Advanced Practitioner Respiratory Physiotherapist Band 7

Job details

• Branch: Trustwide (SEHSCT)
• Location: Hydebank Prison
• Salary: Band 7 (£47,810 - £54,710)
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Opening Date: 12/06/26
• Closes: Fri, 26 June 2026 @ 5:30 PM
• Interview Dates: To be confirmed

Notes

If you are submitting a manual application, please post it to: Recruitment Shared Services, Rosewood Villa, Longstone Hospital Site, 73 Loughgall Road, Armagh, BT61 7PR. Applications received after the advertised closing date/time cannot be considered, so please allow enough time for postage. “A waiting list may be created for similar posts that may arise while the waiting list is live, this may include temporary or part-time posts. This will be managed in line with the updated HSC waiting list principles effective from 1 April 2026”. Where a part-time waiting list is required, one part-time waiting list will be created- regardless of any specific hours advertised, this waiting list will cover all future vacancies where part-time posts arise. A part-time post is defined as any post that has less than 37.5 hours per week.” Please remember to save or print a copy of the job description before submitting your application, as it will not be accessible afterwards. Flexible Working We welcome flexible working requests from day one. All HSC organisations offer a range of flexible working options. The options available for this post will depend on the requirements of the role. Find out more about flexible working options on our website.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title of Post: Advanced Practitioner (L1) Community Respiratory Physiotherapist, Healthcare in Prison

Band: Band 7

Directorate: Adult Services (Healthcare in Prison)

Location: Hydebank Prison

Reports to: AHP Lead, Healthcare in Prison

Accountable to: AHP Lead, Healthcare in Prison and Professional Lead for Physiotherapy

JOB SUMMARY

The post holder will be responsible for providing a comprehensive respiratory care service in Healthcare in Prison. This includes the day-to-day operational management, triaging referrals, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients with respiratory conditions within the HMP Maghaberry, Magilligan and Hydebank Wood College.

The post holder will work closely with AHP Lead, Healthcare in Prison and Trust Physiotherapy Lead and Trust Respiratory Strategic Lead in delivering services, which meet Trust and regional access waiting targets, and in the development and review of services and professional standards.

They will work as an autonomous practitioner using advanced knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to ensure person centred care.

The post holder will provide expert clinical opinion and advice to the Healthcare in Prison team on the management of respiratory patients.

They will also liaise with the Community Respiratory services to ensure appropriate referral and ongoing management for respiratory patients.

Main Responsibilities

Clinical / Professional / Specific Managerial Responsibilities

To be an expert Physiotherapy Advanced Practitioner in all aspects of Respiratory care and practice to patients referred to the service in Healthcare in Prison.

Provide expert clinical advice to other professionals locally and nationally in all aspects of respiratory management across a wide range of acute/chronic conditions, demonstrating advanced skills and knowledge and experience.

To act as a source of clinical expertise in the therapy management of respiratory disease locally and nationally.

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own clinical and professional work, including patient centred approach to the management of Respiratory care within the Healthcare in Prisons service.

To manage a caseload of very complex cases requiring specialist Respiratory assessment, diagnosis and treatment interventions to ensure intervention is of the highest and evidence-based standards, with consideration given to all treatment options.

To prioritise and plan own workload to manage conflicting and competing priorities both clinically and professionally, to ensure client care and treatment is carried out in an efficient, effective and timely manner in line with Prison and Trust priorities, policies and procedures and statutory legislation.

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To undertake comprehensive standardised and non-standardised assessments of clients with a range of respiratory conditions within the Healthcare in Prison service and use advanced clinical reasoning, analytical and communication skills to determine diagnosis and prognosis of condition.

Work with the Community Respiratory Lead and the Trust Respiratory Strategic Lead to develop strategies and protocols within the service to assist with Multi-Disciplinary professional working.

Support the AHP Lead, Healthcare in Prison and Community Respiratory Lead with the implementation of quality initiatives such as HQS Standards.

Together with the AHP Lead, Healthcare in Prison and Physiotherapy Respiratory lead, nursing and medical staff ensure the continued development of staff within the service.

Ensure the provision of an integrated quality service by maintaining effective communication within the Healthcare in Prison multi-disciplinary team and other community services as required.

To integrate and promote evidence based practice within the respiratory service

To create, develop and establish best practice protocols of care and patient care pathways based on evidence based research, clinical governance and local requirements.

To demonstrate and promote best practice through published articles, teaching and attendance at national and international meetings.

To maintain a high standard of clinical documentation and record keeping.

To monitor standards of medical record keeping in all aspects of care for clients within the practitioner led Healthcare in Prison Respiratory service and to address inaccuracies where necessary.

To demonstrate expert skills in assessment and diagnosis of respiratory conditions and to order and undertake appropriate diagnostic testing process.

To independently examine, assess, review and treat patients referred to the Healthcare in Prison Respiratory Clinics. This will include spirometry and non-medical prescribing.

May be required to participate in 7-day working, provision of evening clinics & take part in the Physiotherapy Emergency Respiratory on call service – to be agreed on appointment.

COMMUNICATION

To effectively communicate complex information to patients and carers in order to gain informed consent for and compliance with treatment regimes. This includes situations where there are barriers to understanding and communication in the cases of elderly patient, those with learning disabilities and patients with mental health problems, and where contentious issues, distressing or unwelcome information needs to be imparted.

To effectively communicate with other professions, locally and nationally and other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure understanding of treatment requirements in simple and complex cases of respiratory disease.

To communicate effectively with Healthcare in Prison clinical staff as well as the medical team within the Hospital Service about any specific patient related problems in order to ensure immediate care and attention.

To communicate effectively with senior members of the Healthcare in Prison team or Respiratory Service if any service related issues affecting patient care.

To communicate effectively and at high level with other specialities within the Trust in the request of specific diagnostic tests.

AUDIT AND RESEARCH

To enhance and promote a culture of research and audit within Healthcare in Prison and the Respiratory Service. Using tools such as audit and outcome based evidence to enhance clinical practice and ensure quality of care.

To participate in audit and research to ensure the safety and relevance of evidence based practice.

To assist in development, monitoring and evaluation of the service provided by Healthcare in Prison and to develop accordingly.

To assimilate and integrate audit and research into the Trust’s R &D policy.

EDUCATION

To promote and maintain an environment which encourages learning and professional development amongst all members of the community respiratory service.

To provide multi-disciplinary training and education within the Trust, locally and nationally.

To participate in the training and education of all disciplines at under and postgraduate level.

To identify the learning development needs of the Respiratory care Team.

Assist in a peer review programme for senior members of the Respiratory care Team.

Disseminate knowledge of clinical practice and audit and research findings at national and international meetings and through journal publications.

To enhance links between professional bodies and other specialities.

MANAGEMENT

Ensure the development of the Healthcare in Prison Respiratory service in line with strategic direction and goals of the overall service.

Develop innovative practice according to service needs and requirements.

To ensure workload and caseload levels are monitored and controlled to ensure maintenance of high standards of care.

Participate as required in the recruitment and selection of staff in accordance to Trust policies.

To provide (be accountable for) effective guidance, supervision, leadership and appraisal to the wider team.

Any other duties as required by the trust.

PROFESSIONAL

Comply with the CSP ‘Standards of Professional Practice’ and ‘Rules of Professional Conduct’.

To be responsible for maintaining an advanced level of knowledge by continuing professional development.

To maintain a portfolio demonstrating evidence on continuing professional development.

To establish and maintain professional links with other Medical care services within the region and nationally.

To innovate, develop, and promote the specialist Respiratory care role.

To be a member of local special interest groups.

To raise the profile of Respiratory care locally and nationally by publication and attendance at national and international meetings.

You will be working with vulnerable adults with mental health needs who are in custody for a wide variety of reasons including violence and sexual offences. You will be required to adhere to all South Eastern Trust, Northern Ireland Prison Services, regional and national policies, procedures and standards.

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

The Organisation supports and promotes a culture of collective leadership where those who have responsibility for managing other staff:

Establish and promote a supportive, fair and open culture that encourages and enables all parts of the team to have clearly aligned goals and objectives, to meet the required performance standards and to achieve continuous improvement in the services they deliver.

Ensure access to skills and personal development through appropriate training and support.

To promote a culture of openness and honesty to enable shared learning.

To encourage and empower others in their team to achieve their goals and reach their full potential through regular supportive conversation and shared decision-making.

To adhere to and promote Organisational policy and procedure in all staffing matters, participating as appropriate in a way that underpins The Organisation’s values.

General Responsibilities

All employees are required to comply with the procedures, policies and codes of practice within the Trust.

Trust Value and Behaviours

All staff members and managers are expected to behave at all times in line with the Trust’s Values and Behaviours.

The Trust’s Core Values demonstrate its commitment to;

‘improve the health and wellbeing of the people we serve in partnership with key stakeholders; to provide person centred, safe and effective care; plan for and respond to changing needs of our patients, clients, carers and staff and ensure best value for money’

Equality

The Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all

sectors of the community irrespective of their religious belief, political opinion, race, gender, marital status, dependants, age, sexual orientation or disability.

All staff are required to comply with our Equal Opportunities Policy and each

employee must make him/herself aware of their obligations. Managers/Supervisors

have a responsibility to ensure compliance with this requirement and promote equality of opportunity.

Health & Safety

All employees must fully comply with the Trust’s various Health and Safety Policies and

Procedures and Practices including relevant legislation and Codes of Practice.

Conduct

Staff must maintain high standards of personal accountability and abide by the Code of Conduct.

Information Governance

All employees of South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust are legally responsible for all records held, created or used as part of their business within the South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust, including patient/client, corporate and administrative records whether paper based or electronic and also including e-mails. All such records are public records and are accessible to the general public, with limited exceptions, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Environment Regulations 2004, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. Employees are required to be conversant and to comply with the South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust policies on Information Governance including for example the ICT Security Policy, Data Protection Policy and Records Management Policy and to seek advice if in doubt.

For further information on how we use your personal data within HR, please refer to the Privacy Notice available on I-Connect located under HR & Corporate Affairs. To access, please click on the following link:-

http://www.setrust.hscni.net/about/AccesstoInformation.htm

Infection Prevention & Control

All Staff should co-operate fully with regard to Trust policies and procedures relating to infection prevention and control.

Personal Public involvement

Staff members are expected to involve patients, clients and their families in developing, planning and delivering our services in a meaningful and effective way, as part of the Trust’s Personal Public Involvement (PPI) Strategy.

Location

Please note that it is a standard condition that all Trust staff may be required to

work at any location within the Trust’s area, as the needs of the service demand.

Terms and Conditions

Applicants should note that the terms and conditions attached to this post will be as

set out in the Agenda for Change Terms & Conditions.

This is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all the duties involved in the post and may be amended to meet the changing needs of the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust; consequently an employee may be required to perform other duties appropriate to the post as assigned to them.

eHealth

The South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust has invested in eHealth to deliver better, faster, safer care to our community and is committed to supporting staff to utilise associated information systems that directly and indirectly inform care. Trust staff are therefore required to commit sufficient time to ensure that they acquire and/or retain the core technology skills required to support their role.

Personal and Public Involvement (PPI)

Staff members are expected to involve patients, clients, carers and the wider community were relevant, in developing, planning and delivering our services in a meaningful and effective way, as part of the Trust’s ongoing commitment to Personal and Public Involvement (PPI).

Please use the link below to access the PPI standards leaflet for further information. PPI_leaflet.pdf (hscni.net)

Title of Post: Advanced Practitioner (L1) Community Respiratory Physiotherapist, Healthcare in Prison

Band of Post: Band 7

Directorate: Adult Services

Salary: Band 7

Hours: 22.5 hours

Ref: 55712399

Notes to applicants

You must clearly demonstrate on your application form under each question, how you meet the required criteria as failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. You should clearly demonstrate this for both the essential and desirable criteria.

Shortlisting will be carried out on the basis of the essential criteria set out in Section 1 below, using the information provided by you on your application form. Please note the Trust reserves the right to use any desirable criteria outlined in Section 3 at shortlisting. You must clearly demonstrate on your application form how you meet the desirable criteria.

Proof of qualifications and/or professional registration will be required if an offer of employment is made – if you are unable to provide this, the offer may be withdrawn.

Volunteering experience may be considered appropriate in particular for roles within the context of direct patient/client care.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

SECTION 1: The following are ESSENTIAL criteria which will initially be measured at shortlisting stage although may also be further explored during the interview/selection stage. You should therefore make it clear on your application form whether or not you meet these criteria. Failure to do so may result in you not being shortlisted. The stage in the process when the criteria will be measured is stated below.

Factor

Criteria

Method of Assessment

Experience

A minimum of 5 years clinical experience in respiratory services with at least 2 years at senior level (band 6 level or above).

Senior experience must include at least 12 months working in the treatment and management of patients within respiratory care.

Minimum of one MSc. module and at least one other relevant validated post graduate course relating to the management of respiratory patients.

PG Certificate in Medicines Management enabling Registration as an Independent Non-medical prescriber (NMP).

Have advanced skills relevant to diagnosis, assessment and treatment of respiratory patients eg sputum challenges, spirometry

Evidence of specialist /advanced training or willing to undertake to meet service objectives eg. IRMER and interpretation of chest imaging, Blood sampling- ABG, Venepuncture.

Evidence of participation in audit and or research

Shortlisting by Application Form

Qualifications/ Registration

Degree or Diploma in physiotherapy (or Equivalent)

Currently registered with the Health Care Professions Council.

Shortlisting by Application Form

Other

Hold a current full driving licence which is valid for use in the UK and have access to a car on appointment. This criteria will be waived in the case of applicants whose disability prohibits driving but who have access to a form of transport approved by the Trust which will permit them to carry out the duties of the post

Must be a resident in the UK/ROI for previous 2 years (this is a requirement for the Counter Terrorism Security Check which is a department of Justice process and a pre-requisite for anyone working in Healthcare in Prison)

Shortlisting by Application Form

SECTION 2: The following are ESSENTIAL criteria which will be measured during the interview/ selection stage:

Skills / Abilities

Experience in delivering objectives which have led to significant Service Improvement.

Experience in working with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders in a role which has contributed to the successful implementation of a significant change initiative.

Evidence of excellent communication skills including excellent interpersonal skills demonstrating empathy and compassion.

Ability to independently interpret and assimilate results from variety of sources to reach a clinical diagnosis

Evidence of provision of complex respiratory care services.

Effective planning and organisational skills with an ability to prioritise own workload.

Interview

Knowledge

Have an excellent understanding of respiratory conditions and their management in both acute and community settings.

Have an excellent knowledge in the management of both acute and chronic respiratory conditions.

Interview

As part of the Recruitment & Selection process it may be necessary for The Organisation to carry out an Enhanced Disclosure Check through Access NI before any appointment to this post can be confirmed.

To access a copy of the Access NI Code of Practice, please Click here

The South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust has guidance on the Recruitment of People with Criminal Convictions. To access a copy of this guidance, please Click here

Protecting and using your information

To access a copy of the Trust’s Data Protection Policy Statement,

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THE ORGANISATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

may be required to attend for a Health Assessment

can expect to be placed at the minimum point of the pay scale, although a higher starting salary, within the range of the pay band may be available if the person appointed has experience relevant & equivalent to the post. Request for recognition of previous service with non-direct NHS/HSC organisations towards starting salary and incremental credit must be made via the Retained Recruitment team within 3 months from commencement of employment. Requests made after 3 months will not be considered. If the successful candidate is an existing HSC employee moving to a higher band, AfC Pay on Promotion will apply.

are able to request Flexible Working from the 1st day of their employment. A number of flexible working provisions are offered by all HSC Organisations including Full-time working, Fixed working patterns, Part-time working, Flexi-time, Compressed/elongated hours, Average hours working patterns, Term-time working, Job-share or Homeworking for some or all of the working pattern, depending on the role being undertaken. Successful applicants are encouraged to discuss with their manager what Flexible Working provisions may be available in the role they are taking up, prior to commencing employment, to help them achieve a positive Work/Life Balance

All staff are expected to display the HSC Values at all times