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Job summary

Main area
Physiotherapy
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (weekend working and on call are part of the role)
Job ref
151-NM67
Employer
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wexham Park Hospital
Town
Wexham
Salary
£39,205 - £47,084 per annum incl HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Static Respiratory Physiotherapist

Band 6

Job overview

We are looking for a motivated and forward-thinking Physiotherapist to join our Respiratory team. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual eager to enhance both their clinical expertise and leadership skills within a supportive and dynamic environment.

Our Physiotherapy Department is committed to advancing the role of physiotherapy in respiratory care. Under the mentorship of experienced Band 7 professionals, you will receive strong guidance, career development opportunities, and a culture that fosters excellence, innovation, and continuous professional development (CPD).

The team together covers our Respiratory Ward, Cardiology, Haematology  and our Medical Acute Dependency Unit. Although this post mainly focuses on MADU and our Respiratory Ward.

As a senior clinician, you will play a key role in:

  • Supervising, educating, and appraising physiotherapists, support staff, and students.
  • Leading and contributing to service development, ensuring high-quality patient care and innovation in practice.

If you are passionate about respiratory physiotherapy and eager to progress in your career, we encourage you to apply!

Main duties of the job

  • Deliver a high-quality physiotherapy service by assessing and treating patients with complex presentations.
  • Supervise and mentor newly qualified physiotherapists, technicians, assistants, and students while contributing to the education of multidisciplinary team (MDT) staff.
  • Engage in continuous professional development (CPD) and actively participate in departmental activities.
  • Take part in the weekend and on-call service as required.
  • Weekend working commitments will be determined based on service demands 

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • HCPC Registration
  • Degree or Diploma in Physiotherapy
Desirable criteria
  • Member of relevant clinical interest group (E.g. ACPRC)
  • CSP member

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Completion of band 5 rotations. This includes experience in the relevant clinical areas, General Medicine, Orthopaedics, Surgical/ICU, Elderly Care, Neuro, Outpatients.
  • Relevant clinical respiratory postgrad NHS experience
  • Post grad NHS experience of working as part of an MDT
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of research
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation experience

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Sound knowledge of physiotherapy in the relevant area
  • Ability to undertake lone working
  • Ability to pass skills/knowledge onto others in formal and informal environment
  • Knowledge and understanding of acute and community services including social care and mental health services
Desirable criteria
  • Facilitation skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWe Work Flexibly

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Chelsea Calvert
Job title
Principal Physiotherapist for Medicine and Neuro
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07747012067
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