# Physiotherapy Assistant

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Farnham Road Hospital (Mental Health Unit)
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Physiotherapy assistant
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £27,106 - £28,850 incl 5% Fringe HCAS
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-14T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-30T07:20:39.885Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Chertsey/Surrey_Borders_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Physiotherapy_Assistant/Physiotherapy_Assistant-v8315636
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8315636?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.sabp.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

To work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering high quality and evidence based physiotherapy interventions under the guidance of a physiotherapist to enable people who access services to reach their full potential. This post is within an inpatient Mental Health ward for Older Adults.

### Main duties of the job

- To provide high quality and evidence-based physiotherapy interventions (group and individual) to people who access services and their carers/supporters/family members, in line with the physiotherapy pathways and with supervision from a specialist physiotherapist.
- To communicate effectively with people who access services, carers, the multi-disciplinary team and when appropriate outside agencies.
- To contribute to the generic functioning of the team.
- To contribute to physiotherapy student placements.
- To participate in service development and audits.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please check the job description and personal specification document for more information on the requirement for this job.

### Applicant requirements

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.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- NVQ level 3 or equivalent
- evidence of interest and developing skills in Mental Health
- ability to travel across trust for training and appointments as necessary
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work with service users to achieve goals
- knowledge of how an MDT works and the role of a physiotherapy assistant

**Desirable**

- previous experience of working with people within Mental Health setting
- previous experience of electronic systems, information gathering, record keeping, ordering equipment
- previous experience of working in a Multidisciplinary team

## Documents

- [vacancy links (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2727)
- [carers information (pdf, 604.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2716)
- [sabp competency profile map (pdf, 672.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2714)
- [mindful employer information (pdf, 195.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2715)
- [benefits of nhs pension scheme (pdf, 264.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2717)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10636651)

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