Highly Specialised Physiotherapist - Specialist Medicine Team Lead

st georges nhs trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Highly Specialised Physiotherapist to lead the Specialist Medicine Team within Cardiorespiratory services. You will provide clinical leadership across Respiratory and Renal Medicine, manage a specialist caseload and support Band 5/6 staff, students and rotational colleagues.

With experience in NIV/CPAP and high-flow oxygen therapy, you will drive service development, quality improvement and education while delivering expert

Qualifications

• Experienced physiotherapist with Band 6/7 equivalent within NHS.
• Experience in respiratory medicine and critical care pathways.
• Ability to lead teams and develop services.
• Strong communication and teaching skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead specialist physiotherapy service across Respiratory and Renal Medicine and ED pathways.
• Manage a specialist caseload with advanced assessment and autonomous practice.
• Support and supervise Band 5/6 staff, students and rotation colleagues.
• Drive quality improvement, audits and education initiatives.

Skills

Respiratory physiotherapy

Clinical leadership

Team leadership

Advanced assessment & treatment

Tools

NIV

CPAP

High-flow oxygen therapy

Tracheostomy management

Job description

Highly Specialised Physiotherapist - Specialist Medicine Team Lead

Company:

Salary: £58,133 - £65,261 pa. pro-rata inclusive of HCAS (20%)

A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and experienced Physiotherapist to join our well-established Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy Team as the Highly Specialised Physiotherapist and Team Lead for Specialist Medicine.

The Cardiorespiratory service comprises Cardiothoracic, General ICU and Surgery, and Specialist Medicine teams. As Specialist Medicine Team Lead, you will provide clinical leadership and operational management for physiotherapy services across Respiratory Medicine, Renal Medicine and respiratory pathways within the Emergency Department, whilst maintaining a specialist clinical caseload.

You will deliver advanced assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for patients with complex respiratory and renal conditions, including those requiring non-invasive ventilation (NIV), CPAP, high-flow oxygen therapy and tracheostomy management. Working as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, you will provide holistic, patient-centred care, including support for patients with frailty and those approaching end of life.

The role offers opportunities to lead service development, education, quality improvement and workforce development, supporting rotational staff, students and the wider MDT. This post would suit an experienced Band 6 or Band 7 physiotherapist with a passion for respiratory care, leadership and service innovation who is looking to develop their career within a supportive and expert specialist team

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Specialist Medicine Physiotherapy team, providing expert physiotherapy assessment, treatment and rehabilitation to patients within Respiratory Medicine, Renal Medicine and Emergency Department respiratory pathways. The post holder will work closely with the Specialist Medicine multidisciplinary team to develop and deliver high-quality, evidence-based services in line with national guidance and best practice.

The successful candidate will manage a specialist caseload of patients with complex respiratory conditions, including respiratory failure, and will undertake advanced assessment, clinical reasoning and treatment planning as an autonomous practitioner. This includes supporting patients requiring non-invasive ventilation, CPAP, high-flow oxygen therapy and complex respiratory rehabilitation.

As a Band 7 Team Lead, you will provide clinical leadership and support to Band 5 and Band 6 physiotherapists, therapy technicians, assistants and students. You will contribute to staff development, competency assessment, supervision and education across the multidisciplinary team.

The role offers opportunities to lead service improvement, quality improvement, audit and evidence-based practice initiatives, helping to shape and develop respiratory physiotherapy services across the organisation. There will also be opportunities to support operational management and deputise for senior physiotherapy leads when required

We are a large but close-knit team that supports one another to deliver the highest standard of care for our patients. We value compassion, innovation, motivation and teamwork, and actively encourage professional development, collaborative working and service improvement.

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services.

With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m.

Co-located with St George’s, University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King’s Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow.

Acute and tertiary health services are delivered from over 1,000 beds across two sites, by around 8,000 staff.

St George's Hospital is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke.

This advert closes on Tuesday 13 Oct 2026

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