Job summary
- Main area
- Highly Specialist Physiotherapist - Medicine
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekends and Bank Holidays)
- Job ref
- 337-NP-8936MM
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northwick Park Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £53,751 - £60,651 per annum Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Physiotherapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
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Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
We are seeking an experienced, highly skilled, and forward-thinking Band 7 Medical Respiratory Physiotherapist to join our Medical team.
The post holder will work as an integral and active part of the Respiratory Physiotherapy team in the provision of a patient-centred In-patient, out-patient service. The service supports a caseload of patients with NIV, ventilated and complex respiratory conditions. The post-holder will also have the opportunity to further develop their acute skills by working within the paediatric respiratory in-patient Physiotherapy team supporting children with a wide range of cardiorespiratory conditions.
Main duties of the job
· As an autonomous practitioner, to assess and treat own caseload and provide a highly specialist respiratory physiotherapy service to patients.
· To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), assessing and treating patients with respiratory problems and/or requiring physical rehabilitation, including complex cases, and maintain accurate and comprehensive patient records.
· To clinically lead the respiratory physiotherapy service for acute medicine in conjunction with the other Band 7 Medical Physiotherapist
· To work closely with the cross-site Clinical Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapists in leading the development of the Respiratory Physiotherapy Service.
· To be responsible for the management of all aspects of the Respiratory Physiotherapy Service you are leading.
· To be responsible for the development and appraisal of team members, including Band 5 & 6s, non-qualified staff and Students. This will also include ensuring competency of staff to work on the on-call rota.
· To regularly provide formal and informal, on-going training and education to physiotherapy staff, medics, other healthcare professions and students.
· To engage in own continued professional development (CPD) and service development, in conjunction with the Clinical Specialist/Consultant.
· To take a lead on clinical audit within the team (e.g. BTS COPD and oxygen audits) and undertake research.
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to the clinical rotations
- Degree / Diploma in Physiotherapy
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in Special Interest Groups
Knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- 2 years of experience at Band 6 level in respiratory, covering chronic disease management and ICU/HDU.
- Supervision of junior physiotherapy staff.
- Experience of working as part of a Physiotherapy team and multidisciplinary team.
- Management and supervision of students or physiotherapy assistants.
- Experience of audit / research process
Desirable criteria
- Minimum of 4 years relevant clinical experience
- Previous experience at Band 7 level.
- Previous respiratory experience in paediatrics.
- Experience of managing respiratory out-patients
Skills, abilities and attributes
Essential criteria
- Competent IT skills
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate.
- Good written & verbal communication skills in both formal and informal settings.
- Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
Desirable criteria
- Committed to personal & team development
Heart Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates knowledge of HEART values: honesty, equity, accountability, respect, and teamwork
- Demonstrates that they have read the JD
Desirable criteria
- Mentions Job/Trust and role
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Walters
- Job title
- Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist for Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07790986548
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