Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist- Respiratory Outpatients

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The closing date is 09 November 2025

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated physiotherapist to take on a leadership role within our dynamic respiratory team.

This post offers the successful candidate the opportunity to lead and further develop the out‑patient respiratory physiotherapy service, including care of patients with complex long‑term respiratory conditions e.g. COPD, bronchiectasis, asthma and dysfunctional breathing across both the University Hospital and St. Cross Hospital sites.

There is the opportunity to work closely with the multidisciplinary team across respiratory medicine and community services to ensure high standards of patient care and to lead on service development projects.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

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• Provide a highly specialist, high standard Physiotherapy service, assessing and advising on patients care & treatment, as an autonomous practitioner within the defined patient group.
  
• Be one of the clinical leads for therapy staff across the service area providing clinical advice and training and liaising with other appropriate Therapy leads to ensure an integrated service is provided for the service area.
  
• Provide support and advice for the continuous development, co‑ordination and evaluation of the input to the outpatient clinics with in‑reach to the medicine wards.
  
• Provide a source of expert clinical opinion within the field of medical respiratory physiotherapy for therapy staff and other health care professionals both internal and external to the Trust.
  
• Provide knowledge and expertise on the Physiotherapy assessment and management of a broad range of medical respiratory conditions.
  

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

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• Be professionally & legally responsible & accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of patients in own care.
  
• Ensure a high standard of clinical care for patients under own management & support more junior staff to do likewise.
  
• Interpret & analyse clinical & non‑clinical facts to form accurate diagnosis & prognosis on a wide range of highly complex conditions to recommend the best course of intervention, evaluate outcomes, reassess & develop comprehensive treatment plans.
  
• Undertake comprehensive assessment of patients including those with complex presentation, investigate & analyse skills & formulate individualised management & treatment plans to formulate specialised programmes of care.
  
• Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals & gain informed consent in order to work within the legal framework for patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
  
• Accept clinical responsibility for own caseload & organise this effectively & efficiently with regard to the clinical progress of the patient. Oversee/supervise the caseload of more junior staff to ensure patients are prioritised according to acuity of need across the service areas.
  
• Provide highly specialist clinical technical services contributing to diagnosis, care of treatment within the speciality as appropriate.
  
• Maintain a clean safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness hygiene & infection control at all times.
  
• Deliver training to rotational staff to ensure competence in carrying out duties within the service area.
  
• To look at the clinical competencies of the staff within the medicine team. Identify gaps in knowledge and put in a development/training plan.
  
• Regularly participate in working parties developing policy changes within the Therapy Department & other specialities within the Clinical Support group.
  
• Work with Consultants and other agencies to refer patients and develop the strategic & operational management of the specialist service area within the relevant professional service guidelines & practices.
  
• Provide spontaneous & planned advice, teaching & instruction to relatives, carers & other professionals to promote understanding of the aims of the Therapy Department and to ensure a constant approach to patient care.
  
• Provide specialist advice, teaching & training to other members of the MDT regarding the management of patients.
  
• Regularly manage expected & unexpected clinical events requiring high & unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency & clinical need.
  

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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.

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