# Specialist Physiotherapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-physiotherapist/3ea12337-1ca4-4216-a890-61738390cdff - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-physiotherapist/3ea12337-1ca4-4216-a890-61738390cdff.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pro rota per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (Will include on call and weekend and bank holiday working) - **Employment type:** Part time, Flexible working, 22.5 hours per week (22.5 hours per week, 08:30 to 16:30, could include Monday to Sunday, and alternate working hours e.g. early and late shifts. Fixed term contract until 31/03/2027. Potential to extend afterwards.) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-24T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-10T10:30:59.834Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Cramlington/Northumbria_Healthcare_NHCT_Northumbria_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Band_Senior_Physiotherapist_Respiratory/Band_Senior_Physiotherapist_Respiratory-v8264364 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8264364?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Other requirements **Essential** - 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 **Essential** - Candidates should have completed their post graduate core rotations. - Evidence of developing neuro-muscular handling skills **Desirable** - Knowledge of or experience in Quality improvement tools, techniques and methods - Knowledge of or experience in coaching and mentoring practices and tools ### Qualifications / Professional Registration **Essential** - BSC Honours degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent experience and/or qualification - Registered Physiotherapist with the Health and Care Professions Council. - Evidence of continued professional development through self directed learning, in-service training record and attendance at relevant short post graduate courses. **Desirable** - Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy - Student training qualification provided by University ## Documents - [trust compact (pdf, 515.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3037) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2867) - [northumbria privacy policy (pdf, 520.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1899) - [pro2039-specialist physiotherapist (pdf, 248.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10592098) ## 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.