Band 6 Rotational Respiratory Physiotherapist

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Rotational Respiratory Physiotherapist to deliver high quality care on acute inpatient wards and outpatient areas. The role includes autonomous clinical practice, caseload management, and involvement in seven-day weekend work, extended hours and on-call services across multiple sites.

The post holder will supervise junior staff, contribute to student education and be part of a multi-disciplinary team, with potential

Qualifications

• Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy and HCPC registration.
• GCSE Maths and English (grade C or above).
• Evidence of CPD and relevant post-graduate training.
• Member of specialist interest group.
• Attendance at Clinical Educators course.

Responsibilities

• Hold responsibility for own caseload and a defined service area with minimal supervision.
• Undertake autonomous clinical duties and maintain patient records.
• Supervise and support physiotherapy students, and coordinate junior staff.
• Assist in supervising physiotherapy assistants, technicians and junior physios.

Skills

Autonomous practice

Clinical supervision

Clinical reasoning

Education

Bachelor/Diploma in Physiotherapy

HCPC registration

GCSE Maths & English (C or above)

CPD and post graduate training

Specialist interest group member

Clinical Educator course attendance

Job description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 6 Rotational Respiratory Physiotherapist

The closing date is 19 November 2026

The post holder will provide a high standard of Physiotherapy care within the specialist therapy service. They will provide the therapeutic assessment, management and treatment of patients on acute inpatient wards and outpatient areas. There will be a strong focus on rehabilitating patients so they can be discharged home or referred to a suitable discharge destination. At times they will have delegated management responsibility for being department and supervising junior members of staff.

The post holder will participate in the seven-day weekend working, extended hours and physiotherapy respiratory overnight on-call services (including NIV) across the hospital site within the organisation.

The Trust is a multi-site organisation, they may be required to work at any of the Trust sites and you may need to change your normal place of work, either temporarily or on a permanent basis, as a result of development or reorganisation of Trust services.

Main duties of the job

• To hold responsibility for own case load and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type, working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case conferences. Access to advice and support from senior physiotherapists is available if required, clinical work is not routinely evaluated.
• To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and maintain associated records.
• To assist with supervision, education and assessment of the performance of physiotherapy students; this would be to a graduate standard and involve working with universities to ensure the standard of practice and teaching meets the standards set by the degree level qualification.
• To assist with the supervision, education and co-ordination of physiotherapy assistants, physiotherapy technical instructors and junior physiotherapists.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description

Qualifications

• Diploma / degree in Physiotherapy.
• Registered with Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC).
• Good standard of general education including GCSE Maths and English grade C and above.
• Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality.
• Member of specialist interest group.
• Attendance at Clinical Educators course.

Experience

• Demonstrates clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients within this speciality / within the NHS with experience of elderly and frail elderly, respiratory, neurological and musculoskeletal conditions.
• Experience of working on a physiotherapy on-call service.
• Experience of working with student physiotherapists and assistants.
• An ability to analyse clinical and non-clinical complex facts and situations, which require the interpretation and comparison of a range of options.
• An ability to plan, organise, formulate and adjust complex plans.
• An ability to supervise and delegate work to physiotherapists, assistants and students.
• It is desirable that the candidate will have had some experience within speciality area.

Additional Criteria

• An ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information.
• An ability to empathise and reassure.
• An ability to persuade, motivate and negotiate.
• An ability to communicate where there are barriers to understanding.
• An ability to contribute to the clinical education of less experienced staff, students or assistants.
• Demonstrate enthusiasm, vision and a desire to achieve.
• Committed to developing expertise within physiotherapy and clinical speciality.
• Demonstrate a forward-thinking and professional attitude.
• An ability to cope with moving/manoeuvring patients/equipment on a daily basis.
• An ability to cope with frequent exposure to distressing /emotional situations.
• An ability to work as team leader, as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• An ability to motivate and develop the team.
• Able to contribute to the 7 day weekend service, extended out of hours and overnight on-call Respiratory Physiotherapy service (including NIV).
• Demonstrate an interest in promoting physiotherapy to health professionals and other agencies.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust