Job requirements
Essential
6 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other requirements
It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.
- Experience and knowledge
Candidates should have completed their post graduate core rotations.
- Experience and knowledge
Evidence of developing neuro-muscular handling skills
- Qualifications / Professional Registration
BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent experience and/or qualification
- Qualifications / Professional Registration
Registered Physiotherapist with the Health and Care Professions Council.
- Qualifications / Professional Registration
Evidence of continued professional development through self directed learning, in-service training record and attendance at relevant short post graduate courses.
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience and knowledge
Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods
- Experience and knowledge
Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools
- Qualifications / Professional Registration
Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Qualifications / Professional Registration
Student training qualification provided by University
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Respiratory Physiotherapist to work into the UK’s first Specialist Emergency Care Hospital at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, rated outstanding twice by the CQC.
This post offers rotations into the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital covering Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Coronary Care, Accident and Emergency, Surgery and Critical Care. The service also covers Respiratory outpatient services across North Tyneside and Northumberland including consultant-led bronchiectasis and asthma clinics, ILD and breathing pattern disorder clinics, and pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
Lead by a clinical specialist, the Respiratory Physiotherapy team has a strong service development ethos to continually improve the quality of patient care and work towards national guidelines and quality standards.
There are strong links with the multidisciplinary team and a robust appraisal system is in place to ensure continuous professional development. There is opportunity to be involved in local and national audits, research trials and service development projects.
The successful applicant must demonstrate excellent communication skills with both the multidisciplinary team and peers. There must be evidence of continued professional development and post graduate training to support applications.
It is noted that in the future some posts may not be traditional Monday to Friday as we progress to full 7 day working. We provide a 24-hour respiratory physiotherapy service to Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital so applicants will be required to be on-call as part of a rota. Applicants will need to meet the travel requirements of the post to cover the geographical area of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To assess, diagnose and treat an independent clinical case load.
- To work as part of the physiotherapy team under the guidance and support of more experienced highly specialist senior physiotherapy staff.
- To provide a high standard of physiotherapy care throughout the respiratory speciality, incorporating, inpatient, outpatient and community activity.
- To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
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 with Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Cramlington, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Physiotherapist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 pro rota per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 6 months (Will include on call and weekend and bank holiday working). The application deadline is 24 Sep 2026.
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