and Care of the Elderly wards. The role involves assisting Physiotherapists, assessing and planning discharges, and carrying out therapy programmes for your own patient caseload. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, person-centred, and have experience as a Physiotherapy assistant within a multidisciplinary team. The service currently operates Monday-Friday, with potential for 7-day working.
Key responsibilities
- Assist Physiotherapists to treat patients.
- Work unsupervised to assess and plan discharges.
- Carry out therapy programmes for your own patient caseload.
- Work alongside other Therapy Assistants to undertake day to day responsibilities within the Therapy department.
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
- Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
- Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
- Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification
Desirable criteria
- Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Physiotherapy Technical Instructor
The closing date is 05 October 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Inpatient Therapy Team as a Physiotherapy Technical Instructor (band 4). We currently have a vacancy across our Acute Medical and Care of the Elderly teams which will involve working on a wide variety of wards at East Surrey Hospital.
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and person-centred, with experience of working as a Physiotherapy assistant within a multidisciplinary team. They must be able to demonstrate good communication skills and a basic knowledge of rehabilitation. They will also have good communication skills, be a team player and be able to work flexibly for the needs of the service.
The main duties of this post include assisting Physiotherapists to treat patients, working unsupervised to assess and plan discharges and carry out therapy programmes for your own patient caseload. You will also work alongside other Therapy Assistants to undertake day to day responsibilities within the Therapy department.
The Therapy service in this area operates across five days (Monday-Friday), but this could be extended to a 7 days to meet service demands.
The Therapy department at East Surrey Hospital can offer you:
- Opportunity to develop your clinical skills
- In house training program
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