Senior Cardiothoracic Physiotherapist

Bupa Insurance Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health insurer is seeking a Senior Cardiothoracic Physiotherapist for a full-time role in London. The ideal candidate will have proven expertise in managing complex cardiac patients and providing autonomous physiotherapy care. Responsibilities include triaging patient referrals, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, and enhancing rehabilitation pathways. Competitive salary and attractive benefits like health insurance and professional development opportunities are provided.

Benefits

Payment of professional registration fees

25 days holiday per year

Generous refer a friend scheme

Bupa health insurance

Enhanced pension plan and life insurance

Support with travel costs

Discounted access to online gym sessions

Various family friendly benefits

Free onsite massages for staff

Subsidised staff canteen

Qualifications

• Proven experience in acute respiratory, critical care, general surgery and medical caseloads.
• Passionate about cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation.

Responsibilities

• Practice as an autonomous professional using clinical reasoning.
• Participate in discharge planning and liaise with external agencies.
• Attend specialty MDT meetings and establish rapport with the team.

Skills

Broad experience in cardiorespiratory physiotherapy

Knowledge of specialist devices for respiratory care

Experience with tracheostomy care and complex weaning

Respiratory on-call experience

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC registration membership

Job description

Job Description

Senior Cardiothoracic Physiotherapist

Band 7 equivalent with proven Cardiothoracic experience including managing complex cardiac and head and neck cancer patients

Full-time -37.5 hours per week

Location - Cromwell Hospital, Kensington, SW5 0TU

Competitive salary offered

We make health happen:

As a Senior Cardiothoracic Physiotherapist, you will be able to confidently carry out your duties as an autonomous practitioner. You will work as a cardiothoracic specialist in a wider inpatient MDT.

You will triage and manage patient referrals from both inpatients and outpatients with varied conditions including complex or chronic presentations or multiple comorbidities. Your caseload will include conditions such as cardiac, abdominal and head and neck surgeries, complex medical respiratory admissions, and respiratory conditions including COPD, Bronchiectasis, Long COVID and breathing pattern disorders.

We will need you to work over multiple wards, including acute admissions unit, intensive care, surgical, cardiac and medical wards as required. Referrals may also include pre‑admission and pre‑operative assessment, post‑operative intervention and recovery programmes. You will receive referrals from the wards, acute admissions unit, outpatient consultants and GP clinics as well as via external routes.

Participation in developing and implementing outpatient rehabilitation pathways is essential, for example a cardiac rehabilitation programme and pre‑habilitation for major surgeries. You will have the opportunity to enhance your skills in service development and expand a range of skills across the cardiothoracic service.

This role includes participation in the emergency adult respiratory on‑call rota, being complaint with the required respiratory competencies and covering both weekday, weekends and bank holidays as the service requires. You will have the opportunity to cover weekend service as additional bank shifts.

What you'll do:

• To practise as an autonomous and accountable professional using reflective practise and advanced clinical reasoning skills in undertaking specialist assessment to provide an individualised treatment programme with client‑centred goals.
• To provide appropriate and accurate information, education and support for your client groups and their carers.
• To participate in discharge planning and liaise with external agencies to ensure a discharge that is safe and supportive of the patient's ongoing care and rehabilitation needs. This could include home assessments within our catchment area.
• To confidently use respiratory equipment, updating competencies as upskill is required and to participate in the training and upskilling of the wider team.
• To attend any speciality MDT meetings and establish rapport with the wider MDT including but not limited to consultants, specialist nurses, and other relevant professionals.
• To participate in the induction of new and less experienced staff members.
• To inspire others and promote participation to enhance the individual attributes and collective strengths of the team.

What you'll bring:

• Degree in Physiotherapy.
• HCPC registration membership.
• Proven broad experience in the field of cardiorespiratory physiotherapy including acute respiratory, critical care, general surgery and general medical caseloads.
• Knowledge of specialist devices appropriate to respiratory care.
• Passionate and competent in cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation.
• Experience with tracheostomy care and complex weaning.
• Respiratory On‑call experience and availability.

Benefits:

Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. It's important to us that these benefits support a work‑life balance that keeps people healthy, both mentally and physically.

• Payment of professional registration fees
• Equivalent to 25 days holiday per year, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Generous refer a friend scheme
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan, life insurance and income protection
• Support with travel costs via a season ticket loan or cycle2work
• Discounted access to online gym sessions
• Various family friendly benefits
• Free onsite massages for staff
• Subsidised staff canteen

Why Bupa?

We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you would like more information on the role, please contact via email on [e-mail]

Time Type: Full time

Job Area: Clinical Services

Locations: Cromwell Hospital London