Job overview
A rare opportunity has arisen for a Highly Specialist Band 7 Sleep Ventilation and Respiratory Physiotherapist to join the Therapy team at St Barthlomew’s Hospital for up to12 months ending November 2026. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated physiotherapist to join our busy sleep ventilation team working primarily on the elective respiratory and sleep ventilation ward and daycase unit at St Barthlomew’s Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be a dedicated, innovative, passionate, skilled and motivated clinician with experience within Respiratory Medicine and Sleep Ventilation. They will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with empathy and compassion at the heart of the care that they provide within the framework of our multi-disciplinary team. They will work closely with the Clinical Lead Physiotherapist and contribute towards the development of the service.
In return, we will develop your skills, knowledge
and experience with formal and on-the-job training. We recognise the importance of personal and professional development and that it is crucial to the success of our service. We therefore offer a robust teaching and training programme with the opportunity to complete Quality Improvement and Audit projects and we provide a supportive and engaging environment to develop and grow our therapists. As a band 7 you will also have the opportunity to develop your own supervisory and leadership skills through supporting and supervising therapists, therapy support workers and students
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy
2. State registered (HCPC)
3. Fulfils KSF outline for Physiotherapist (Band 7)
4. CRB clearance
5. Clinical Educators Qualification
6. Post graduate experience
7. NIV experience acute/ domiciliary
8. Relevant band 6 post experience in any respiratory area
9. Evidence of continued professional development (CPD)
Desirable criteria
10. Member of the CSP, ACPRC
11. Supervision Training
12. Post graduate formal qualification (i.e. MSc Module)
13. Leadership training
14. Relevant validated clinical courses accredited as equivalent to masters level
Experience
Essential criteria
15. Understanding of cardiorespiratory physiology and pathophysiology specific to post
16. Core Skills in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy.
17. Ability to assess and treat complex patients in the respiratory/critical care field
18. Supervision of students
19. Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others within formal and informal environments
20. Excellent organisational and leadership skills
21. Good IT skills
22. Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
23. Ability to work independently Able to organise, prioritise own workload
24. Experience in delegating appropriately to otherse field Supervision of
Desirable criteria
25. Experience within sleep ventilation
Knowledge
Essential criteria
26. Ability to communicate effectively at all levels across the Department and Directorate
27. The ability to communicate with patients in an empathetic manner regarding their treatment and procedures
28. Can demonstrate an enthusiastic, approachable and friendly manner
29. Ability to communicate and present information, orally and in writing in a clear and logical manner.
Desirable criteria
30. Interest in research
Skills
Essential criteria
31. Ability to self reflect and identify learning needs and interests of self and team
32. Ability to prioritise, organise and delegate
33. Ability to assess the work of the team, provide clear constructive feedback to the team in order to maintain and improve performance.
34. Ability to support staff during the NHS KSF development review process.
Other
Essential criteria
35. Understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession
36. Ability to support others in maintaining health, safety and security
37. Ability to assess and act against risks and consequence of exposure to patients and environments which maybe highly distressing, antagonistic, open to aggression and/or unpleasant to self, patients and others.
38. Ability to offer constructive suggestions for service improvement
39. Effectively carries out tasks related to evaluating services.
40. Ability to work autonomously, acting decisively on behalf of self and others, setting own priorities
41. Able to recognise own limits and work within those limits of competence
42. Participation in weekend and oncall duties.
Desirable criteria
43. Ability to identify and assess the potential risks involved in work activities and processes for self and others
44. Ability to identify how to manage risks and help others manage risks
45. Knowledge of current and emerging NHS strategy and policy
46. Understanding and rising to the challenges in service improvement
47. Ability to lead the occupational therapy team in service improvement
48. Ability to work within set timeframes working to priorities and deadlines
49. Ability to use and maintain resources efficiently an d effectively and encourage others to do so