Job summary You will be working as an autonomous practitioner within the Integrated Respiratory Services in North Mid in the Community. You will be flexible and work across a geographical area. You will provide specialist respiratory assessment, diagnosis and evidence-based treatment programmes to meet a wide variety of patient needs in the most appropriate location in the community. You will also provide advice, guidance and information to health and social care professionals, carers and relatives, with regards to respiratory care. This will include Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Chest Clearance Clinics and Home visits. You will be responsible for organising and providing pulmonary rehabilitation to the patients of Enfield in the community setting to the highest standard with the respiratory assistant. You will act as a source of physiotherapy advice for other members of the team which includes the primary care team, other health professionals, acute services, social services, voluntary sector, private sector homes, patients and their carers. Main duties of the job To be clinically responsible for a designated caseload of respiratory patients including COPD and rehabilitation patients, ensuring high standards of care. Organise workload effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time, and in accordance with service demand/ requirements on a changing basis. Use of relevant and appropriate screening tools. To adhere to recent evidence base and review patients with a view to ensure safe and effective COPD treatments/ management. Act as an educational resource for patients, families/ carers and other healthcare professional/ multidisciplinary colleagues, with respect to all aspects of COPD and rehabilitation. To contribute to the planning and evaluation of community based Pulmonary Rehabilitation programmes. To deliver Pulmonary Rehabilitation programmes acting as an autonomous practitioner. To provide advanced physiotherapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical, psychological and emotional conditions. To use advanced clinical reasoning skills and manual assessment techniques to provide an accurate diagnosis of their condition. About us NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London's busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients' wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/ Date posted 11 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £42,939 to £50,697 a year per annum inclusive of HCAs Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 391-NMUH-1708-A Job locations Respiratory Service Pine Lodge, St Michaels Site Enfield EN2 0JB Job description Job responsibilities Please see the detailed job description and person specification for further information on this post Job description Job responsibilities Please see the detailed job description and person specification for further information on this post Person Specification EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS Essential oDegree in Physiotherapy Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent in service training in respiratory oState Registration Skills and abilities Essential oMinimum 3 years NHS post registration experience oExperience of coordinating and managing patient care Desirable Previous experience of delivering specialist respiratory / rehabilitation care Personal qualities Essential oAble to take a self-reflective approach to own practice and to engage in clinical supervision. oAble to diffuse potential conflict or aggressive situations oAwareness of self as a role model for junior staff other essential requirements Essential oEffective time management oCar owner with full UK licence EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE Essential oExcellent verbal and written communication skills oKnowledge of management of change, research, audit quality oKnowledge of research and evidence base within the field of rehabilitation, COPD and Heart Failure oEffective teaching and training skills Person Specification EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS Essential oDegree in Physiotherapy Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent in service training in respiratory oState Registration Skills and abilities Essential oMinimum 3 years NHS post registration experience oExperience of coordinating and managing patient care Desirable Previous experience of delivering specialist respiratory / rehabilitation care Personal qualities Essential oAble to take a self-reflective approach to own practice and to engage in clinical supervision. oAble to diffuse potential conflict or aggressive situations oAwareness of self as a role model for junior staff other essential requirements Essential oEffective time management oCar owner with full UK licence EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE Essential oExcellent verbal and written communication skills oKnowledge of management of change, research, audit quality oKnowledge of research and evidence base within the field of rehabilitation, COPD and Heart Failure oEffective teaching and training skills 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). Additional information 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 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Address Respiratory Service Pine Lodge, St Michaels Site Enfield EN2 0JB Employer's website https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)