Respiratory Physiotherapist

NHS; Chippenham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in Chippenham is seeking a motivated Band 6 Respiratory Physiotherapist to join their team. This role focuses on delivering evidence-based respiratory care in a supportive multidisciplinary environment. Responsibilities include assessing patients for therapies, providing specialist care for COPD and ILD, and promoting patient self-management. The position requires a relevant physiotherapy degree and offers full-time hours on a fixed-term contract for maternity cover.

Benefits

Supportive multidisciplinary team

Career development opportunities

Commitment to equal opportunities

Qualifications

• Degree in Physiotherapy with HCPC registration.
• Experience in delivering respiratory care.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based respiratory care.
• Assess and review patients for therapies.
• Support Community Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
• Communicate clinical information effectively.

Skills

Evidence-based respiratory care

Patient assessment

Patient self-management promotion

Communication of clinical information

Caseload management

Education

Relevant degree in physiotherapy

Job description

Contract: 12-month Fixed Term (Maternity Cover) or until return of the postholder

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

We are looking for a motivated Band 6 Respiratory Physiotherapist to join our experienced team at Chippenham Community Hospital. This is a great opportunity to work in a supportive multidisciplinary setting and deliver high-quality care across community respiratory services.

What You’ll Do

• Deliver evidence-based respiratory care within an established team.
• Assess, monitor, and review patients referred for:
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation
  • Other therapies as needed
• Provide specialist care for COPD and ILD patients.
• Support Community Pulmonary Rehabilitation, including education and exercise sessions.
• Promote patient self-management and behaviour change.
• Communicate complex clinical information clearly to patients, families, and other professionals.
• Prioritise and manage a varied caseload.
• Maintain accurate electronic records and support audit activity.
• Work collaboratively with community nursing and multidisciplinary teams.
• Adhere to all professional and organisational policies.

About Us

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology, and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

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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.