Senior Physiotherapist - Respiratory

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Physiotherapist to join the Respiratory rotation. You will gain diverse experience across critical care, cardiothoracic units, acute medicine, and cystic fibrosis services, with a structured in-service training and strong CPD emphasis.

The role includes working on a seven-day rota with on-call duties, and there is a clear pathway to build expertise within respiratory care across the Trust.

Qualifications

• Chartered Physiotherapist with HCPC registration.
• Experience in NHS rotational posts across core physiotherapy areas including respiratory.
• Commitment to CPD and continued professional development.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standard of physiotherapy care to a complex patient group on each rotation.
• Participate in the Senior Physiotherapy respiratory rotational scheme across Trust settings.
• Consolidate and develop specialist clinical and managerial competencies on rotation.

Skills

Organisation and time management

Teamwork

Personal and service development

IT Skills

Presentation skills

Education

Degree or equivalent Diploma in Physiotherapy

Job description

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Physiotherapist - Respiratory

The closing date is 08 November 2026

We are looking for a suitably experienced Physiotherapist to join our well established Band 6 Respiratory Rotation. The rotation has been developed for staff who have identified that the field of respiratory care is the area in which they wish to specialise. Staff rotate annually, allowing the development of expertise in a variety of Trust-wide clinical areas, including

Critical Care - Vascular Surgery and Upper GI/HPB surgery, Burns, Neuro trauma

Cardiothoracic Unit - including Cardiothoracic ITU, HDU, Heart and Lung transplantation and the LVAD programme

Acute Medicine - offering experience in Non-Invasive Ventilation, inpatient/outpatient management of Adult

Cystic Fibrosis and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

There is a well-established in-service training programme across all respiratory specialties. The successful applicant will be encouraged to participate in quality improvement, and service development.

• Interview Date Tuesday 17 November 2026

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

• Applicants should be Chartered Physiotherapists with HCPC registration, have experience as a Physiotherapist in the NHS in a rotational post providing a broad range of experience across the core areas of physiotherapy, including respiratory and be able to provide evidence of a commitment to CPD.
• Good time management and organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure are also essential requirements of this post.
• There is an on-call commitment with this post and you will be required to work on a rota pattern to support seven day working.

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities

• To provide a high standard of physiotherapy care to a complex patient group on each rotation.
• To participate in the Senior Physiotherapy respiratory rotational scheme, which involves working across the Trust in a range of clinical settings some of which are regional specialities.
• Senior rotational posts are designed to consolidate and build on skills and academic knowledge gained during the first two years post graduation allowing the physiotherapist an opportunity to spend longer in specific areas of work enabling further development of more specialist clinical and managerial competencies.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Advanced knowledge of a range of medical conditions and their impact on patient's functional abilities
• Sound knowledge of the physiotherapy process
• Knowledge of undertaking research and audit projects
• Knowledge of current NHS issues e.g. NSFs Improving Working Lives

Skills

• Organisation and time management skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Commitment to personal and service development
• Ability to present information, written and orally in a clear and logical manner
• IT Skills
• Presentation Skills

Experience

• Experience as a physiotherapist in an NHS in a rotational post providing a broad range of experience across the core areas of physiotherapy including respiratory
• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Previous experience in a senior rotational scheme

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent Diploma in Physiotherapy
• State Registered with Health & Care Professions Council
• Member of Chartered Society Of Physiotherapists
• Involvement in the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care (ACPRC)

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.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust