# Bank Worker - Highly Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Dorset County Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Physiotherapist
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** Pro Rata Per Annum
- **Contract type:** Bank: 0 months
- **Employment type:** Flexible working - 0 hours per week (Bank)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-06T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-29T13:00:47.348Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Dorchester/Dorset_County_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Respiratory_Outpatients/Respiratory_Outpatients-v8195011
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8195011?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.dchft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

- We are looking for a dynamic and experienced clinical specialist physiotherapist to clinically support the Respiratory Physiotherapy service.
- We are a small team comprising of Physiotherapists, and a Therapy Assistant. We work closely with our Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Critical Care and Medical and Surgical colleagues to provide a seamless service across the respiratory pathway.
- We promote education and service development and use our connections with Bournemouth University, AECC University College, Thames Valley and Wessex Critical Care Network and surrounding Trusts to ensure we are delivering the best care and service to our population.

Disclaimer: As a Bank Worker, the nature of your engagement will be seen as on a day-to-day basis. You are entitled to choose whether to accept engagements which will be offered to you. A statement does not constitute a contract of employment, nor is the Trust under any obligation to offer you any engagement or further engagement under these terms. The job description for this Bank role relates to the equivalent substantive position. Whilst engaged by the Trust you would be expected to operate within the requirements of the job description.

### Main duties of the job

- The post holder will be an experienced physiotherapist with an specialist interest in breathlessness and airway clearance.
- The post holder works alongside the team lead and supervises the day to day running of the team
- To undertake all aspects of clinical duties and to carry a significant caseload of patients as an autonomous practitioner, including those with complex presentations.
- To work at an enhanced and advanced level and to be professionally and legally accountable for a highly specialised patient caseload and to decide priorities for own work area, balancing other patient related and professional demands.
- To coordinate a rolling programme of education, clinical evaluation, audit and research within the respiratory pathway at DCH
- The option of actively participating on the respiratory weekend rota
- To facilitate the implementation and evaluation of physiotherapy clinical outcomes within a designated pathway and monitor adherence with professional and national standards

Right to Work in the UK: This role is not available for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. Unfortunately, we are unable to support visa applications for this post in line with UKVI regulations.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.

Please contact us at Recruitment@dchft.nhs.uk if you are unable to view or download the attachment.

For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### SKILLS & ABILITIES

**Essential**

- Self-confidence and ability to lead, manage, support and mentor a team
- Ability to promote and develop respiratory physiotherapy services in line with trust, national and professional guidelines in the best interests of patients
- Self-motivation and reliability and the ability to motivate others
- Professional role model for specialised clinical practice
- Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to lead on and respond positively to change
- Excellent organisational skills
- Excellent time-management skills

**Desirable**

- IT skills – Ability to create and/or format data and/or spreadsheets using computerized systems

### KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

**Essential**

- Minimum of 2 years post graduate experience in assessment and treatment of complex respiratory conditions
- Experience of applying clinical reasoning skills to a range of complex and varied caseloads
- Experience of working successfully in partnership with consultants, nurses and other relevant practitioners and participating in creating innovative solutions for new services
- Attended external courses relevant to subject area

**Desirable**

- Previous experience at band 7 level
- Involvement in research in relevant specialist pathway
- Evidence of leading change management and innovation in clinical practice
- Evidence of presenting to MDT groups, undergraduate and postgraduate staff

### EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

**Essential**

- Degree (BSc Hons Physiotherapy) or equivalent
- Current HCPC registered Physiotherapist
- Full member of ACPRC/ICS

**Desirable**

- MSc or working at M level or equivalent experience / qualification
- Undertaken appropriate managerial training

## Documents

- [jd-ps (pdf, 373.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10625512)
- [dorset map (pdf, 59.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=683)
- [trust values (pdf, 678.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1050)
- [dbs code of practice (pdf, 54.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=682)
- [the nhs constitution (pdf, 568.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1051)
- [advice for candidates (pdf, 110.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=689)
- [guidance regarding disabled staff (pdf, 96.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=684)
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