Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist

NHS; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Band 6 Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist to join their community respiratory service. The successful candidate will work in a multidisciplinary team to provide patient-centered care and deliver pulmonary rehabilitation interventions. Part-time hours and a salary range of £44,485 to £52,521 per year, pro-rata.

Qualifications

• Post-graduate experience covering core rotations; respiratory physiotherapy/pulmonary rehabilitation; MDT working.
• Current Driving Licence and access to a car for work purposes.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to home oxygen service assessment and review.
• Conduct structured pulmonary rehabilitation assessments and classes.

Skills

Evidence-based practice

Effective written and spoken communication

Ability to manage own caseload and time

Basic computer skills

Education

Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC Registration

Job description

Overview

Band 6 Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist

This is a role for a band 5 or 6 with experience who wishes to build on skills in the specialty of Community respiratory service. The post works as part of a MDT to support and deliver patient-centred care aligned with the vision: Investing in our patient community, empowering them to live well.

The community respiratory service offers specialist outpatient clinics and domiciliary visits to assess and treat patients with long-term respiratory conditions, and a venue-based pulmonary rehabilitation program. It is a multidisciplinary team of specialist nurses, physiotherapists and an occupational therapist. The service aims to deliver multidisciplinary input for comprehensive management of patients with long-term respiratory conditions.

We work holistically toward patient-led goals, providing rehabilitation and interventions to maximise patients’ potential. We base practice on evidence and invest in staff development. If this sounds like the team you would like to work with, please contact us to discuss the role.

Main duties of the job

The Sutton Community respiratory service consists of a multidisciplinary team offering specialist, comprehensive assessment and intervention. We work with adults in the Sutton area of South West London who have chronic respiratory conditions. The post holder will work as part of the MDT, offering structured pulmonary rehabilitation assessments and classes in line with local and national guidelines, and undertake timely audits to benchmark service quality and standards against national targets. They will contribute to home oxygen service assessment and review, and airway clearance therapy for patients under respiratory care.

About us

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides medical services to approximately 490,000 people in southwest London and northeast Surrey, with some specialist services extending to Sussex and Hampshire. The Trust employs about 5,000 staff and is supported by over 500 volunteers. We serve a diverse area and work with NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton to deliver the best possible care to communities.

Details

Date posted: 22 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £44,485 to £52,521 a year Pro-rata pa inc HCAS (Outer London)

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Location: Cheam Priory, Respiratory service, 316 Malden Road, North Cheam, SM3 8EP

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification for full details. Ensure your application references the job description and person specification. The recruiting team reserves the right to close the advert early once applications reach the maximum limit.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• Essentials: Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy
• HCPC Registration
• Up to date CPD including recent postgraduate courses relevant to the clinical field

Desirable

• CSP membership
• Membership of a specialist interest group or network
• Recognised postgraduate qualification (e.g., MSc in Respiratory Care)

Experience

• Essentials: Post-graduate experience covering core rotations; respiratory physiotherapy/pulmonary rehabilitation; MDT working
• Desirable: Previous community experience; experience in respiratory care including outpatient clinics, ITU and medical wards; post-graduate research projects

Knowledge and Skills

• Evidence-based practice; CPD ongoing
• Effective written and spoken communication
• Ability to manage own caseload and time; work independently
• Basic computer skills

Desirable: Research and audit skills

Personal Attributes

• Flexibility and ability to cope with change
• Demonstrates initiative

Other requirements

• Current Driving Licence and 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. A disclosure submission will be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see the NHS Careers site.

Employer details

Employer: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address: Cheam Priory, Respiratory service, 316 Malden Road, North Cheam, SM3 8EP