Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Respiratory Physiotherapist

The closing date is 26 August 2025

Job summary

This role allows an enthusiastic Physiotherapist to join our Critical Care and Respiratory team, who have wide ranging clinical experience, good communication and interpersonal skills and a passion for delivering high quality patient-centred care.

Join our friendly and supportive team of therapists, where continuous professional development, research and quality improvement processes are encouraged .There is a well-established in-service education programme, where you can build upon your clinical and managerial skills with support from senior clinical leads.

Candidates will be expected to join and partake in our overnight emergency on call rota and weekend working rotas and previous experience of working within respiratory / Critical Care field is essential. You will also be expected to work as part of a seven day rota.

Main duties of the job

Within this role you will need:

- To be responsible for the Physiotherapy intervention for patients admitted to CCU and the acute respiratory adult in patient ward- To undertake assessments of respiratory out patients as require- Prioritise physiotherapy referrals in order to implement effective and timely caseload management- Determine clinical diagnosis and provide physiotherapy treatment indicated as an autonomous practitioner, developing appropriate care plans, giving specialist clinical/professional advice to patients, carers and other Health Care Professionals

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Details

Date posted

12 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-CSS-BA-9802

Job locations

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details regarding this exciting role please see job description and personal specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details regarding this exciting role please see job description and personal specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • HCPC registered physiotherapist

Managerial

Essential

  • Evidence of supervision of staff or students

Desirable

  • Clinical educators course

knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Band 5 experience in critical care and respiratory
  • Respiratory on call experience

Desirable

  • Cradiothoracic experience
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • HCPC registered physiotherapist

Managerial

Essential

  • Evidence of supervision of staff or students

Desirable

  • Clinical educators course

knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Band 5 experience in critical care and respiratory
  • Respiratory on call experience

Desirable

  • Cradiothoracic experience

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

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Integrated Therapy Lead-Critical Care/Respiratory

Katie Partridge

katie.partridge1@nhs.net

01268593355

Details

Date posted

12 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-CSS-BA-9802

Job locations

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL


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