Respiratory Physiotherapist

CSH Surrey; Walton-on-Thames; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pay & pension

Fringe High-Cost Allowance 5%

Job summary

CSH Surrey is seeking an experienced Band 6 Physiotherapist to join its multidisciplinary respiratory care team based at Walton Community Hospital. You will assess, treat and support patients with COPD, asthma and other respiratory conditions across clinics, home visits and rehabilitation sessions.

The role emphasizes patient education to empower self-management, comprehensive respiratory assessments including spirometry, and close collaboration with the MDT to optimise care.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing patients with chronic respiratory disease.
• Exposure to pulmonary rehab and oxygen therapy is preferred.
• Ability to work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Assess, treat and support patients with respiratory conditions in multiple settings (outpatient clinics, home visits).
• Develop personalised treatment plans and provide education to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Lead Pulmonary Rehabilitation sessions and ambulatory oxygen reviews where required.
• Support admission avoidance and post-discharge follow-up as part of a pathway.

Skills

Respiratory care

Spirometry

Education

Communication skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor of Physiotherapy

Tools

Spirometry devices

Job description

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for an experienced physiotherapist to join our multidisciplinary specialist community respiratory care team. The office is currently based in Walton Community hospital, Walton on Thames

This team covers the North West Surrey area to support the management of patients with chronic respiratory disease., The Respiratory Care Team is a small multidisciplinary team based at Walton Community Hospital. As the Band 6 Physiotherapist, your main duties will be to assess, treat and support patients with respiratory conditions such as COPD, Asthma, Bronchiectasis and Pulmonary Fibrosis in a variety of settings. This includes outpatient clinics, home visits, ambulatory oxygen reviews, NIV service, admission avoidance and post discharge support via telephone and running Pulmonary Rehabilitation exercise and education sessions.

You will undertake comprehensive respiratory assessments, including spirometry and interpretation of results, develop personalised treatment plans, and provide expert advice to patients, carers and healthcare professionals. A key aspect of the role is empowering patients to self-manage their condition through education, health promotion and behaviour change support.

You will need experience of managing patients with respiratory disease ideally with an understanding of pulmonary rehabilitation, oxygen and non‑invasive ventilation.

The successful candidate must have good communication and organizational skills with a flexible approach to meet the ever‑changing needs of the service.

Experience of working autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team is essential.

Physiotherapists are an integral part of the team who provide assessments, treatment and self‑management education in community clinics, home visits, provision of Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Ambulatory Oxygen clinics

The physiotherapists in the team also support as needed with admission avoidance, post discharge support and Non invasive ventilation services

The team strives to ensure evidence based practice and audits their service regularly.

We are offering an opportunity to build upon your specialist knowledge and develop skills in the area of respiratory care.

Please note that Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must possess valid UK right‑to‑work documentation., Strong communication skills are essential, as you will be required to explain complex and sensitive information to patients and families, helping them make informed decisions about their care and rehabilitation. You will maintain accurate clinical documentation, always uphold patient dignity and confidentiality, and contribute to the continuous improvement of services by applying current national respiratory guidelines and best practice.

CSH Surrey are part of the NHS and are Surrey's longest established NHS community services provider, so our employees get NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High‑Cost Allowance of 5%.