Job summary
A rare opportunity has arisen for a Highly Specialist Band 7 Sleep Ventilation and Respiratory Physiotherapist to join the Therapy team at St Barthlomew's Hospital for up to12 months ending November 2026. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated physiotherapist to join our busy sleep ventilation team working primarily on the elective respiratory and sleep ventilation ward and daycase unit at St Barthlomew's Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be a dedicated, innovative, passionate, skilled and motivated clinician with experience within Respiratory Medicine and Sleep Ventilation. They will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with empathy and compassion at the heart of the care that they provide within the framework of our multi-disciplinary team. They will work closely with the Clinical Lead Physiotherapist and contribute towards the development of the service.
In return, we will develop your skills, knowledgeand experience with formal and on-the-job training. We recognise the importance of personal and professional development and that it is crucial to the success of our service. We therefore offer a robust teaching and training programme with the opportunity to complete Quality Improvement and Audit projects and we provide a supportive and engaging environment to develop and grow our therapists. As a band 7 you will also have the opportunity to develop your own supervisory and leadership skills through supporting and supervising therapists, therapy support workers and students
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy
- State registered (HCPC)
- Fulfils KSF outline for Physiotherapist (Band 7)
- CRB clearance
- Clinical Educators Qualification
- Post graduate experience
- NIV experience acute/ domiciliary
- Relevant band 6 post experience in any respiratory area
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
Desirable
- Member of the CSP, ACPRC
- Supervision Training
- Post graduate formal qualification (i.e. MSc Module)
- Leadership training
- Relevant validated clinical courses accredited as equivalent to masters level
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of cardiorespiratory physiology and pathophysiology specific to post
- Core Skills in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy.
- Ability to assess and treat complex patients in the respiratory/critical care field
- Supervision of students
- Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others within formal and informal environments
- Excellent organisational and leadership skills
- Good IT skills
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to work independently Able to organise, prioritise own workload
- Experience in delegating appropriately to otherse field Supervision of
Desirable
- Experience within sleep ventilation
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department and Directorate
- The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures
- Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
- Ability to communicate and present information, orally and in writing in a clear and logical manner.
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Ability to self reflect and identify learning needs and interests of self and team
- Ability to prioritise, organise and delegate
- Ability to assess the work of the team, provide clear constructive feedback to the team in order to maintain and improve performance.
- Ability to support staff during the NHS KSF development review process.
Other
Essential
- Understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Ability to support others in maintaining health, safety and security
- Ability to assess and act against risks and consequence of exposure to patients and environments which maybe highly distressing, antagonistic, open to aggression and/or unpleasant to self, patients and others.
- Ability to offer constructive suggestions for service improvement
- Effectively carries out tasks related to evaluating services.
- Ability to work autonomously, acting decisively on behalf of self and others, setting own priorities
- Able to recognise own limits and work within those limits of competence
- Participation in weekend and oncall duties.
Desirable
- Ability to identify and assess the potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others
- Ability to identify how to manage risks and help others manage risks
- Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy
- Understanding and rising to the challenges in service improvement
- Ability to lead the occupational therapy team in service improvement
- Ability to work within set timeframes working to priorities and deadlines
- Ability to use and maintain resources efficiently an d effectively and encourage others to do so
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy
- State registered (HCPC)
- Fulfils KSF outline for Physiotherapist (Band 7)
- CRB clearance
- Clinical Educators Qualification
- Post graduate experience
- NIV experience acute/ domiciliary
- Relevant band 6 post experience in any respiratory area
- Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
Desirable
- Member of the CSP, ACPRC
- Supervision Training
- Post graduate formal qualification (i.e. MSc Module)
- Leadership training
- Relevant validated clinical courses accredited as equivalent to masters level
Experience
Essential
- Understanding of cardiorespiratory physiology and pathophysiology specific to post
- Core Skills in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy.
- Ability to assess and treat complex patients in the respiratory/critical care field
- Supervision of students
- Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others within formal and informal environments
- Excellent organisational and leadership skills
- Good IT skills
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to work independently Able to organise, prioritise own workload
- Experience in delegating appropriately to otherse field Supervision of
Desirable
- Experience within sleep ventilation
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department and Directorate
- The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures
- Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
- Ability to communicate and present information, orally and in writing in a clear and logical manner.
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Ability to self reflect and identify learning needs and interests of self and team
- Ability to prioritise, organise and delegate
- Ability to assess the work of the team, provide clear constructive feedback to the team in order to maintain and improve performance.
- Ability to support staff during the NHS KSF development review process.
Other
Essential
- Understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession
- Ability to support others in maintaining health, safety and security
- Ability to assess and act against risks and consequence of exposure to patients and environments which maybe highly distressing, antagonistic, open to aggression and/or unpleasant to self, patients and others.
- Ability to offer constructive suggestions for service improvement
- Effectively carries out tasks related to evaluating services.
- Ability to work autonomously, acting decisively on behalf of self and others, setting own priorities
- Able to recognise own limits and work within those limits of competence
- Participation in weekend and oncall duties.
Desirable
- Ability to identify and assess the potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others
- Ability to identify how to manage risks and help others manage risks
- Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy
- Understanding and rising to the challenges in service improvement
- Ability to lead the occupational therapy team in service improvement
- Ability to work within set timeframes working to priorities and deadlines
- Ability to use and maintain resources efficiently an d effectively and encourage others to do so
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
