(**) Senior Respiratory Physiotherapist

NHS Trust; Basildon; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join the Critical Care, Respiratory & cardiothoracic teams in Basildon. The post offers a full-time role with on-call and weekend rotations.

Applicants should have NHS Band 5/6 experience, HCPC registration, and relevant respiratory/critical care background. The successful candidate will participate in seven-day rotas, contribute to service development, and work within a supportive multidisciplinary team to

Qualifications

• HCPC registration as physiotherapist.
• Degree or diploma in Physiotherapy.
• Evidence of CPD and ongoing professional development.
• Clinical Educator's course.

Responsibilities

• Provide physiotherapy intervention for CCU and acute respiratory ward.
• Undertake assessments of respiratory outpatients.
• Prioritise referrals and manage caseload.
• Deliver autonomous clinical decisions with care plans and advice.

Skills

NHS Band 5/6 experience

HCPC registered

Respiratory / Critical care experience

On Call experience

Education

Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy

CPD evidence

Clinical Educator's course

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is one of the biggest trusts in the country, following the merger of Mid Essex, Basildon and Southend hospitals in April 2020.

Main area Physiotherapy - Respiratory medicine & Cardiothoracics Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (includes on call and weekend working) Job ref 390-HC-CSS-BA-3812

Site Basildon Town Basildon Salary £39,959 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 04/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 09/11/2026

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic Physiotherapist , who has wide ranging clinical experience, good communication and interpersonal skills and a passion for delivering high quality patient-centred care to join our Critical Care, Respiratory & cardiothoracic teams.

Join our friendly and supportive team of therapists, where continuous professional development, research and quality improvement processes are encouraged .There is a well-established in-service education programme, where you can build upon your clinical and managerial skills with support from senior clinical leads.

Candidates will be expected to join and partake in our overnight emergency on call rota and weekend working rotas and previous experience of working within respiratory / Critical Care field is essential. You will also be expected to work as part of a seven day rota.

Main duties of the job

Within this role you will need:

• To be responsible for the Physiotherapy intervention for patients admitted to CCU and the acute respiratory adult in patient ward and cardiothoracic centre
• To undertake assessments of respiratory out patients as required
• Prioritise physiotherapy referrals in order to implement effective and timely caseload management
• Determine clinical diagnosis and provide physiotherapy treatment indicated as an autonomous practitioner, developing appropriate care plans, giving specialist clinical/professional advice to patients, carers and other Health Care Professionals

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered physiotherapist
• Degree/diploma in Physiotherapy
• Evidence of relevant CPD
• Clinical Educator's course

Managerial

• Evidence of supervision of staff or students
• Teaching/presentation experience

knowledge and skills

• Previous Band 5 or 6 physiotherapy experience within the NHS
• Evidence of working within respiratory/critical care
• Respiratory On Call experience
• Cardiothoracic experience

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.