Community Respiratory Physiotherapist

Position: Respiratory Physiotherapist

Service: Respiratory, Sutton Community

Contract: 3 Days/21.5 hours per week, asap to 1 months initially with potential extension until March 2025 (pending approval)

Car Driver: Essential

Location: Sutton Borough (Community-Based)

Pay Rate: £18 - £20 per hour

Pay Mechanism: Direct Engagement

About client:

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides healthcare services across a range of acute, community, and mental health care settings in Southwest London. The trust operates Epsom Hospital, St Helier Hospital, and Sutton Hospital, offering a variety of services including emergency care, surgery, maternity, and respiratory services. It is committed to delivering high-quality care while improving patient experience and supporting staff development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide high-standard physiotherapy interventions for pulmonary rehabilitation in a variety of community settings (e.g., community centres, health centre's).
• Therapeutic assessment for patients with long-term respiratory conditions, delivering individualized treatment plans as an autonomous practitioner.
• Work independently, unsupervised, during community visits, managing a caseload and meeting the needs of the Community Respiratory Service.
• Participate in pulmonary rehabilitation audit and research alongside senior therapists.
• Deliver patient education talks for pulmonary rehabilitation programs under the guidance of senior therapists.
• Use assessment tools and outcome measures to monitor progress and outcomes.
• Collaborate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), patients, carers, line managers, and external agencies.
• Undertake evidence-based audits to evaluate team clinical practices and make recommendations for improvements.
• Supervise and peer review clinical work, with regular support and guidance from senior physiotherapists.

• Experience:
  • NHS experience is essential, including a range of placements at graduate/undergraduate level.
  • Prior experience in Pulmonary Rehabilitation settings is highly desirable.
• Skills & Abilities:
  • Ability to work effectively as part of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
  • Excellent communication skills with patients, carers, colleagues, and external agencies.
  • Ability to work autonomously and independently during community visits.
  • Knowledge and experience with assessment tools and outcome measures in respiratory care.
  • Ability to travel frequently throughout the borough within the working day.
  • Experience in providing evidence-based clinical audits and making recommendations for service improvements.
  • Strong ability to deliver patient education in a clear, empathetic manner.

Additional Requirements:

• Car driver is essential for community visits.
• Ability to work flexibly, including a 5-day work week over a 7-day period as required by service demands.