Specialist Physiotherapist - Pulmonary and Cancer Rehabilitation

Job overview

We’re offering an exciting opportunity to join our evolving Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Cancer Therapy services at Hywel Dda UHB. This full-time physiotherapy role spans Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, and Carmarthenshire, based at Glangwili Hospital with potential for virtual and cross-site delivery.

Our Pulmonary Rehabilitation service includes:

• Community-based exercise classes
• Education sessions
• Patient assessments
• Home visits

We work with the National Exercise Referral Scheme and are building partnerships with third-sector activity providers, to support patients beyond their rehabilitation programme.

This role also supports our established, digitally-led Cancer Therapy team. You’ll help expand our “Prehab through to Rehab” programme, supporting patients:

• Before cancer treatment (prehabilitation)
• During treatment
• After treatment (rehabilitation)

The programme improves clinical, functional, and wellbeing outcomes, enhancing patient experience.

We’re seeking a dynamic, experienced, and inspirational physiotherapist to join our multidisciplinary team and help deliver innovative, virtual cancer therapy services.

Main duties of the job

You’ll be part of a friendly, proactive therapy team working collaboratively across community-based MDTs. This forward-thinking service supports professional growth and innovation. You’ll deliver high-quality, evidence-based, person-centred care across both services, contributing to rehabilitation development across Hywel Dda UHB.

The post holder will form part of an existing team of physiotherapists responsible for the delivery of patient rehabilitation services within Hywel Dda University Health Board within their defined clinical area of clinical speciality. This will involve working in collaboration with inter and multi disciplinary teams (MDT) to deliver holistic care.

The post holder will be responsible for managing their own caseload which will involve self referrals as well as those from GP’s, AHP’s, Social Service practitioners and Consultants. They will operate as an autonomous professional with a high level of clinical and technical skill and expertise, using evidence base to plan, implement and evaluate the management of clients.

The post holder will participate in the continuous professional development process, involving the education / supervising of junior staff and students.

The post holder will play a key role in supporting service modernisation and development. This will include involvement in audit and service evaluation processes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be required to participate in the provision of a flexible 7 day service, based on service need. This will be on a rota basis. The post holder will be required to participate in the provision of the on call respiratory service.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences.  In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held on 8.12.25