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Main area Senior Physiotherapist Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent: Rotational Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (weekend working with days off in the week) Job ref 337-NP-8967MM Employer London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Northwick Park Hospital Town Harrow Salary £44,485 - £52,521 Per annum inclusive HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 21/08/2025 23:59 London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre. We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public. Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more aboutour ambitious strategy We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset. Our vision is driven by ourHEARTvalues and behaviours which were developed together with our staff. H onesty A ccountability T eamwork These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision. LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation , we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. Job overviewLNWH is seeking a highly motivated B6 rotational Respiratory Physiotherapist to join our dynamic and forward-thinking team. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in the delivery of high-quality respiratory physiotherapy services, contributing to the health and well-being of our patients. As a B6 Respiratory Physiotherapist, you will work in a challenging yet rewarding clinical environment with opportunities for professional development and career progression.Your role is multifaceted and integral to the patient care journey and t he successful candidates will undergo nine-monthly rotations across the following areas: ITU and Surgical Respiratory Wards - Medical HDU, Medical Respiratory Wards - Paediatrics/Medical Vascular, Amputee & General Surgery wards, including Amputee outpatients Regional Hyperacute Rehabilitation Unit (RHRU) Complex Colorectal surgery including prehabilitation - at Central Middlesex Hospital You will be responsible for the assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients with various respiratory conditions. This includes, but is not limited to, COPD, asthma, trauma, critical care, and post-operative thoracic surgery patients. We provide a 7-day therapy service for our Trust and therefore you need to be able to work weekends and bank holiday, in a rota basis. This includes our acute respiratory out of hours service (On-call), which includes treating both adults and children with complex respiratory conditions. Main duties of the jobThis post will give you experience in a number of acute clinical areas, where you can further develop your knowledge in acute respiratory care. These currently include acute medicine, cardiothoracics, intensive care, OP clinics, surgery as well as vascular. Please note rotations may be removed or added according to service need. The main responsibilities of this B6 Specialist Physiotherapist post include: - Working across various clinical areas to perform advanced respiratory assessments; formulate treatment plans and goal setting, with a highly diverse range of patients. - Working closely with specialised MDT to allow for the seamless care of patients, and successful transitions, from the hyper acute to the home setting, facilitating safe discharge. - Involvement in training and development, with both the therapy team, members of the MDT, students and patients/carers. - The development of professional leadership and management skills, through on the job learning, supervision, and in-service training. What we are looking for:-An individual with broad experience in managing patients with respiratory illness working on acute wards -An individual with experience educating other professionals, patients, and carers in physiotherapy techniques for chronic respiratory illness. -Flexibility to work at weekends and be rostered on the Physiotherapy Respiratory On-call working across the acute wards - The ability to treat patients with care, compassion, and dignity Working for our organisationNorthwick Park Hospital is a major acute general hospital, which encompasses a Regional ENT and Max Fax unit, the Vascular Hub for the North West London area, and St Mark’s Hospital is a national and international specialist centre for bowel and intestinal disorders. Central Middlesex is home to the Intestinal Rehabilitation Unit, elective GI surgeries and a hub for elective orthopaedic surgery (which is covered by our MSK and Orthopaedic teams). Ealing Hospital is a busy district general hospital serving London’s third largest borough, you will encounter a wide range of patients with diverse conditions. Additionally, patients are often repatriated from major trauma centres following acute neurological and spinal cord injuries as well as progressive neurological disorders. The trust offers educational funding with all sites providing great transport links and a wealth of benefits of living and working in a vibrant part of London as well as a friendly and welcoming team Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesTo view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification. Person specificationExperienceRelevant Degree with Professional Registration Attendance at recent post graduate courses relevant to the clinical rotations Minimum of 15 months previous experience as a band 5/junior physiotherapist Practical experience working in a broad range of experience in specialist areas of work such as orthopaedics, in-patient elderly care, neurology, respiratory, and musculoskeletal. Evidence of Leadership Courses /Training NHS experience Supervision of student or physiotherapy assistants. Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate. Essential and desirableEngaged in service development Mentions role and has read the JD clearly Demonstrate commitment to Trust HEART values The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment. Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted. Our employment checking processes require that all shortlisted applicants provide the contact details of their current HR Department. If shortlisted you will be sent an email reminder to present the contact details of your HR Department at the interview. Please note the Trust uses identity checking software for verifying the authenticity of identity documents provided by candidates. As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black ,Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve. Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Name Laura Walters Job title Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist for Medicine Email address laura.walters7@ Telephone number 02088693008#J-18808-Ljbffr