Senior Physio Assistant / Assistant Practitioner

NHS; Billericay; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

An integrated healthcare provider in Billericay seeks a Senior Physio Assistant to join their Respiratory Team. The role involves promoting patient self-management, providing support for respiratory conditions, and offering patient education. Qualifications required include AP Qualification, ARTP registration, and NHS experience. Flexibility in working hours is essential, and ongoing training will be provided.

Benefits

High Cost Area Supplement

Support for Continuous Professional Development

Qualifications

• Experience working in the NHS.
• Community experience.
• Respiratory experience.

Responsibilities

• Promote effective self-management of patients.
• Support patients with respiratory conditions.
• Contribute to patient education.

Skills

Good communication skills

Organisational skills

Quality Improvement (QI)

Education

AP Qualification

NVQ L2 numeracy and literacy

ARTP registration

CBG competency

Job description

Senior Physio Assistant / Assistant Practitioner

The closing date is 21 November 2025

Band 3-4 developmental Senior Physiotherapy Assistant or Assistant Practitioner.

A vacant post within the Integrated Respiratory Team has arisen in North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT) in the area of South West Essex.

The Integrated Respiratory Team is an integrated service with Nursing staff, Specialist Physiotherapists, Assistant Practitioners, Senior Physiotherapy Assistants and Administration staff.

The team covers many aspects of community respiratory care, services include Respiratory Case management, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Home Oxygen Service, Respiratory Virtual Ward and Breathlessness and Diagnostics service (Spirometry and FeNo).

Duties will include supporting aspects of service in each area after training and competency review.

Main duties of the job

• Promoting effective self-management of patients following initial assessments.
• Contribute to patient education and wider holistic support network.
• Support COPD patients and other suitably identified respiratory conditions with assessment with clear lines of escalation to senior staff.
• Support with Oxygen home safety and management of stable oxygen case load with escalation of CBG results.
• The post holder will be able to perform appropriate level of assessment and delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
• The post holder will be expected to support the delivery of the Respiratory Virtual Ward (RVW) which supports Admission Avoidance and Early Supported Discharge pathways while being supervised by a senior member of staff.
• To support Breathlessness and Diagnostics service by performing quality FeNo and ARTP accredited Spirometry. This service is evolving and additional suitable pathways and reviews may be made.
• To support with all aspects of service delivery and ongoing review of pathways and transformation of Respiratory services as competency and ability allow.
• Support and deliver the Trusts Values.

About us

Our Values 2025 - 2030

Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co‑produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.

They are:

We are kind. We are respectful. We work together with our communities.

These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

High Cost Area Supplement - Fringe

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £1,303 and a maximum payment of £2,198 per annum, pro rata for part time).

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Job responsibilities

We are a busy, fast paced team, within an ever changing landscape of Respiratory Care, forward thinking and innovative, we work closely with our local partners working towards consistent care across Mid and South Essex.

As an integrated service there will be in‑house training on all aspects of service and staff are expected to support all areas of service provision with the chance to upskill in nursing and therapy areas.

The post is Monday - Friday 9‑5pm and Saturday - Sunday 9‑5pm, this will be on a 4‑week or suitable rota basis once all training and competency is signed‑off and has a level of flexibility.

The successful candidate will have an interest in respiratory care and delivering the best.

This post requires that you work flexibly across South West Essex and be able to travel to clinic locations across patch and also home visiting.

The area covered is Thurrock and Basildon, Brentwood, Wickford and Billericay within the MSE.

Certain respiratory qualifications and courses are mandatory but this can be supported if the successful candidate does not have these currently but qualifies at interview.

The service and Trust actively support CPD.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points‑based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High‑Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI

Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• AP Qualification
• NVQ L2 numeracy and literacy and evidence of continued learning
• ARTP registration
• CBG competency

Experience

• experience working in the NHS
• Community experience
• Respiratory experience

Skills

• evidence good communication skills
• evidence of organisational skills
• Evidence of QI

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.

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

£27,485 to £30,162 a year p.a (plus HCAS) pro rata