Job summary
- Main area
- Physiotherapy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- 12 months (Maternity Cover - Fixed term 1 year)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (3 days a week)
- Job ref
- 151-KMU492
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Chest Clinic, King Edward VII Hospital
- Town
- Windsor
- Salary
- £27,106 - £28,850 per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Respiratory Physiotherapy Technician
Band 3
Job overview
Respiratory Physiotherapy Assistant – Band 3
22.5 hours per week - Secondment or Fixed Term Contract
Chest Clinic, King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor
The Frimley Adult Integrated Respiratory Service is a large, dynamic and award-winning team delivering high-quality community respiratory care, including Royal College of Physicians accredited Pulmonary Rehabilitation programmes.
We are seeking a motivated Respiratory Physiotherapy Assistant to work within our multidisciplinary team, supporting the delivery and smooth running of community respiratory services. The role combines supervised and independent patient contact with administrative and organisational duties.
You will support Pulmonary Rehabilitation assessment clinics and classes, maintenance groups, ambulatory oxygen assessment clinics, and respiratory physiotherapy domiciliary and outpatient services. The aim of the service is to promote patient independence, self-management and positive behaviour change.
The service is working towards a seven-day model and weekend working may be required.
Essential: Full UK driving licence and access to own car.
Maternity leave cover - fixed term or secondment for 1 year
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have a variety of clinical and non-clinical tasks to undertake as part of their daily caseload.
Travel across East Berkshire to community venues to run Pulmonary Rehabilitation programmes.
Your role will predominantly be supporting Pulmonary Rehabilitation (assessment clinics and face-to-face classes)
You will also be involved in supporting:
- Ambulatory oxygen assessment clinics
- Respiratory physiotherapy domiciliary visits
- Outpatient respiratory physiotherapy services
The service is working towards a seven-day model, and weekend working may be required.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE or equivalent qualification in English and Mathematics
- NVQ3 or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- National Care certificate
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant clinical experience in the same or related specialty
Desirable criteria
- Experience working within a Health Care Setting
- To have worked with patients
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good understanding of Confidentiality
- Good communication skills both verbal and written
- Organised, efficient and able to make good use of time
- Good IT skills able to use windows packages
- Demonstrates a commitment to multidisciplinary working
Special Requirements
Essential criteria
- Full UK driving license and access to a car for use to travel across sites and perform domiciliary visits
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Pam Marriner
- Job title
- Respiratory Specialist Physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03006146469
- Additional information
Charlotte Glazzard 03006146469
Hannah Young 03006146469
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