Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Accreditation Lead

The closing date is 08 October 2025

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Job summary

This is an exciting secondment opportunity to work within the CHFT multi-disciplinary specialist respiratory team. The post holder will take the lead on attaining accreditation for the pulmonary rehabilitation service working alongside the existing clinical lead physiotherapist. The team delivers a community pulmonary rehabilitation service that supports and promotes optimal self-care. This service may be delivered to a cohort in a class setting, individually tailored home based rehabilitation as part of a supported discharge pathway, or virtually using digital and remote platforms.

The Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service Accreditation Scheme (PRSAS) is run by the royal college of Physicians. The aim of the programme is to improve the quality of pulmonary rehabilitation across the UK. The post is a 12 months Secondment/fixed term temporary position. The postholder will work alongside existing clinical staff to review current provision of the service and to then manage the process of meeting the established standards needed to become an accredited service. There will be a small element of clinical caseload, running groups and supervision of less senior members of the team in the absence of the existing band 7 clinical lead physiotherapist.

Experience in project management skills will be useful for this position. Previous experience of working within the respiratory field in particular pulmonary rehabilitation is essential. Knowledge of the PRSAS is an advantage.

Main duties of the job

To Act as a change agent and innovator, planning, instigating, and evaluating change in line with the pulmonary rehabilitation accreditation standards. To assist the already established pulmonary rehabilitation team implement standards to help achieve accreditation. This will be achieved by developing and maintaining collaborative relationships, partnerships, and networks within the local region

The postholder will contribute to measuring the effectiveness and productivity of pulmonary rehabilitations services provided through the collection and correlation of data for the team annual report and ongoing national audit

The post holder will support the pulmonary rehabilitation clinical lead in the daily operational management of pulmonary rehabilitation and manage autonomously a small clinical workload of patients with chronic respiratory disease at a highly specialist level, assessing and treating patients and maintaining clinical records.

About us

CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.

Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.

Details

Date posted

03 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

372-COM2572

Job locations

allan house clinic

station road

sowerby bridge

HX6 3AD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Act as a change agent and innovator, planning, instigating, and evaluating change in line with the pulmonary rehabilitation accreditation standards

To promote the provision of pulmonary rehabilitation across Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust and GP practices within Calderdale

To develop and maintain collaborative relationships, partnerships, and networks to influence and improve health outcomes and health delivery systems.

To ensure service developments for Chronic respiratory disease improve practice and health outcomes that are underpinned by local and national guidance.

To contribute to measuring the effectiveness and productivity of pulmonary rehabilitations services provided through the collection and correlation of data for the team annual report and making recommendations

To assist other team members in implementing evidence based clinical practice within all areas of the pulmonary rehabilitation programme

To work collaboratively with members of the wider community respiratory team to ensure share knowledge and embed good practice and educate around the pulmonary rehabilitation programme.

To develop and maintain collaborative relationships, partnerships, and networks to influence and improve the delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation

To support the pulmonary rehabilitation clinical lead in the daily operational management of pulmonary rehabilitation.

Manage autonomously a clinical workload of patients with chronic respiratory disease at a highly specialist level, assessing and treating patients and maintaining clinical records.

To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex and multiple presentations, using investigative and analytical skills then formulate individualised management and treatment plans using clinical reasoning utilising a wide range of treatment skills and option

Formulate and deliver an appropriate individual, evidence based physiotherapy/pulmonary rehabilitation treatment programme based on highly specialised knowledge. This necessitates high levels of autonomy and the analysis of information, interpreting results to inform assessment and treatment planning, selecting an appropriate treatment/management programme, often from a range of options, and evaluating the effectiveness of treatment interventions.

  • Develop effective links with other community and specialist respiratory services including General Practitioners, Practice Nurses and Respiratory Physicians, mental health services, and Community Pharmacists; To provide specialist advice where needed and refer to other agencies as required.

Take part in the education and training of Physiotherapists and qualified and non-qualified healthcare / social services / education staff including medical staff.

To liaise with the respiratory nurses, to ensure avoidance of admission/readmission and to ensure a swift return to an improved level of independence.

Professional Duties

Work autonomously within Trust policies and professional practice, maintaining accurate and comprehensive up to date records.

Work in accordance with all Trust policies and procedures.

Attend induction and regular update training on risk management policies and procedures.

Identify through risk assessment, any risks that exist within their department or in the community during the delivery of the service.

Report clinical incidents/near misses or any unexpected event or incident that occur. To work with the clinical lead, assisting them in the management of complaints and incidents.

Maintain confidentiality of all patient identifiable information in line with Trust policies relating to the Data Protection Act.

Managerial Duties

To lead the process on uploading evidence onto the PRSAS website ensuring it meets the standards.

Provide advice / information to the Clinical Lead to help in the planning and development of the service.

Assist the clinical lead in achieving the service objectives.

Assist the Clinical Lead in the monitoring of professional, clinical and departmental standards and assist implementation of change as appropriate.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Act as a change agent and innovator, planning, instigating, and evaluating change in line with the pulmonary rehabilitation accreditation standards

To promote the provision of pulmonary rehabilitation across Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust and GP practices within Calderdale

To develop and maintain collaborative relationships, partnerships, and networks to influence and improve health outcomes and health delivery systems.

To ensure service developments for Chronic respiratory disease improve practice and health outcomes that are underpinned by local and national guidance.

To contribute to measuring the effectiveness and productivity of pulmonary rehabilitations services provided through the collection and correlation of data for the team annual report and making recommendations

To assist other team members in implementing evidence based clinical practice within all areas of the pulmonary rehabilitation programme

To work collaboratively with members of the wider community respiratory team to ensure share knowledge and embed good practice and educate around the pulmonary rehabilitation programme.

To develop and maintain collaborative relationships, partnerships, and networks to influence and improve the delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation

To support the pulmonary rehabilitation clinical lead in the daily operational management of pulmonary rehabilitation.

Manage autonomously a clinical workload of patients with chronic respiratory disease at a highly specialist level, assessing and treating patients and maintaining clinical records.

To undertake the comprehensive assessment of patients, including those with a complex and multiple presentations, using investigative and analytical skills then formulate individualised management and treatment plans using clinical reasoning utilising a wide range of treatment skills and option

Formulate and deliver an appropriate individual, evidence based physiotherapy/pulmonary rehabilitation treatment programme based on highly specialised knowledge. This necessitates high levels of autonomy and the analysis of information, interpreting results to inform assessment and treatment planning, selecting an appropriate treatment/management programme, often from a range of options, and evaluating the effectiveness of treatment interventions.

  • Develop effective links with other community and specialist respiratory services including General Practitioners, Practice Nurses and Respiratory Physicians, mental health services, and Community Pharmacists; To provide specialist advice where needed and refer to other agencies as required.

Take part in the education and training of Physiotherapists and qualified and non-qualified healthcare / social services / education staff including medical staff.

To liaise with the respiratory nurses, to ensure avoidance of admission/readmission and to ensure a swift return to an improved level of independence.

Professional Duties

Work autonomously within Trust policies and professional practice, maintaining accurate and comprehensive up to date records.

Work in accordance with all Trust policies and procedures.

Attend induction and regular update training on risk management policies and procedures.

Identify through risk assessment, any risks that exist within their department or in the community during the delivery of the service.

Report clinical incidents/near misses or any unexpected event or incident that occur. To work with the clinical lead, assisting them in the management of complaints and incidents.

Maintain confidentiality of all patient identifiable information in line with Trust policies relating to the Data Protection Act.

Managerial Duties

To lead the process on uploading evidence onto the PRSAS website ensuring it meets the standards.

Provide advice / information to the Clinical Lead to help in the planning and development of the service.

Assist the clinical lead in achieving the service objectives.

Assist the Clinical Lead in the monitoring of professional, clinical and departmental standards and assist implementation of change as appropriate.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

Essential

  • Physiotherapy Degree
  • Registered with HCPC

Desirable

  • Member of the Professional body
  • Member of a respiratory network/ACPRC/BTS
  • Previous project management work
  • MSc or equivalent level post graduate study within respiratory field and/or project management

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

Essential

  • Excellent clinical reasoning skills and the ability to maintain accurate records
  • Highly Specialist level of knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to support expert clinical practice in Pulmonary rehabilitation
  • Significant previous experience in Pulmonary rehabilitation including Planning and delivering programs, and delivering group education sessions
  • Previous involvement in the Pulmonary rehabilitation service accreditation scheme (PRSAS) working towards accreditation within a clinical setting or being involved in the process as an external participant or other healthcare agency
  • Significant experience in contributing to service improvements working with or as the lead in audit or service change/development project
  • The ability to lead assessment and treatment sessions and create detailed and comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with chronic respiratory disease
  • To have an excellent understanding of the pathophysiology of chronic lung disease applying this to a detailed patient assessment and the further prescription of an exercise plan
  • Knowledge of relevant national and local legislation relevant to pulmonary rehabilitation
  • Excellent IT skills with a variety of IT programmes

Desirable

  • Previous practical experience of performing oxygen assessment and prescription for ambulatory and/or long term therapy
  • Previous experience in leading service improvement/ project management
  • Ability to chair meetings and facilitate workshops effectively

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential

  • To have the ability to communicate at a high level when working with the MDT
  • Significant experience of prioritising own and other caseloads with experience of delegation of work to the relevant grade of staff
  • Ability to communicate effectively with people with complex difficulties and in difficult situations
  • Evidence of recent experience in supervising, developing and training both junior staff and students
  • Excellent planning and organisational skills and ability to facilitate these skills in others Ability to set objectives for self and team and evaluate achievement of these
  • Excellent interpersonal skills for developing complex working relationships, expressing opinions constructively, seeking consensus and maintaining networks
  • Highly developed negotiation and problem solving skills in complex situations and ability to facilitate these skills in others
  • Excellent analytical and reflective skills

Desirable

  • Previous experience of interdisciplinary working and skills blurring / sharing with other professionals within the MDT.
Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

Essential

  • Physiotherapy Degree
  • Registered with HCPC

Desirable

  • Member of the Professional body
  • Member of a respiratory network/ACPRC/BTS
  • Previous project management work
  • MSc or equivalent level post graduate study within respiratory field and/or project management

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

Essential

  • Excellent clinical reasoning skills and the ability to maintain accurate records
  • Highly Specialist level of knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to support expert clinical practice in Pulmonary rehabilitation
  • Significant previous experience in Pulmonary rehabilitation including Planning and delivering programs, and delivering group education sessions
  • Previous involvement in the Pulmonary rehabilitation service accreditation scheme (PRSAS) working towards accreditation within a clinical setting or being involved in the process as an external participant or other healthcare agency
  • Significant experience in contributing to service improvements working with or as the lead in audit or service change/development project
  • The ability to lead assessment and treatment sessions and create detailed and comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with chronic respiratory disease
  • To have an excellent understanding of the pathophysiology of chronic lung disease applying this to a detailed patient assessment and the further prescription of an exercise plan
  • Knowledge of relevant national and local legislation relevant to pulmonary rehabilitation
  • Excellent IT skills with a variety of IT programmes

Desirable

  • Previous practical experience of performing oxygen assessment and prescription for ambulatory and/or long term therapy
  • Previous experience in leading service improvement/ project management
  • Ability to chair meetings and facilitate workshops effectively

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential

  • To have the ability to communicate at a high level when working with the MDT
  • Significant experience of prioritising own and other caseloads with experience of delegation of work to the relevant grade of staff
  • Ability to communicate effectively with people with complex difficulties and in difficult situations
  • Evidence of recent experience in supervising, developing and training both junior staff and students
  • Excellent planning and organisational skills and ability to facilitate these skills in others Ability to set objectives for self and team and evaluate achievement of these
  • Excellent interpersonal skills for developing complex working relationships, expressing opinions constructively, seeking consensus and maintaining networks
  • Highly developed negotiation and problem solving skills in complex situations and ability to facilitate these skills in others
  • Excellent analytical and reflective skills

Desirable

  • Previous experience of interdisciplinary working and skills blurring / sharing with other professionals within the MDT.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Address

allan house clinic

station road

sowerby bridge

HX6 3AD


Employer's website

https://www.cht.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Address

allan house clinic

station road

sowerby bridge

HX6 3AD


Employer's website

https://www.cht.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

clinical lead physiotherapist

lucy breaks

lucy.breaks@cht.nhs.uk

07554459749

Details

Date posted

03 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

372-COM2572

Job locations

allan house clinic

station road

sowerby bridge

HX6 3AD


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