Consultant Physiotherapist

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an exceptional Consultant Physiotherapist to lead within their Sleep and Ventilation team. This senior role involves advanced clinical leadership focusing on neuromuscular diseases, providing expert care, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in one of the UK's premier respiratory departments.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading physiotherapy teams.
• Knowledge of specialist airway clearance techniques.
• Expertise in managing patients with long-term ventilation needs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advanced physiotherapy services for complex neuromuscular diseases.
• Lead specialist airway clearance and transition clinics.
• Participate in clinical audits and contribute to ongoing research.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical supervision

Neuromuscular diseases care

Advanced physiotherapy techniques

Education

Postgraduate qualifications in Physiotherapy

Job description

We are seeking an exceptional Consultant Physiotherapist to join our highly specialised Sleep and Ventilation team at Royal Brompton Hospital, a world-leading tertiary centre for respiratory and cardiac conditions.

This is a senior clinical leadership role focused on neuromuscular diseases, transition clinics, and airway clearance techniques, working with a complex and highly specialised patient group. You will be responsible for the development, delivery, and innovation of advanced physiotherapy services within one of the UK's most renowned respiratory departments.

Deliver and lead expert physiotherapy care for patients with complex neuromuscular diseases, including those requiring long-term ventilation.

Run specialist airway clearance clinics and transition clinics for adolescents moving from paediatric to adult services.

Work as part of the Sleep and Ventilation team, contributing to advanced management of patients requiring home or in-hospital non-invasive ventilation.

Provide clinical leadership and advanced supervision to junior and senior physiotherapists.

Actively participate in service development, audit, and research, contributing to national and international best practices.

Represent the Trust at professional forums and conferences both nationally and internationally.

Royal Brompton Hospital is part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and is internationally recognised for its expertise in respiratory and cardiac care. Our physiotherapy team is deeply integrated within multidisciplinary services, and you will work alongside experts in respiratory medicine, neurology, and rehabilitation to deliver world-class patient care.

You will have access to state-of-the-art facilities and be part of a supportive and research-active environment committed to innovation and professional excellence.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Debbie Field Job title: Consultant Nurse Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07484 029764