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Essential
40 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Physically fit and able to comply with Trust Manual Handling Guidelines
- Other
Able to perform emergency duties
- Other
Professional demeanour
- Other
Able to alter their working patterns to include working extended hours (between 8am and 8pm Monday to Friday), unsociable hours (8pm to 8am Monday to Friday) and weekend working (8pm Friday to 8am Monday). This may be via additional on-call hours, shift pattern or another system.
- Skills
Remains Updated with professional practice and new research
- Skills
Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Skills
Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner
- Skills
Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate
- Skills
Willingness to lead staff training
- Skills
Ability to work with multi-interdisciplinary team and set team goals
- Skills
Awareness of skill mix and service needs
- Skills
Understanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for physiotherapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
- Skills
Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust’s policies of Data Protection, Equal Opportunities and Health & Safety to meet the differing needs of the patients
- Skills
Ability to keep legible and accurate notes in English in the POMR system
- Skills
Remains updated on professional practice and new research
- Skills
Show evidence of being self-motivated
- Skills
Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities.
- Skills
Ability to cope with working in a stressful and unpredictable environment.
- Skills
Research skills
- Skills
Ability to lead and motivate others
- Knowledge
Experience in service development
- Knowledge
Specialist knowledge of the holistic treatment and management of heart failure
- Knowledge
Broad knowledge and understanding of the impact and management frailty
- Experience
Minimum 4 years post registration experience
- Experience
Minimum 2 years experience in specialist cardiorespiratory care including cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation
- Experience
High level of experience of complex discharge planning
- Experience
Broad knowledge & experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of patients across a number of respiratory specialities including critical care settings, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning
- Experience
High level of knowledge in the application of all respiratory modalities including invasive and non-invasive respiratory support
- Experience
High level of knowledge of tracheostomy management including development of weaning strategies
- Experience
Previous experience of student supervision and clinical education
- Experience
Previous experience of formal presentations to multi professional groups
- Experience
Evidence of continued professional development, reviewing current practise and research developments within cardiorespiratory, with application to clinical practise
- Experience
Understanding of research methodology
- Experience
Demonstrated understanding of the role of physiotherapy within the evolving health environment
- Experience
Clear understanding of other disciplines’ roles and expectations
- Experience
Understanding of all aspects of Clinical Governance including previous experience of quality issues, audit and risk management
- Qualifications and Training
Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
- Qualifications and Training
HPC Registration
- Qualifications and Training
Working at Masters level as demonstrated by on-going CPD i.e. Masters level accreditation, lecturing on Masters level courses and research / publications
- Qualifications and Training
Evidence of post registration training in respiratory physiotherapy and management
Desirable
13 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Competent IT skills
- Skills
Presentation skills
- Skills
Ability to run courses – internal/external
- Skills
Committee membership e.g. Health & Safety
- Knowledge
Specialist knowledge of the holistic treatment and management of acute heart failure
- Experience
Previous experience as a Highly specialist physiotherapist (or equivalent ) in a teaching hospital environment
- Experience
Involved in developing research links with other academic institutions
- Experience
Involved in teaching to the multi-disciplinary team as well as evaluating and auditing
- Qualifications and Training
Recognised post graduate qualification e.g. MSc Respiratory Physiology
- Qualifications and Training
Membership of a special interest group
- Qualifications and Training
Member of relevant appropriate multi professional interest group e.g. BTS
- Qualifications and Training
Leadership Training
- Qualifications and Training
Post-graduate management training
Job overview
The post joins our well-established Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy Team as Acute Heart Failure Physiotherapist and joint Cardiothoracic Team Lead. The team comprises Cardiothoracic, General ICU and Surgery, and Acute and Respiratory Medicine services. As joint Team Lead, you will share responsibility for leadership and operational management of a physiotherapy team providing input to Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Acute Heart Failure, Thoracic Surgery and CTITU, whilst maintaining a specialist caseload of patients with acute heart failure.
The role will deliver person centred care, comprising comprehensive holistic assessment and treatment of inpatients with acute heart failure, including end of life care.
Main duties of the job
This post will be of interest to physiotherapists with a cardiorespiratory background who are working at Band 6 or 7 level and wish to progress their career within a supportive specialist multidisciplinary team. The post holder will be supported in their professional development within an experienced and expert team.
This Team Lead role works closely with the Principal Physiotherapist in the advanced assessment and treatment of patients with acute heart failure, including those with highly complex presentations, ensuring accurate clinical reasoning and delivery of holistic, patient-centred care as an autonomous practitioner.
The post holder provides highly skilled team leadership and is jointly responsible for operational management, team development, implementation of policy and policy changes within cardiothoracic physiotherapy team.
The role offers the opportunity to supervise, initiate and participate in evidence-based projects, including recommendations for change in practice in the clinical areas of Heart Failure and Cardiology.
You will also support the wider Respiratory Physiotherapy weekend and on-call rota, providing senior clinical support and contributing to the development of staff competence, confidence, and capability in delivering safe and effective on-call services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
**Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification**
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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This advert is for Highly Specialised Physiotherapist – Acute Heart Failure Unit with St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Physiotherapist role. The advertised salary is £58,133 - £65,261 Per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 06 Oct 2026.
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