Senior Physiotherapist- Integrated Respiratory Team
| Posting date: | 29 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £46,419.00 to £55,046.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £46419.00 - £55046.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 September 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE5 9RS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9213-25-0866 |
Summary
To accept responsibility for the inpatient respiratory caseload, ensuring all parties have an accurate plan of care, which reflects the assessment undertaken and incorporates the issues and recommendations made ensuring clear documentation in the patients records and hand held records. To arrange follow-up for patients as appropriate and ensure all relevant information is available to enable patients to make an informed choice about their treatment. To deliver a seamless service through the development of enhanced multidisciplinary team (MDT) processes and communication to ensure continuity of care. To participate in the identification and development of clinical protocols and strategies to enhance both the continuity and standard of specialist respiratory care whilst ensuring equity of access in the service. To have in-depth understanding of spirometry and FeNO and be confident in the diagnosis of COPD and asthma To develop in depth knowledge of medication, its actions and contra-indications and be able to discuss changes where necessary with GPs or other referrers. Advise, guide and teach junior staff and students in the assessment and management of respiratory patients and other aspects of clinical practice To ensure all care given in accordance with agreed protocols. To work with key staff members to maintain health professional-led assessment; providing detailed baseline patient assessment, education, and support to patients and their families. To liaise with ward staff to ensure appropriate and timely discharge/follow up arrangement in place for patients. To work and participate in the delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation in the community and hospital sites. To work and participate in the delivery of patient care in the hospital under the integrated respiratory service as part of the duty rota To work with the MDT to develop, implement and evaluate integrated care pathways and systems of MDT documentation. To actively involve service users in providing feedback of their experience of the current service and suggestions for improvements.