Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist - Cardio Respiratory

We are recruiting a Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapist to join our friendly multidisciplinary team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Therapy Assistants. The service provides high-quality respiratory and acute care across the hospital, delivering assessments, treatment, and rehabilitation for patients with complex cardiorespiratory needs. This includes early mobilisation, safe clinical management, and supporting effective patient flow. You will complete timely assessments to aid discharge and provide targeted inpatient interventions to support recovery and reduce length of stay.

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• Work autonomously with strong analytical and clinical reasoning skills, interpreting assessments, identifying respiratory problems, setting goals, and delivering evidence-based treatment plans.
  
• Deliver a high-standard, comprehensive physiotherapy assessment and treatment service for patients with a wide range of acute and chronic respiratory and cardiac conditions across acute care areas within the Trust.
  
• Manage acute respiratory deterioration, airway clearance techniques, exercise tolerance assessment, early rehabilitation, and optimisation of cardiorespiratory function.
  
• Participate as an active member of a 6-day working service and, after completion and maintenance of on-call competencies, work unsupervised within the Trust's emergency on-call and out-of-hours respiratory physiotherapy service to provide urgent assessment and intervention for patients needing immediate respiratory support.
  
• Engage in multidisciplinary working with medical, nursing, and allied health colleagues across acute medicine, critical care, and wider hospital services.
  

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• Experience in acute hospital settings, particularly respiratory or critical care, is desirable, alongside knowledge of respiratory pathways, escalation processes, acute deterioration, and the role of physiotherapy in preventing complications.
  
• Excellent communication, effective time management, and the ability to manage a busy caseload.
  
• Ability to interpret complex assessment findings, formulate diagnoses, identify patient problems, set achievable goals, and deliver evidence-based treatment plans and progression.
  
• Strong decision-making in cardiorespiratory practice and the ability to work autonomously as a clinician.
  

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford. It was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008. We employ almost 5,000 staff and provide around 540 hospital beds with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health. The Trust is part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a local health partnership providing community services across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic the Trust was recognised nationally for its Be Safe Be EquiPPEd campaign, improving safety culture and staff wellbeing. We value our staff and strive to provide compassionate care while looking after colleagues.

Key messages:

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• Not all NHS roles are eligible for sponsorship. Candidates requiring sponsorship should check current government guidance. Salary thresholds for visas apply. The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules.
  
• Please advise if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process.
  
• We actively promote flexible working; discuss any requirements with us.
  
• Secondments will be considered for fixed-term positions with agreement from both parties. Seek current line-manager approval before application.
  
• All correspondence will be via the email address registered in your TRAC account. Selection is based on the Trust's values and the Job Description criteria.
  
• Staff recruited from outside the NHS are usually appointed at the entry point of the pay band. Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period. Some posts may have DBS requirements; you may need to join and remain registered with the DBS update service.
  
• Travel expenses to interview are not reimbursed. Some posts may have implications for NHS Pension Scheme arrangements. For information, visit the NHS Pensions Agency website.