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Essential
18 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Significant recent clinical experience in the relevant clinical area, with a broad base of clinical experience at Band 6 level or equivalent
- Experience
Significant experience of working as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working
- Experience
Experience of multidisciplinary goal planning, development of care pathways, and using outcome measures
- Experience
Experience of organising and implementing training programmes for therapists, MDT members, support workers, students and apprentices
- Experience
Experience of service development and change management, implementing evidence-based practice in speciality, and on-call and weekend working in an acute hospital (where required)
- Other requirements
Able to take part in a weekend service and/or 7 day on call rota and/or 7 day service
- Other requirements
Able to work flexibly according to the needs of the service
- Other requirements
Able to meet the requirements of the role with any reasonable adjustments
- Values and Behaviours
Demonstrates ability to meet Trust values
- Education / Qualifications
Degree (or equivalent) in Physiotherapy
- Education / Qualifications
State registration with the Health Professions Council
- Education / Qualifications
Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio, especially in the relevant clinical area
- Education / Qualifications
Clinical Educators course or equivalent
- Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Advanced knowledge of relevant conditions, assessment and treatment approaches, and the evidence base of the relevant therapy area, including knowledge of psychosocial and cultural factors influencing health and illness behaviours and ability to remain updated with professional practice and research
- Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Advanced clinical reasoning, problem solving, and ability to make sound judgments and reliable decisions in demanding situations, alongside ability to seek guidance when required and maintain awareness of personal limitations
- Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Ability to organise, prioritise, delegate, and manage time effectively, cope with work pressures and stressful environments, and manage emotional or aggressive patients or carers using effective interpersonal strategies
- Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Strong communication and leadership skills, including advanced communication with patients, carers and colleagues, ability to establish and maintain working relationships, present information clearly in written and oral formats, and ability to lead, motivate, supervise, mentor, coach, and pass on knowledge to others
- Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Understanding of clinical governance, audit, data protection, equality and health and safety policies, alongside ability to analyse activity and outcome data, maintain accurate patient notes, demonstrate competent IT skills, and uphold a professional manner, clear vision of role, and fluency in written and spoken English
Desirable
12 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Previous Band 7 or equivalent experience in a relevant post, and leadership of a therapy team
- Experience
Recent, relevant work in an NHS environment
- Experience
Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care
- Experience
Clinical research experience
- Experience
Experience of planning and managing service improvement activities
- Education / Qualifications
Membership of the Professional Organisation
- Education / Qualifications
Membership of Professional special interest groups relevant to speciality
- Education / Qualifications
Relevant Postgraduate clinical qualification
- Education / Qualifications
Management skills or leadership training
- Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Knowledge of recent NHS developments and their impact on service provision
- Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Advanced computer skills for presentation and data analysis
- Skills / Knowledge / Abilities
Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Physiotherapist to join the Paediatric Respiratory service within West London Children’s Healthcare (WLCH).
This specialist Band 7 role offers the opportunity to work within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team delivering advanced respiratory physiotherapy care to infants, children and young people with complex respiratory and long-term ventilation needs across acute and community pathways.
WLCH brings together paediatric services across Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, providing outstanding opportunities for cross-site collaboration, service development, education and research.
We are looking for an enthusiastic clinician with significant paediatric respiratory experience, excellent clinical reasoning skills and a passion for delivering high-quality family-centred care.
In return, WLCH offers:
- Outstanding learning and development opportunities
- Access to specialist clinical supervision and leadership development
- Opportunities to participate in research and innovation through Imperial College London and the Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health (PaeCH)
- A supportive multidisciplinary working environment
- Opportunities to work across diverse specialist paediatric services
- Access to NHS pension and staff benefits schemes
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will independently manage a complex clinical caseload across inpatient and outpatient settings, delivering evidence-based respiratory physiotherapy interventions and contributing to multidisciplinary care planning. The role requires advanced clinical reasoning, specialist respiratory skills and the ability to work collaboratively with children, families, carers and multidisciplinary teams across acute and community services.
The post holder will work as a Band 7 Specialist Physiotherapist within the Paediatric Respiratory and Long-Term Ventilation service across West London Children’s Healthcare (WLCH). The role involves providing highly specialist physiotherapy assessment, treatment and management for infants, children and young people with complex respiratory, neuromuscular and long-term ventilation needs.
The post holder will also provide leadership and supervision to junior staff, assistants and students, contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives, and support education, audit and research activities within the specialty.
The role includes participation in weekend working and the physiotherapy on-call rota following completion of competency-based training and induction.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a progressive and research-active paediatric service within a unique integrated children’s healthcare organisation committed to improving outcomes for children and young people across North West London.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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 Specialist Physiotherapist: Paediatric Respiratory Medicine with Chelsea and Westminster Hospital 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 13 Sep 2026.
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