Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London seeks a Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist to join a multidisciplinary team. The role involves structured pulmonary rehabilitation, assessments, and intervention for patients with respiratory conditions. Ideal candidates should be qualified physiotherapists with relevant experience and strong communication skills. Salary ranges from £44,485 to £52,521 per year pro-rata, including HCAS.

Qualifications

• Post-graduate experience in respiratory physiotherapy/pulmonary rehabilitation.
• Experience in specialist respiratory care including respiratory outpatients.
• Ability to demonstrate ongoing CPD.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing structured pulmonary rehabilitation.
• Perform assessments for home oxygen service and airway clearance therapy.
• Conduct timely audits to benchmark service quality.

Skills

Effective written and spoken communication skills

Ability to manage own caseload

Knowledge of evidence-based practice

Research and audit skills

Flexibility

Education

Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC Registration

Recognised post-graduate qualification e.g. MSc in Respiratory Care

Job description

Go back Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist

The closing date is 06 October 2025

Band 6 Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist

This is the perfect opportunity for a band 5 or 6 who has some experience & wishes to build on skills in the specialty of Community respiratory service. The role provides staff with the opportunity to work as part MDT who truly support each other & work together towards our vision 'Investing in our patient community, empowering them to live well'.

The community Respiratory service offers a range specialist outpatient clinics and domiciliary visits to provide holistic assessment and treatment for patients with long term respiratory conditions. The service also provides comprehensive venue based pulmonary rehabilitation program. We are a multidisciplinary team of specialist nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapist. Our service aims at delivering a multidisciplinary input for comprehensive management of patients with long term respiratory conditions.

We work holistically, towards patient led goals, providing rehabilitation & intervention to maximise patient's potential. Using evidence-based practice & investing in our staff, so they have the knowledge, skills & training to provide this. We provide intervention based on clinical need, utilising each other's expertise & our rehabilitation assistants to maximise our intervention.If we sound like the team you would like to work with, please contact us so we can talk more about the role with you.

Main duties of the job

The Sutton Community respiratory service consists of Multi disciplinary team offering specialist, comprehensive assessment & intervention.We work with adults in the Sutton area of South West London who have chronic respiratory conditions. The post holder will be working as part of the MDT in offering structured pulmonary rehabilitation assessments and classes as per local and national guidelines and to undertake timely audit to benchmark the service quality and standards against national QI target. They will also contribute to home oxygen service assessment and review as well as airway clearance therapy for patients who are under the care of respiratory service.

About us

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surreyand NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and issupported by over 500 volunteers.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.

The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registration
• Up to date relevant knowledge through evidence of Continued Professional Development including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to the clinical field
• CSP membership
• Membership of a specialist interest group or network
• Recognised post-graduate qualification e.g. MSc in Respiratory Care

Experience

• Post-graduate experience covering core rotations
• Post graduate experience in respiratory physiotherapy /pulmonary rehabilitation
• Experience of MDT working
• Previous community experience
• Experience in specialist respiratory care including respiratory outpatients, ITU, and medical wards
• Experience of undertaking post graduate research projects

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to demonstrate on-going CPD
• Up to date with evidence based practice
• Effective written and spoken communication skills
• Ability to manage own caseload
• Ability to manage own time
• Ability to work independently
• Basic computer skills
• Research and audit skills

Personal Attributes

• Flexibility and able to cope with change
• Demonstrates appropriate use of initiative

Other relevant requirements

• Current Driving Licence
• Access to a car for work purposes

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.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

£44,485 to £52,521 a yearPro-rata pa inc HCAS (Outer London)