Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist

Job summary
West Hertfordshire Community Respiratory Service, provided by CLCH, is seeking a Band 7 Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist to join our multidisciplinary team on a 12 months fixed term contract.

You will work as part of a community respiratory service operating 5 days per week across West Hertfordshire, supporting people with COPD, asthma, bronchiectasis and interstitial lung disease.

The role involves delivering patient-centred, integrated care through a range of specialist services, which could include:

• RCP-accredited pulmonary rehabilitation programmes
• Hospital at Home admission avoidance / virtual ward services
• Airways and dysfunctional breathing clinics
• Oxygen therapy clinics
• Airway clearance interventions
• Advice line support and service triage

You will work in line with evidence-based guidelines and contribute to innovative approaches to care delivery, including virtual services. You will collaborate with colleagues across disciplines and communicate effectively with patients, carers and team members in ways that meet individual needs.

In addition to clinical responsibilities, you will:

• Support and develop junior staff and contribute to clinical supervision
• Participate in student education and training
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit and research activities

We are committed to supporting staff to take part in service improvement and professional development opportunities.

Main duties of the job
Key duties include:

• Work autonomously to deliver specialist clinical care appropriate to the needs of the patient group and based on principles that are evidence based and which enhance the quality of patient care.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments of complex respiratory patients with co-morbidities, including physical examination, and to develop treatment plans for patients using investigative and analytical skills, and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans using clinical reasoning.
• Assess, develop and implement specialist care programmes, including pulmonary rehabilitation, home oxygen therapy, hospital at home admission avoidance, breathlessness management and airway clearance particularly for bronchiectasis, adhering to evidence based guidelines.
• To accurately undertake specialist clinical skills including spirometry, airway clearance techniques and breathlessness management.
• Interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical tests to form an accurate assessment and suitability for the Hospital at Home scheme, co-ordinate appropriate services to ensure safe transfer of care to the community and develop comprehensive discharge plans.
• Provide care in a variety of clinical areas including patients homes and outpatient clinics.

About us
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.

What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life's most important moments.

Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.

We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.

Job responsibilities
Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trusts values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment.

Person Specification
Education/Qualification
Essential

• HCPC Registion
• Post registration respiratory qualification or equivalent experience
• Teaching/Mentorship qualification or equivalent experience
• Possession of a degree or equivalent

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working with respiratory patients including bronchiectasis, asthma, COPD and ILD
• Experience of running pulmonary rehabilitation programme.
• Experience of management of breathlessness and anxiety.
• Experience of managing patient requiring chest clearance techniques
• Experience of working within a community setting.
• Demonstrates ability to develop new initiatives
• Demonstrates ability to managing change

Skills and Knowledge
Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Ability to make decisions and prioritise actions
• Ability to be proactive and resourceful
• A working knowledge of clinical governance and evidence based practice
• Ability to develop and maintain team working
• Ability to demonstrate specialist clinical expertise, including physical assessment, spirometry, developing self-management action plans
• Ability to undertake ambulatory oxygen assessments
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Sound working knowledge of guidelines in the field of respiratory care
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the holistic needs of the client group
• Computer skills i.e. Word, data- bases email, internet

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).