Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist

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The closing date is 11 February 2026

The Oxford Sleep & Ventilation Service are a tertiary centre of excellence, supporting over 20,000 patients on Continuous Positive Airways Pressure (CPAP) and around 1500 on long term ventilation and airway clearance needs.

We are looking for a Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist to join our fantastic multi-disciplinary team in delivering safe and effective care to patients in Oxfordshire and surrounding counties.

Performs specialist assessment of patients, including those with highly complex presentations and formulates appropriate treatment plans, which are carried out as an autonomous practitioner.

To work in a variety of healthcare settings including, outpatient, inpatient and domiciliary outreach.

Assists in the supervision, teaching and appraisal of senior and junior physiotherapists, physiotherapy students and other MDT members.

Assists the team leader (Lead Specialist Physiotherapist) in the operational management and overall development of the service, deputising as required.

Participates in evidence based projects and assists in the implementation of changes within the service and the setting and monitoring of standards of practice.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH You Tube channel.

In 2023

NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles

Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.

If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for more details.

Clinical:

• To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own professional activities.
• To undertake the specialist assessment of patients as an autonomous practitioner, including those with highly complex presentations. To use clinical reasoning skills, knowledge of evidence based practice and advanced expertise to determine appropriate interventions
• To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate diagnoses in a wide range of highly complex conditions.
• To formulate accurate prognoses and recommend best course of intervention, developing and implementing comprehensive treatment plans.
• To be responsible for own patient care plans and to be consulted frequently for specialist advice and guidance by junior team members and other health care professionals.
• To continually reassess patients in order to progress treatments effectively.
• To be highly competent in assessing a wide range of cardio-respiratory conditions based on specialist theoretical knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology, often in situations where conflicting evidence is present.
• To be highly skilled in a diversity of assessment and treatment skills within the specialty of Sleep and Ventilation including non-invasive and invasive ventilation, advanced cough management, airway clearance strategies and continuous positive airways pressure.
• To be highly competent in selecting, setting-up and adjusting a range of medical devices used in the treatment of Sleep and Ventilation patients and to keep up-to-date with new devices and technology.
• To demonstrate highly competent information technology skills in order to analyse, interpret and respond to results or data relating to patient care.
• To demonstrate physical ability to carry out physiotherapy assessment and interventions including manual therapy techniques and therapeutic handling.
• To demonstrate highly developed dexterity, co-ordination and palpatory sensory skills for assessment and manual treatment of patients.
• To provide domiciliary care working as a lone practitioner using expert skills in assessment diagnosis and provision of expert treatment in a non-hospital setting, often to very unwell patients who…