Physiotherapist in Sleep Ventilation and Respiratory Medicine

Job overview

A rare opportunity has arisen for a Highly Specialist Band 7 Sleep Ventilation and Respiratory Physiotherapist to join the Therapy team at St Barthlomew’s Hospital for up to12 months ending November 2026. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated physiotherapist to join our busy sleep ventilation team working primarily on the elective respiratory and sleep ventilation ward and daycase unit at St Barthlomew’s Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be a dedicated, innovative, passionate, skilled and motivated clinician with experience within Respiratory Medicine and Sleep Ventilation. They will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with empathy and compassion at the heart of the care that they provide within the framework of our multi-disciplinary team.  They will work closely with the Clinical Lead Physiotherapist and contribute towards the development of the service.

In return, we will develop your skills, knowledge  and experience with formal and on-the-job training.  We recognise the importance of personal and professional development and that it is crucial to the success of our service.  We therefore offer a robust teaching and training programme with the opportunity to complete Quality Improvement and Audit projects and we provide a supportive and engaging environment to develop and grow our therapists. As a band 7 you will also have the opportunity to develop your own supervisory and leadership skills through supporting and supervising therapists, therapy support workers and students

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment