A new and exciting opportunity has arisen to impact the quality of care throughout the organisation.

Recognising the impact that inactivity can have on a patient's outcome we are looking for an experienced and passionate individual to lead on a programme of work to reduce the impact of deconditioning during hospital admissions. Being a new role, you will have the opportunity to directly influence the development and impact of the position.

This is an important rolethat would suit an experienced Physiotherapist or Occupational Therapist looking for a new challenge and provides a unique opportunity to embed the principles and importance of rehabilitation and reablement throughout the organisation.

You will work closely with all divisions and have links to the corporate nursing team whilst ensuring learning and improvements are shared throughout the wider system and region.

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.

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 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.

Job description

Job 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

• 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

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

326-5723777-RB