About this role
Job summary
Be responsible for th assessments, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised physiotherapy interventions
Delivering pulmonary rehabilitation and coordinating intervention for a designated caseload
Contributing to service development and project leadership
To supervise and assess performance of physiotherapy students
'Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 21st May 2026.'
Main duties of the job
To form professional relationships with clients and communicate condition related information to them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.
Communicate and work together with other teams within provider services and other providers to ensure optimum patient centred care. Using various methods of communication, this will include oral, written, electronic or other verbal or non-verbal methods
To involve patients and carers in the planning of care/rehabilitation programmes and encourage self-management where appropriate.
To manage and hold accountability for a defined caseload involving specialist and complex assessments using evidence-based client centred principles. To assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions for respiratory patients.
To work flexibly across bases within Luton and within patient's usual place of residence.
To communicate effectively with all members of the Community Respiratory, Pulmonary Rehab service and wider team. To support and promote team working generally.
To recognise potential communication barriers and implement effective strategies to facilitate communication.
Able to work unsupervised and as part of a team. To work autonomously and undertake lone working in the community
About us
Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Job description Job responsibilities
To undertake comprehensive therapy assessments of patients who may have complex conditions including multi pathology. Use well developed clinical reasoning to select appropriate assessment techniques.
To analyse the information gained from the assessment to formulate an accurate physiotherapy treatment plan for the patient and then discuss and agree goals and outcomes for treatment with them. To set realistic timescales for achieving these.
To select and be able to perform appropriate treatment techniques from a wide range of specialist skills. The selection of techniques will be based on both theoretical and practical knowledge and evaluated past experience.
To demonstrate the physical ability to carry out physiotherapy assessment and interventions.
To be responsible for all aspects of safety relating to equipment used. To be responsible for checking and/or teaching competency of junior staffs in using equipment e.g. appliances, gym equipment, NMES items etc.
To produce clear written information and exercise programmes for patients to follow at home or when not supervised by a physiotherapist. This may include teaching exercises to carers and caregivers in patients own homes.
To use developed clinical reasoning skills to review and evaluate patient progress and their current condition at each treatment session and to amend the treatment programme as appropriate to achieve agreed goals.
To plan and undertake discharge of patients from the Community Respiratory and Pulmonary Rehabilitation service at the end of the course or when agreed goals have been reached or treatment is no longer appropriate (e.g. the patient has reached a plateau or there is a change in their medical circumstances). To be able to negotiate this with patients who wish to continue treatment on an on-going basis.
To be able to correctly identify inappropriate referrals to the service and have the confidence to refer on or back as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training Essential
HCPC registered as a physiotherapist
Desirable
Member of chartered society of physiotherapy or similar
Knowledge and Skills Essential
Ability to work alone and as part of a team Ability to work well with others and pass on skills and knowledge Ability to work under pressure
Experience Essential
Experience of working within the NHS as a physiotherapist Broad range of clinical experience, including respiratory as a student and at junior level
Desirable
Experience of working in the community Experience of working with Respiratory patients in a Pulmonary Rehab setting.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridge)
Address The Poynt
Poynters Road
Luton
LU4 0LA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.eastofenglandcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)