About this role
Job summary
An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for an experienced physiotherapist to join our multidisciplinary specialist community respiratory care team. The office is currently based in Walton Community hospital, Walton on Thames
This team covers the North West Surrey area to support the management of patients with chronic respiratory disease.
You will need experience of managing patients with respiratory disease ideally with an understanding of pulmonary rehabilitation, oxygen and non-invasive ventilation.
The successful candidate must have good communication and organizational skills with a flexible approach to meet the ever-changing needs of the service.
Experience of working autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team is essential.
Physiotherapists are an integral part of the team who provide assessments, treatment and self-management education in community clinics, home visits, provision of Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Ambulatory Oxygen clinics
The physiotherapists in the team also support as needed with admission avoidance, post discharge support and Non invasive ventilation services
The team strives to ensure evidence based practice and audits their service regularly.
We are offering an opportunity to build upon your specialist knowledge and develop skills in the area of respiratory care.
Please note that Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must possess valid UK right-to-work documentation.
Main duties of the job
Interviews will be held between 2nd November2026.
The Respiratory Care Team is a small multidisciplinary team based at Walton Community Hospital. As the Band 6 Physiotherapist, your main duties will be to assess, treat and support patients with respiratory conditions such as COPD, Asthma, Bronchiectasis and Pulmonary Fibrosis in a variety of settings. This includes outpatient clinics, home visits, ambulatory oxygen reviews, NIV service, admission avoidance and post discharge support via telephone and running Pulmonary Rehabilitation exercise and education sessions.
You will undertake comprehensive respiratory assessments, including spirometry and interpretation of results, develop personalised treatment plans, and provide expert advice to patients, carers and healthcare professionals. A key aspect of the role is empowering patients to self-manage their condition through education, health promotion and behaviour change support.
Strong communication skills are essential, as you will be required to explain complex and sensitive information to patients and families, helping them make informed decisions about their care and rehabilitation. You will maintain accurate clinical documentation, always uphold patient dignity and confidentiality, and contribute to the continuous improvement of services by applying current national respiratory guidelines and best practice.
About us
CSH Surrey are part of the NHS and are Surrey's longest established NHS community services provider, so our employees get NHS pay and pensions, and also receive the Fringe High-Cost Allowance of 5%.
Our staff enjoy excellent training and development opportunities, including the care certificate, apprenticeships, numeracy and literacy courses, access to the Nursing Associate programme, and a wide variety of management and leadership courses and programmes.
We CARE about our staff though through our values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. Our active employee council called The Voice, elect employee representatives to ensure colleagues' voices are heard at Board level. CSH is a diverse organisation, if you are a passionate, person-focused individual then apply to join CSH Surrey today!
We welcome candidates from all backgrounds who meet the essential criteria of the job you are applying for and if you require any reasonable adjustments, please contact the named individual for this advert, or our recruitment team.
Job description Job responsibilities
Purpose:
1. To undertake comprehensive physiotherapeutic assessments and to plan and execute treatment of patients with chronic respiratory problems in outpatient, clinic and community settings. These patients may have complex needs, both physical and emotional, including co-morbidities and may be at any stage of the disease process, including end stage.
2.The Band 6 Respiratory Physiotherapist supports the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Lead within the locality area to plan, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate a high quality, evidence based Pulmonary Rehabilitation and respiratory physiotherapy service for respiratory patients in North West Surrey.
3. To have responsibility for providing pulmonary rehabilitation sessions, both face to face and virtually for patients with respiratory conditions across NW Surrey.
4. To contribute to the overall planning, strategic development, and evaluation of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service in conjunction with other clinical staff.
5. To take an active role in the supervision and teaching of physiotherapists, nurses and other members of the multidisciplinary team regarding respiratory problems across the organisation.
6. To be responsible as an autonomous practitioner to undertake a significant specialist clinical workload.
7. To be an active member of the respiratory care team, including participation in supporting unplanned admission avoidance where appropriate, providing post discharge support, community clinics, home visits and Ambulatory Oxygen clinics.
8.To contribute, once able, to the provision of an effective high quality Home Non-invasive Ventilation service
9.To participate actively in evaluating the quality and effectiveness of care delivered and make recommendations for changes.
10.To undertake evidence based projects, including recommendations for change in practice and to lead where appropriate in departmental evaluation/research.
Primary duties and areas of responsibility:
To deliver autonomous evidence-based patient care, achievable through direct patient contact To communicate effectively with all disciplines involved in a patients care both those within the organisation and those outside to ensure effective multidisciplinary working To be able to communicate complex and sensitive information to patients, carers and other staff including imparting unwelcome news relating to their rehabilitation potential To use persuasive and influencing skills to encourage patients to self-manage their conditions To be able to carry out spirometry and interpret spirometry results To work in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team across both primary and secondary care To be responsible for assessing patients respiratory needs referring them to other health care professionals as appropriate Provide autonomous advice and treatment recommendations with regards to patients specific respiratory and education needs in order to improve health outcomes. Promote health through empowering patients, offering appropriate health education, information and advice. To keep accurate, electronic and written documentation, care plans and reports
To support the management of COPD exacerbations and other chronic respiratory conditions and support the discharge process from secondary care. To involve, support and educate patients and, as appropriate, their family and/or carers To treat all patients as individuals, respecting their privacy and dignity at all times To promote health and wellbeing to the patient and their family/carers To have an awareness of current national standards and guidelines relevant to Respiratory Disease and improve practice and health outcomes where appropriate. Clinical Leadership:
To maintain, develop and monitor standards of evidence based care To maintain own professional standards and clinical integrity in line with Professional Body guidelines Promote effective communication and relationships within the team Partakes in clinical supervision for own development and maintains a record of own personal development Actively participates in clinical team meetings Undergo all mandatory training in line with role requirements Research and development:
Contribute to team audit as required Works with colleagues in the team on the development of current and new services Other:
To develop and maintain effective communication and liaison systems across the whole local health economy To maintain data entry requirements and other records To maintain clear and comprehensive patient records as per policies To be aware of and act upon when necessary, procedures that are in place to protect vulnerable individuals To be aware of and work within all local policies and guidelines To undertake any other such duties which may be required from time to time as are consistent with the post Co-owners are employed to work within CSH localities and may be reasonably requested to move base temporarily or on a more permanent basis to meet service needs
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge Essential
Ability to assess, deliver and evaluate high quality care Effective communicator Teaching skills Leadership skills IT and data entry skills Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team Ability to prioritise and organize own work effectively Ability to develop new skills that are appropriate to the role Ability to work under pressure
Desirable
Presentation skills Experience of clinical supervision and appraisal
Qualifications Essential
Diploma/degree leading to inclusion on the Health Professional Council Physiotherapy Register Evidence of continued professional development, with courses relevant to respiratory care
Experience Essential
Minimum of 2 years relevant post-registration experience Experience of working in respiratory ward or team Understanding of the issues currently affecting the NHS Understanding of risk management Knowledge of the clinical governance agenda Research and clinical audit experience Teaching experience Experience and evidence of ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
Desirable
Specialist respiratory knowledge Experience of working in the community
Other Essential
Flexible Reliable Adapt positively to change Car driver with a valid license to drive in the UK with access to transport to be used for business purposes
Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name CSH Surrey
Address Walton Community Hospital
Rodney Road
Walton on Thames
KT12 3LD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.cshsurrey.co.uk/about-us/about-csh-surrey (Opens in a new tab)