# Rotational Respiratory Physiotherapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rotational-respiratory-physiotherapist/56201b95-c4f8-4dd9-9916-9ea2b02dc392 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rotational-respiratory-physiotherapist/56201b95-c4f8-4dd9-9916-9ea2b02dc392.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 p.a. inc. HCA (pro rata) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (variable depending on rotation) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T09:22:35.982Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Guys_St_Thomas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Physiotherapy/Physiotherapy-v8037917 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8037917?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting opportunity for Physiotherapists with proven clinical and interpersonal skills to join one of the largest Respiratory physiotherapy teams in the UK.   Successful candidates will join the Heart Lung and Critical Care  clinical group respiratory physiotherapy rotational  scheme. You will gain experience treating a wide variety of clinical conditions. You will have the opportunity to develop both your clinical and non-clinical skills including appraisal and supervision of junior staff and students, participating in projects contributing to service development and delivery of training programmes and teaching both within the trust and our partner organisations. Staff need to be prepared to participate in any of the rotations within the rotational scheme and on call.  You will be expected to embrace the departments equity, inclusion and diversity working ethos. ### Main duties of the job To provide a high standard physiotherapy service to inpatients and specialist clinics, within the Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust.  This post is part of a 6, occasional 12 monthly rotation scheme, across both sites of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust in the following areas: Cardiac & Surgery, Critical Care, Medical, Lane Fox Ventilation and Weaning Unit, Lane Fox outreach, Integrated Respiratory Team,  Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Older Persons Unit Medical, Head & Neck Surgery, Oncology in and out patients, Respiratory outpatients. Applicants would manage their own case load, be responsible for their clinical governance and development while being supported by the wider respiratory team. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of the post-holders own work - To carry out assessment of patients as an autonomous practitioner, including those with complex presentations, and using clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of evidence based practice, determines appropriate care plan utilising wide range of treatment skills and options - To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses in a wide range of conditions including those with a complex presentation, with occasional guidance from specialist physiotherapists - To formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing comprehensive discharge plans - To continually reassess patients in order to progress treatments effectively - To co-ordinate intervention which may include other disciplines; advises and educates patient/carers/relatives/other health professionals - Responsible for maintenance of accurate written records using POMR system and use of computerised data collection and records and comprehensive progress and discharge reports to medical referrers as required by rotation - To manage clinical risk within own caseload at all times - To participate in on-call and emergency duties as lone practitioner within the Trust - To demonstrate physical ability to carry out physiotherapy assessment and interventions including manual handling techniques and therapeutic handling - To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients - To be able to manage potentially stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner, including but not limited to those in oncology, ICU, vascular and neurology. See Full Job Description ## Job Details This is an exciting opportunity for Physiotherapists with proven clinical and interpersonal skills to join one of the largest Respiratory physiotherapy teams in the UK. Successful candidates will join the Heart Lung and Critical Care clinical group respiratory physiotherapy rotational scheme. You will gain experience treating a wide variety of clinical conditions. You will have the opportunity to develop both your clinical and non-clinical skills including appraisal and supervision of junior staff and students, participating in projects contributing to service development and delivery of training programmes and teaching both within the trust and our partner organisations. Staff need to be prepared to participate in any of the rotations within the rotational scheme and on call. You will be expected to embrace the departments equity, inclusion and diversity working ethos. ## Job Description To provide a high standard physiotherapy service to inpatients and specialist clinics, within the Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust. This post is part of a 6, occasional 12 monthly rotation scheme, across both sites of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust in the following areas: Cardiac & Surgery, Critical Care, Medical, Lane Fox Ventilation and Weaning Unit, Lane Fox outreach, Integrated Respiratory Team, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Older Persons Unit Medical, Head & Neck Surgery, Oncology in and out patients, Respiratory outpatients. Applicants would manage their own case load, be responsible for their clinical governance and development while being supported by the wider respiratory team. ## Responsibilities To be professionally and legally responsible for all aspects of the post-holders own work To carry out assessment of patients as an autonomous practitioner, including those with complex presentations, and using clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of evidence based practice, determines appropriate care plan utilising wide range of treatment skills and options To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses in a wide range of conditions including those with a complex presentation, with occasional guidance from specialist physiotherapists To formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing comprehensive discharge plans To continually reassess patients in order to progress treatments effectively To co-ordinate intervention which may include other disciplines; advises and educates patient/carers/relatives/other health professionals Responsible for maintenance of accurate written records using POMR system and use of computerised data collection and records and comprehensive progress and discharge reports to medical referrers as required by rotation To manage clinical risk within own caseload at all times To participate in on-call and emergency duties as lone practitioner within the Trust To demonstrate physical ability to carry out physiotherapy assessment and interventions including manual handling techniques and therapeutic handling To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients To be able to manage potentially stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner, including but not limited to those in oncology, ICU, vascular and neurology. See Full Job Description ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Upto date with professional practice and new research - Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession - Understanding of Clinical Governance and the implications for physiotherapy services including experience of quality issues and audit - Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust’s policies of data protection, equal opportunities and Health and Safety - Ability to work & lead with multi/interdisciplinary team and set team goals - Ability to keep legible and accurate notes in English in the POMR system - Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner **Desirable** - Experience of running courses – internal / external - Evidence of participation in research / audit - Supervision of other staff e.g. support staff ### Experience **Essential** - Broad range of experience, as an autonomous practitioner, at Band 5 level in acute and chronic respiratory care, acute and chronic rehabilitation and musculoskeletal care. - Participation in on-call and weekend rota work. - Experience of working as member of a physiotherapy team and of a multidisciplinary team. **Desirable** - Previous experience at Band 6 level. - Experience of teaching on Inservice programmes and to the MDT or other relevant forums - Supervision of Band 5, support workers and students with in NHS - Rotational work within the NHS - Experience of the research process ### Knowledge/Qualifications **Essential** - Diploma/Degree in Physiotherapy - Evidence of Continued Professional Development including attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to the clinical field - HCPC Registration **Desirable** - Membership of Special Interest Group ## Documents - [respiratory frf (pdf, 368.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10326211) - [respiratory physiotherapiest (pdf, 304.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10326210) - [band 6 ps rotational physiotherapist (pdf, 240.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10326192) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.