Job summary
Camden COPD and Home Oxygen Team - Band 6 Pulmonary Rehabilitation Physiotherapist
Are you an innovative, organised and motivated physiotherapist with a strong interest in community respiratory care? Would you like to work within a compassionate, inclusive and supportive team that values collaboration and continuous learning? We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 physiotherapist to join our specialist community respiratory service.
A strong interest in pulmonary rehabilitation and a commitment to person-centred, evidence-based care are essential, with a focus on improving quality of life and supporting people living with respiratory disease to remain as well and independent as possible in the community.
The successful candidate will be an experienced clinician with the ability to motivate and inspire others, working with professionalism, integrity and respect. You will have a proven track record of delivering high-quality, compassionate care to patients and carers, while contributing positively to service development and upholding the values of the service and Trust.
Main duties of the job
The Community Respiratory Service provides high-quality, specialist care for people living with COPD in Camden. The service includes pulmonary rehabilitation, admission avoidance, supported discharge, chronic disease management, respiratory clinics and a comprehensive home oxygen service.
Care is delivered across a range of community settings, however will mostly commonly occur within the patients home and at Peckwater Health Centre. Working in the community requires a high level of clinical expertise to assess and manage risk safely while delivering effective, person-centred care.
The post holder will primarily support the delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation in Camden with assistance from a Band 4 team member and will be supported by the PR lead, a Band 7 clinician. We weekday service between 09:00 and 17:00, we do not work weekends or bank holidays.
This role offers strong professional support and development opportunities. The post holder will receive regular supervision, peer support and an annual appraisal from their line manager. Ongoing training and updates are provided, alongside opportunities to develop clinical skills, expand the role within the service, and contribute to service improvement.
There will also be opportunities to support physiotherapy student placements, supervise junior colleagues, contribute to audits and research, and work closely with the multidisciplinary team to enhance patient care.
About us
Join our service and Trust at the forefront of innovation, actively supporting the development of Neighbourhoods in line with the NHS Health Plan for England. This work redesigns care to better meet local population needs by bringing services closer to people's homes. The Neighbourhood model enables multidisciplinary teams across health, social care and voluntary services to work together in an integrated way, improving shared decision-making, coordination and continuity of care without requiring co-location. This collaborative approach supports more holistic, proactive and person-centred care within the community.
Be part of the Allied Health Professions within CNWL, where physiotherapy benefits from an established professional structure including an AHP Director, Trust-wide Professional Head of Physiotherapy and specialist lead therapists. This ensures strong professional representation at both strategic and operational levels, supporting clinical excellence and ongoing development.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KeyClinicalResponsibilities:
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To be professional and legally accountable for all work undertaken. To work within the standards and guidelines of the trust, the team, professionalservicesand the professional body.
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To undertake a thorough holistic respiratory assessment of a COPD* patient including but not exclusive to spirometry, medication review, physicalfunctionand any psychosocial factors that may be present.
*thismay include patients with ILD, asthma or bronchiectasis in PR andin thefuture,this may be other cardiorespiratory diseases.
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Toidentifyand prioritise factors involved in a clients presenting needs andidentifyany safety issues through clinical reasoning based on specialist knowledge of current professional opinion andevidence-basedpractice.
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To ensure that risks areidentifiedand managed as part of this process and that decisions are made with the MDT and support from the immediate respiratory team
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To set andmaintaina high standard of clinical practice using standardised assessments andvalidatedand reliable assessment tools forinitialassessment and reassessment and evaluation of progress.
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To use shared decision making to co-produce client goalsappropriate tothem and involving them in the monitoring and evaluation of progress at each step of the way.
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To deliver individualised exercise programs in line with current best available evidence based on assessment,progressand patient goals.
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To communicate effectively within the respiratory team and the wider MDT.
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To attend, activelyparticipate, and asrequiredinitiateMDTmeetings and case conferences,communicatingcontemporaneous feedback of client progress to the referrer and other involved healthcareprofessionals promoting a collaborative approach to patientcare.
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To use a variety of highly skilled verbal and non-verbal communication and tools to ensure that the client and theircarerunderstandthe relevant individual and group education and advice. This includes clients:
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To ensure that staff deal sensitively with users and their relatives /carers with a variety of emotional conditions e.g. depression, anxiety, aggression, frustration, apathy, behavioural and mental health disabilities
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To provide mediating and negotiating skillsin situations where communication has broken down and to manage conflict effectively
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To be a specialist /physiotherapy advisor to other professional colleagues workingin the area ofCOPD and Pulmonary Rehabilitation with non-specialist knowledge.
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To provide specialist contribution to health promotion and health education initiatives within the locality
Key Managerial Responsibilities :
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Toassistand support the COPD Service Lead, taking an active part in steering groups, audit and project leading whenrequired, including National PR Audit and working towards accreditation.
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Toinitiateand support patient engagement within PR to ensure patient involvement in service development and delivery.
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To be involved in the recruitment,selectionand induction process for nursing/physiotherapy staff in the COPD service and the wider team asappropriate.
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To ensure that you achieve andmaintainappropriate levelsof education and continuingprofessional development (CPD),maintainand update a CPD Portfolio, keep up to date with mandatory training, and deliver intervention based on the best available and most up to date evidence.
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Toassistin the organisation and presentation of In-service training to staff in the team and nurses/physiotherapists throughout the service and be actively involved with student supervision and training.
-
Toparticipatein publicising,promotingandrepresentingthe service.
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To ensure that all equipment defects,accidentsand complaints are reported to through theappropriate channelsand that all other members of the team are aware if their responsibilities.
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To develop links with peers in other services, providing written discharge summaries and referrals to other agencies asappropriate.
-
To manage and support others to manage the risks and demands of:
Central andNorth WestLondon NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience.
Job description
Job responsibilities
KeyClinicalResponsibilities:
-
To be professional and legally accountable for all work undertaken. To work within the standards and guidelines of the trust, the team, professionalservicesand the professional body.
-
To undertake a thorough holistic respiratory assessment of a COPD* patient including but not exclusive to spirometry, medication review, physicalfunctionand any psychosocial factors that may be present.
*thismay include patients with ILD, asthma or bronchiectasis in PR andin thefuture,this may be other cardiorespiratory diseases.
-
Toidentifyand prioritise factors involved in a clients presenting needs andidentifyany safety issues through clinical reasoning based on specialist knowledge of current professional opinion andevidence-basedpractice.
-
To ensure that risks areidentifiedand managed as part of this process and that decisions are made with the MDT and support from the immediate respiratory team
-
To set andmaintaina high standard of clinical practice using standardised assessments andvalidatedand reliable assessment tools forinitialassessment and reassessment and evaluation of progress.
-
To use shared decision making to co-produce client goalsappropriate tothem and involving them in the monitoring and evaluation of progress at each step of the way.
-
To deliver individualised exercise programs in line with current best available evidence based on assessment,progressand patient goals.
-
To communicate effectively within the respiratory team and the wider MDT.
-
To attend, activelyparticipate, and asrequiredinitiateMDTmeetings and case conferences,communicatingcontemporaneous feedback of client progress to the referrer and other involved healthcareprofessionals promoting a collaborative approach to patientcare.
-
To use a variety of highly skilled verbal and non-verbal communication and tools to ensure that the client and theircarerunderstandthe relevant individual and group education and advice. This includes clients:
-
To ensure that staff deal sensitively with users and their relatives /carers with a variety of emotional conditions e.g. depression, anxiety, aggression, frustration, apathy, behavioural and mental health disabilities
-
To provide mediating and negotiating skillsin situations where communication has broken down and to manage conflict effectively
-
To be a specialist /physiotherapy advisor to other professional colleagues workingin the area ofCOPD and Pulmonary Rehabilitation with non-specialist knowledge.
-
To provide specialist contribution to health promotion and health education initiatives within the locality
Key Managerial Responsibilities :
-
Toassistand support the COPD Service Lead, taking an active part in steering groups, audit and project leading whenrequired, including National PR Audit and working towards accreditation.
-
Toinitiateand support patient engagement within PR to ensure patient involvement in service development and delivery.
-
To be involved in the recruitment,selectionand induction process for nursing/physiotherapy staff in the COPD service and the wider team asappropriate.
-
To ensure that you achieve andmaintainappropriate levelsof education and continuingprofessional development (CPD),maintainand update a CPD Portfolio, keep up to date with mandatory training, and deliver intervention based on the best available and most up to date evidence.
-
Toassistin the organisation and presentation of In-service training to staff in the team and nurses/physiotherapists throughout the service and be actively involved with student supervision and training.
-
Toparticipatein publicising,promotingandrepresentingthe service.
-
To ensure that all equipment defects,accidentsand complaints are reported to through theappropriate channelsand that all other members of the team are aware if their responsibilities.
-
To develop links with peers in other services, providing written discharge summaries and referrals to other agencies asappropriate.
-
To manage and support others to manage the risks and demands of:
Central andNorth WestLondon NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Physiotherapy or equivalent qualification
- Registration with HCPC as a physiotherapist
Desirable
- Membership and/or involvement in a special interest professional network
- Member of CSP
- Post graduate clinical courses specific to working with COPD clients
- Willingness to undertake further training
- Experience of working in the UK or a health economy similar to the UK
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the role of other disciplines & experience of Interdisciplinary working
- Awareness of developments in NHS and clinical pathway development
- Working Respiratory Care/Pulmonary rehabilitation/COPD
- All round general experience, including: ? Acute Medicine ? Respiratory care ? Elderly Rehabilitation ? Community
- Able to demonstrate insight into the needs of people with physical disability
Desirable
- Evidence of undertaking service development & audit
- Experience of using outcome measures relating to the care & management of COPD
- Experience of working with other agencies, and an understanding of local services
- Evidence of working as an autonomous practitioner in a community setting
Governance and Leadership
Essential
- Able to self motivate and manage time effectively
- Able to demonstrate excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Demonstrate ability to set up and monitor standards of practice, care pathways and clinical guidelines
- Ability to prioritise and work under pressure
Other
Essential
- To understand the needs of people from different cultural origins
- Fluency in written and spoken English
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- BSc Physiotherapy or equivalent qualification
- Registration with HCPC as a physiotherapist
Desirable
- Membership and/or involvement in a special interest professional network
- Member of CSP
- Post graduate clinical courses specific to working with COPD clients
- Willingness to undertake further training
- Experience of working in the UK or a health economy similar to the UK
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the role of other disciplines & experience of Interdisciplinary working
- Awareness of developments in NHS and clinical pathway development
- Working Respiratory Care/Pulmonary rehabilitation/COPD
- All round general experience, including: ? Acute Medicine ? Respiratory care ? Elderly Rehabilitation ? Community
- Able to demonstrate insight into the needs of people with physical disability
Desirable
- Evidence of undertaking service development & audit
- Experience of using outcome measures relating to the care & management of COPD
- Experience of working with other agencies, and an understanding of local services
- Evidence of working as an autonomous practitioner in a community setting
Governance and Leadership
Essential
- Able to self motivate and manage time effectively
- Able to demonstrate excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Demonstrate ability to set up and monitor standards of practice, care pathways and clinical guidelines
- Ability to prioritise and work under pressure
Other
Essential
- To understand the needs of people from different cultural origins
- Fluency in written and spoken English
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).
