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Job summary
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trustis inviting applications for an enthusiastic and motivated Rotational Band 6 Physiotherapist to join our dynamic and friendly therapy team.
This is an exciting opportunity to develop specialist skills across a range of cardiothoracic and respiratory areas within one of the UK's leading specialist hospitals.
About the Role
Our Band 6 rotational programme offers nine-month rotations across key clinical areas, including:
- Medicals
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Complex Rehabilitation
- Surgery and Critical Care
These rotations provide excellent exposure to specialist cardiovascular and respiratory physiotherapy, supported by highly skilled senior clinicians.
Main duties of the job
The role is ideally suited to individuals with a strong interest in cardiothoracic and respiratory therapy. Previous experience in these areas is desirable but not essential. Applicants should demonstrate the ability to supervise more junior staff and contribute to service development.
We warmly welcome experienced Band 5 physiotherapists seeking progression. You will receive full support, structured development, and competency-based training to help you thrive in a Band 6 role.
What We Offer
- Outstanding learning and development opportunities, including internal and external CPD.
- Close supervision and mentorship from senior therapists.
- A supportive therapy workforce, including Band 5s, support workers, and regular student placements.
- Strong multidisciplinary collaboration with exercise physiology and wider MDT colleagues.
- A welcoming, fun team culture, with monthly cake days, social events, and Trust-wide wellbeing initiatives.
- Competency-based training for emergency respiratory on-call and late respiratory services.
We are looking for someone who is:
- Passionate about cardiothoracic and respiratory physiotherapy
- Confident in delivering high-quality patient-centred care
- Able to supervise junior staff and contribute to service improvement
- Keen to learn, develop, and work collaboratively within a specialist MDT
- Enthusiastic, adaptable, and ready to join a friendly, high-performing team
About us
As the largest single site specialist heart and chest hospital in the UK, we, at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, have a clear vision 'to be the best cardiothoracic integrated healthcare organisation'.
We provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology, respiratory medicine both in the hospital and out in the community.
We serve a catchment area of 2.8 million people, spanning Merseyside, Cheshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man, and increasingly we receive referrals from outside these areas for highly specialised services such as aortics.
Our reputation for strong performance is important in delivering the best care for our patients and high quality clinical services. This is underpinned by a culture of research and innovation, delivered in modern estate and our encouragement of flexible working in a variety of forms.
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Details
- Date posted: 10 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 6
- Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 410-CLIN-8142986
- Job locations: Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital Thomas Drive, Liverpool, Merseyside, L14 3PE, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Core service hours are MondayFriday, 8am4pm, however therapies deliver a7day service rota, with respiratory physio's working aroundone weekend day every four weeks as part of contracted hours.
Participation in the emergency respiratory oncall service and late respiratory service (full training provided) is also required.
If youre ready to take the next step in your physiotherapy career and want to work in an Outstanding specialist Trust with a supportive, energetic team, wed love to hear from you.
Person specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to empathise and reassure
- An ability to work as part of the MDT and communicate appropriately with all grades of staff.
- Evidence of presentation and teaching skills within a healthcare environment
Desirable
- Evidence of presenting to a mixed audience e.g. doctors, nursing staff and other AHP's
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Enthusiasm and desire to achieve
- Committed to development within clinical speciality of respiratory
- Forward-thinking and professional approach
- Able to work as part of a team
- Flexible and adaptable to situation which may be stressful or highly pressured
- Ability to motivate
- Ability to align with the Trusts values and behaviours.
Desirable
- Ability to drive with access to own vehicle to be able to travel between community venues and to and from patients homes as and when required.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Evidence of recent and relevant CPD including attendance at courses relevant to respiratory +/or stroke and rehabilitation physiotherapy
- Good clinical reasoning skills based on evidence and current research
- Evidence of attendance at mandatory training
- Demonstrate a good knowledge of the MDT and their differing contributions to patient care
- Experience of supervising staff
- NHS or equivalent clinical experience
Desirable
- Good IM & T Skills
- Knowledge of airway clearance techniques such as AD, PEP, Acapella, Flutter, NIV
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Diploma/Degree/MSc in Physiotherapy
- HCPC Registration
Desirable
- Membership of relevant clinical interest group
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