Senior Respiratory Physiotherapist

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a band 6 Senior Physiotherapist to join our highly skilled therapy team, specialising in the treatment of respiratory patients within inpatient services and the community, supporting a 7 day service.

The post offers opportunities to develop respiratory skills and operational management abilities, with expectations to contribute to service planning, development and teaching for therapists and students.

Qualifications

• Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent and HCPC registration.
• Post-graduate education such as PG Cert/Dip is desired.
• Experience in NHS, preferably 12+ months respiratory.
• Experience supporting junior staff and students.
• Experience with Respiratory On-call rota and audits.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients effectively in a rapid-paced environment.
• Support 7-day services and respiratory on-call rota.

Skills

NHS experience

Respiratory care

Team supervision

On-call rota

Student education

Service improvement

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC Registration

Post-graduate education

PG Cert/ Dip

Tools

Driver licence

Job description

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Senior Respiratory Physiotherapist

The closing date is 04 November 2026

Hull University Teaching Hospitals are seeking a band 6 Senior Physiotherapist to join our highly skilled therapy team specialising in the treatment of respiratory patients within inpatient services and the community, supporting a 7 day service.

We require a self‑motivated, dynamic clinician who is stimulated by challenge and are looking for the opportunity to improve their skills at a senior level. It is expected that you will have had experience working in respiratory rotations.

Support will be provided to enhance both your respiratory skills and operational management skills. Contributions to service planning, development and teaching both therapists and students is an expectation of the role. As a Senior Physiotherapist, the post holder will be a role model for their team, pride themselves on delivering high quality care and motivate their team to do the same.

The respiratory therapy service is a forward thinking service committed to evidence based practice and continuous professional development.

We are seeking skilled people who have proven NHS/UK experience, who can adapt to a changing environment and work well in a team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be self motivated and aspirational, be able to assess patients in an effective and timely manner in a rapid paced environment. Pathways will support early recognition of deterioration with appropriate escalation processes in place to maintain patient safety.

The post holder will contribute to 7 day services and contribute to the Respiratory On‑call Service.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts – Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) – our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas – biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

Please see job description and person specification for further details which are attached.

Current professional registration (HCPC) is required for this post.

We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.

Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent
• HCPC Registration
• oRelevant post‑graduate education or studies i.e. PG Cert/Dip, recognised accredited courses

Skills, Knowledge and Ability

• oAble to demonstrate a minimum of 12 months recent NHS experience as registered Physiotherapist
• oEvidence of Respiratory clinical experience within acute Hospital environment
• oEvidence of supporting junior staff/students as part of role
• oEvidence of participation in Respiratory Physiotherapy on‑call rota
• oEvidence of completion of accredited student education course run by a UK based higher education institution
• oExperience of Service improvement & audit

Skills, knowledge and ability

• oEvidence of achievement of relevant Band 5 core Physiotherapy competencies, including Respiratory Physiotherapy competencies
• oDemonstrable knowledge of NHS systems and processes
• oMember of ACPRC or other relevant special interest group
• oDriver with access to vehicle or demonstrable means of independently travelling to patient's residences in the community

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.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Hull Royal Infirmary & Castle Hill Hospital

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full‑time

Reference number

356-26-8376949

Job locations

Hull Royal Infirmary & Castle Hill Hospital