Band 7 Physiotherapist - Respiratory

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool is seeking an experienced Band 7 Respiratory Physiotherapist to lead our Respiratory Physiotherapy Team within Acute Neurological Sciences. The post combines highly specialist clinical practice with operational leadership, coordinating, developing and delivering a high-quality service.

You will have excellent organisational and leadership skills and drive CPD, audit and research initiatives.

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy and HCPC registration.
• Postgraduate courses and ongoing CPD to maintain professional development.
• Masters level qualification or equivalent in relevant specialism.

Responsibilities

• Establish and manage a complex clinical caseload.
• Lead and manage the respiratory physiotherapy service.
• Collaborate with medical and nursing colleagues to develop service.
• Provide clinical education and training to staff.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Policy writing

Leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy

HCPC Registration

Masters level qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Main area Physiotherapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day working, late shifts, oncall) Job ref 160-8281371

Employer The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Walton Centre NHS Foundation TRust Town Liverpool Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 30/10/2026 23:59

Band 7 Physiotherapist - Respiratory

NHS AfC: Band 7

Job overview

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Band 7 Respiratory Physiotherapist with a passion for Acute Neurological Sciences to join and lead our well-established Respiratory Physiotherapy Team.

This is an exciting opportunity to combine highly specialist clinical practice with operational leadership, playing a key role in co-ordinating, developing, and delivering a high-quality physiotherapy service. The successful candidate will have excellent organisational skills and demonstratable experience in team leadership, with an enthusiasm for developing others.

We are seeking an individual with a strong interest in audit and research, with an ongoing commitment to CPD, service development and innovation.

This role will be supported by an Advanced Physiotherapist, Acute Therapies Lead and the Therapy Services Manager, working within a collaborative environment where your ideas, leadership and clinical expertise can make a real difference.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of job

Establish and manage a complex clinical caseload as appropriate to the service

To influence, lead and manage the critical care / respiratory physiotherapy service ensuring high level clinical intervention and evidenced based care.

To work collaboratively with other clinicians, including medical and nursing staff to influence service development and ensure quality of care is delivered

To provide clinical education and training to physiotherapy staff and other health care professionals

Influence research, innovation and professional development for self and others

To support a 7-day working rota including on call, weekends and extended hours service.

Working for our organisation

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
• Health & Care Professions Council Registration
• Evidence of attendance at relevant postgraduate courses and ongoing maintenance of up to date professional development.
• Masters level qualification or equivalent in relevant specialism

Experience

• Evidence of extensive post-registration clinical experience at a senior level
• Evidence of attendance at relevant post graduate courses and ongoing maintenance of up to date professional development
• Extensive experience of assessment and treatment of Acute Neurological and Neurosurgical conditions
• Experience in staff and performance and management
• Able to plan and carry out a complex and demanding workload
• Evidence of delivering on key quality performance indicators

Knowledge & Skills

• To have highly developed interpersonal skills
• Able to write, implement and audit policies
• Effective and responsive communicator on all levels
• Able to use basic IT systems; Word, Excel, Outlook
• High level presentation and education skills
• High level of organisational skills
• Awareness of current NHS issues and relevant framework / quality indicators
• Well-developed leadership skills and a positive role model
• Ability to provide specialist high quality clinical intervention that is evidence based
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
• A positive attitude to change and flexible working practices to meet changing service demands
• Ability to manage own stress and stress in others

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.