The closing date is 31st Aug 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated Band 6 physiotherapist or experienced Band 5 to join the Physiotherapy department at Royal Papworth Hospital. We are seeking an individual who is confident, flexible and able to work independently within multiple clinical teams.
You will join a skilled, supportive and innovative Physiotherapy team that works closely with multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver exceptional patient outcomes. Royal Papworth Hospital is recognised internationally for excellence in cardiothoracic care, providing a collaborative environment where continuous learning, service improvement and professional development are actively encouraged.
Rotations are in the following areas - Transplant & Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic & PEA Surgery, Intensive Care Unit, Respiratory Medicine wards and outpatient clinics (including Bronchiectasis, ILD, & Pulmonary Hypertension) and Cystic Fibrosis.
You will also gain experience in Respiratory Support Sleep Centre and cardiology services, what we provide to you:
Support and teaching to enable you to provide excellent patient care across all rotational areas
Specialist departmental and team in service training
Regular one to ones, clinical supervision, appraisals, and competency support
In house courses and access to external courses and conferences
Advanced skill teaching and support including ECMO rehabilitation, mechanical circulatory devices, nebulised drug challenges, tracheostomy weaning and decannulation.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
Involvement with expert multi-disciplinary teams
Opportunity for service development projects
Participation in audits and research.
Support and guidance for you to mentor students and junior staff.
This post is a fixed term, 0.6WTE role, and will include twilight/weekend/on call duties.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We provide mentoring and wellbeing support to help all colleagues succeed and reach their full potential.
Main duties will include:
To undertake an independent comprehensive, assessment of patients who have a wide variety of clinical presentations with a range of complexities.
To effectively manage own clinical caseload, support others daily and prioritise workload accordingly.
To effectively communicate and integrate Physiotherapy treatment plans to a wide range of health professionals involved in the patients care.
To have an awareness of evidence-base and current developments and how this impacts clinical practice.
To undertake an independent comprehensive, assessment of patients who have a wide variety of clinical presentations with a range of complexities.
To actively participate and lead sessions in team and departmental learning opportunities including in-service training (IST) sessions, clinical supervision and education.
To participate and lead with relevant audit, service improvement projects (SIP), and research with support from senior staff.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
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Job description
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
BSc/ Pre- Reg MSc/ Grad. Dip. in Physiotherapy
HCPC registration
Desirable
CSP member
Specialist interest group membership e.g. ACPRC
Experience
Essential
Clinical pillar
Experience managing cardiorespiratory patients independently, including critical care, medical and surgical patients
Knowledge of common cardiac & respiratory conditions, demonstrate sound clinical reasoning and planning of treatment options
Experience of respiratory management and rehabilitation in complex patients
Ability to work independently and prioritise own workload and delegate effectively to others
Experience of on call and weekend working
Leadership pillar
Experience of supervision & mentorship of junior staff and/or students
Ability to work autonomously and be a team player
Evidence of excellent communication skills, including verbal, non-verbal and written.
Ability to work calmly under pressure
Ability to problem-solve and make complex decisions clinically and non-clinically
Education pillar
Experience of teaching and presentation to peers and multi-professional colleagues within the Trust
Research pillar
Awareness of audit / service improvement / research projects
Awareness of current cardiorespiratory evidence base and guidelines
Desirable
Leadership pillar
Experience of supervision & mentorship of junior staff or students
Education pillar
Relevant postgraduate cardiorespiratory physiotherapy courses
Research pillar
Working knowledge of NHS priorities/ AHP issues and initiatives
Additional Criteria
Essential
Evidence ability to uphold the Trust's values Compassion Excellence Collaboration
Able to demonstrate professionalism, resilience and reflection.
Ability to undertake manual handling tasks
Ability to work flexibly in an enhanced seven day service including on-call, and late shifts.
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.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
For help with your application, contact:
Amanda Saunders
[email protected]
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39959.00 to £48117.00 Yearly
Contract
Fixed Term
Duration
2 Year(s)
Working pattern
Part-Time
Reference number
175-2627-PS1921
Job locations
Royal Papworth Hospital
Papworth Road
Cambridge Bio Medical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0AY
