Job summary
- Main area
- Respiratory
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 824-HERTS-7772454
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Harpenden Memorial Hospital
- Town
- Harpenden
- Salary
- £40,617 - £48,778 per annum, inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Respiratory Specialist Physiotherapist
Band 6
Welcome to Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH)
At CLCH, we proudly serve as a beacon of compassionate community healthcare across 14 vibrant London boroughs — Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster, Hillingdon, Sutton, and Kingston — as well as Hertfordshire. We bring care closer to home, embracing the rich diversity of these communities with dedication and heart.
Recognised as a Good provider by the Care Quality Commission and celebrated among the top NHS employers, we are united by a shared passion: empowering our community health professionals to deliver care that truly makes a difference.
We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where every member of our team feels respected, valued, and inspired—a place where fairness, kindness, and inclusion blossom. Our culture is rooted in the principles of the NHS People Plan, Our NHS People Promise, and our own strategic Equality values and objectives, guiding us to create a truly supportive and inclusive workplace.
Together, we build a caring community where the warmth we show one another shines through in every life we touch.
Job overview
CLCH West Herts Respiratory Team - CLCH NHS Trust provides a range of Community Services, & the Hertfordshire Division is recruiting!
Are you a Physiotherapist looking to move beyond the traditional ward setting & into a high-impact, multidisciplinary specialist service?
As the team is growing, we are seeking a passionate & motivated Physiotherapist to join our friendly, PRSAS-accredited service. This is a role for a clinician who wants to deliver expert respiratory intervention across a massive clinical breadth.
What makes our team different?
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Accredited Excellence: We are a PRSAS-accredited team, meaning you are joining a service recognised for the highest standards of Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
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A "Hospital without Walls": You will work across Virtual Hospitals, Hospital at Home, Home Oxygen Assessments (HOSAR), and community-based clinics. You get the clinical depth of an acute setting with the autonomy of the community.
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Innovation & Integration: We share clinical medical leadership and joint governance with West Herts Hospitals Trust. You aren’t just a "visiting therapist", you're an integrated partner in a seamless patient pathway.
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Invested in You: Whether you are an experienced respiratory lead or looking to step up, we provide a comprehensive induction. We actively support your journey toward becoming an Advanced Practitioner or an Independent Prescriber, & we encourage attendance at national conferences.
PLEASE NOTE - previous applicants need not apply
Main duties of the job
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply (Band 5 roles and above)
Flexible working options
Annual travel card loan
Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Working for our organisation
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life’s most important moments.
Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.
We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
** Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification. **
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Physiotherapy Degree qualification or equivalent
- Current AHP with UK HCPC registration
- Teaching / Mentorship qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with respiratory patients
- Experience of working within acute or community setting.
- With knowledge of relevant of National guidelines in Respiratory
- Demonstrates ability to develop new initiatives.
- Demonstrates ability to managing change
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good effective communication skills, verbally and in writing.
- Ability to make decisions and prioritise actions.
- Evidence of expertise in clinical skills
- Experience of teaching others.
- A working knowledge of clinical governance and evidence-based practice.
- Ability to learn new skills and develop skills in physical assessment, spirometry, developing self-management action plans, capillary blood gas sampling, Feno.
- Sound working knowledge of guidelines in the field of respiratory care.
Other
Essential criteria
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You 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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Catherine Murray
- Job title
- respiratory specialist physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07908457129
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