Respiratory Physiotherapist

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Horsham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading community health service as a part-time Respiratory Physiotherapist, providing essential care to patients with chronic lung conditions. Work within a multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes through assessment, treatment, and education. Flexible working options available in beautiful Sussex.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Qualifications

• Autonomous practitioner providing specialist respiratory service.
• Engagement in continued professional development and service development.

Responsibilities

• Assessment and treatment of patients with complex respiratory needs.
• Involvement in Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Oxygen services.
• Support management of junior staff.

Skills

Assessment

Treatment

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Physiotherapy Degree

Job description

We're looking for a part time Respiratory physiotherapist to join our Community Respiratory Service .

You will join a well-established and supportive team of multidisciplinary practitioners, clinically led by a respiratory nurse and with input from secondary care consultants and healthcare professionals.

The COPD service is a five day service that runs 0830-1630 Monday-Friday. It aims to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions, improve the self management of people with chronic lung conditions through education, support and close liaison with the wider health and social care community. We provide a variety of services including pulmonary rehabilitation and oxygen assessment.

This is an excellent opportunity open to a Physiotherapist with the right approach and a flexible, ‘can do’ attitude.

Car driver with car available for work are essential. The post is based at Horsham Hospital.

• As an autonomous practitioner; assessment and treatment of caseload and provision of a specialist respiratory service to patients within their own homes or in clinic settings for post hospital discharge and long term self-management, and also provision of care in the Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Oxygen services.
• Being an active member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), assessing and treating patients with complex respiratory needs, maintaining accurate and comprehensive patient records.
• Identification of measures that would contribute to a stabilisation in patient status and reduction in hospital admissions.
• Involvement in the running and delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Oxygen services, including, but not exclusively, exercise testing, prescription and progression, and education.
• Support of the line manager in the provision and management of the Respiratory community services, including responsibility for assisting in managing junior staff.
• Engagement in own continued professional development (CPD) and service development, in conjunction with the team lead, consultant and relevant therapy leads.
• Participation in the clinical and service MDT meetings
• Provision of empathetic care with clear ability to identify needs and work with multiple agencies across the whole spectrum of respiratory patients
• Work with Palliative Care to ensure patients at the end of their life have good quality and proactive supportive end of life care plans / discussions.
  
  

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
  
  

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Albert Sundararaj Job title: Team Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01403 620459