Job summary
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist to join our Community Respiratory Service.You will play a key role in delivering and developing Pulmonary Rehabilitation programmes and providing expert care for patients with long-term respiratory conditions including COPD, Bronchiectasis, Pulmonary Fibrosis and Asthma.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead service delivery across the community, working as part of an integrated multidisciplinary team to improve outcomes, reduce admissions, and enhance the quality of life for patients and their carers.
Main duties of the job
Lead the planning, delivery and evaluation of Pulmonary Rehabilitation programmes in line with national guidance.
Undertake advanced assessments and deliver evidence-based treatments across home, community and clinical settings.
Support patients and carers in self-management to improve confidence and independence.
Work closely with colleagues across primary, secondary and community services to ensure joined-up care.
Supervise and mentor junior staff, students and assistants.
Drive service audits, quality improvement and clinical governance.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn't happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date we've shown here. If you're keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist Band 7Location: Dartford, Gravesend & Swanley Community Integrated Neighbourhood Teams
- A salary of£43,742 £50,056 (Band 7, AFC) with group pension
- Free tea and coffee at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face-to-face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post-trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well as career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
The ideal candidate:
You will be a confident and compassionate clinician with a specialist interest in respiratory care. You will thrive in a leadership role, balancing hands-on clinical practice with service development and mentoring.Above all, you will be passionate about improving the lives of people with long-term respiratory conditions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist Band 7Location: Dartford, Gravesend & Swanley Community Integrated Neighbourhood Teams
- A salary of£43,742 £50,056 (Band 7, AFC) with group pension
- Free tea and coffee at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face-to-face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post-trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well as career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
The ideal candidate:
You will be a confident and compassionate clinician with a specialist interest in respiratory care. You will thrive in a leadership role, balancing hands-on clinical practice with service development and mentoring.Above all, you will be passionate about improving the lives of people with long-term respiratory conditions.
Person Specification
General Requirements
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Person Specification
General Requirements
Essential
- Click Apply for this job above to view the Job Description on our career site
Desirable
- Click Apply for this job above to view the Job Description on our career site
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.
