Physiotherapy Assistant | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 06 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 September 2025 |
| Location: | Bexhill on Sea, TN40 2DZ |
| Company: | ESHT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7399632/374-KN205-A |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Physiotherapy Assistant to work within our Intermediate Care Unit.
You will be required to work alongside Physiotherapists a autonomously carrying out exercise programmes, maintenance programmes and rehabilitation sessions planned by a Physiotherapist.
You will be joining a supportive team passionate about caring for the residents of East Sussex. You will have the opportunity to attend an in-service training programme and complete supervision sessions with your line manager.
You will be responsible for completing data inputting and assisting with the ordering of equipment to ensure timely discharge for patient’s across the trust.
To undertake specific support work to aid in the rehabilitation of patients
· To assist the physiotherapists with complex cases that require two people to treat.
· To work unsupervised, reporting back on patient progress and informing the physiotherapist of any problems.
· To assist in the induction of new assistant staff, students and rotational junior physiotherapists.
If you would like a rewarding career in the NHS then this is the post for you.
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at EDGH and Conquest, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop, and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
This advert closes on Wednesday 20 Aug 2025
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