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West Hertfordshire Community Respiratory Service, provided by CLCH, is seeking a Band 7 Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist to join our multidisciplinary team on a 12 months fixed term contract.
You will work as part of a community respiratory service operating 5 days per week across West Hertfordshire, supporting people with COPD, asthma, bronchiectasis and interstitial lung disease.
The role involves delivering patient-centred, integrated care through a range of specialist services, which could include:
- RCP-accredited pulmonary rehabilitation programmes • Hospital at Home admission avoidance / virtual ward services • Airways and dysfunctional breathing clinics • Oxygen therapy clinics • Airway clearance interventions • Advice line support and service triage
You will work in line with evidence-based guidelines and contribute to innovative approaches to care delivery, including virtual services. You will collaborate with colleagues across disciplines and communicate effectively with patients, carers and team members in ways that meet individual needs.
In addition to clinical responsibilities, you will: • Support and develop junior staff and contribute to clinical supervision • Participate in student education and training • Contribute to service development, quality improvement, audit and research activities
We are committed to supporting staff to take part in service improvement and professional development opportunities.
Main duties of the job
Key duties include: • Work autonomously to deliver specialist clinical care appropriate to the needs of the patient group and based on principles that are evidence based and which enhance the quality of patient care. • Undertake comprehensive assessments of complex respiratory patients with co-morbidities, including physical examination, and to develop treatment plans for patients using investigative and analytical skills, and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans using clinical reasoning. • Assess, develop and implement specialist care programmes, including pulmonary rehabilitation, home oxygen therapy, hospital at home admission avoidance, breathlessness management and airway clearance particularly for bronchiectasis, adhering to evidence based guidelines. • To accurately undertake specialist clinical skills including spirometry, airway clearance techniques and breathlessness management. • Interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical tests to form an accurate assessment and suitability for the Hospital at Home scheme, co-ordinate appropriate services to ensure safe transfer of care to the community and develop comprehensive discharge plans. • Provide care in a variety of clinical areas including patients homes and outpatient clinics.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applicants are expected to present clear and relevant evidence of the competencies and responsibilities detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification, together with a demonstrated commitment to the Trust’s values of Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with respiratory patients including bronchiectasis, asthma, COPD and ILD
- Experience of running pulmonary rehabilitation programme.
- Experience of management of breathlessness and anxiety.
- Experience of managing patient requiring chest clearance techniques
- Experience of working within a community setting.
- Demonstrates ability to develop new initiatives
- Demonstrates ability to managing change
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Ability to make decisions and prioritise actions
- Ability to be proactive and resourceful
- A working knowledge of clinical governance and evidence based practice
- Ability to develop and maintain team working
- Ability to demonstrate specialist clinical expertise, including physical assessment, spirometry, developing self-management action plans
- Ability to undertake ambulatory oxygen assessments
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Sound working knowledge of guidelines in the field of respiratory care
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the holistic needs of the client group
- Computer skills i.e. Word, data- bases email, internet
Education/Qualification
Essential
- HCPC Registion
- Post registration respiratory qualification or equivalent experience
- Teaching/Mentorship qualification or equivalent experience
- Possession of a degree or equivalent
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This advert is for Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist with Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Physiotherapist role. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed term for maternity leave cover). The application deadline is 09 Aug 2026.
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