Physiotherapist

Job summary Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week Do you really want to make a difference? Do you want to help provide an accredited pulmonary rehabilitation programme? Do you want to deliver high quality care within the community setting? Do you want to be part of an innovative Respiratory team? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic registered Physiotherapist to join our community respiratory team. We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic, and dynamic Community Respiratory Physiotherapist to join our friendly & supportive team. An individual who can integrate quickly into a team setting and will support in driving service provisions and quality improvement. Good communication, time management, team working skills and the ability to work under pressure, are essential requirements to this post, as well as experience of working with adults in a care setting. The role includes working closely with our Multidisciplinary Team to ensure we achieve Safe, Kind and Effective Care. We offer: Good team and staff support, health and wellbeing opportunities and other employee benefits Comprehensive training and a supportive & reflective learning environment Regular informal and formal training opportunities provided by experienced staff Competitive salary, with incremental pay progression Competitive pension schem Main duties of the job This is an exciting opportunity to help deliver accredited pulmonary rehabilitation programmes in many innovative and exciting ways to improve quality of life for people with respiratory disease. This post offers the opportunity to work within the community setting in an integrated team delivering Pulmonary rehabilitation using both face to face and digital technologies. This is an ideal opportunity for a registered Physiotherapist, who has an interest in working within Respiratory, who is proactive, self-motivated and keen to be at the forefront of delivering high quality care, to join our team. Recent training/experience qualification in relevant respiratory care is required for this post. The post holder will require access to a car and a clean valid UK Driver's licence, as this is essential to the role. You may be expected to work weekends and Bank Holidays due to Therapies working towards a 7 day service. The post is subject to a DBS Check. About us The Trust's services are provided from three locations: o The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 473 general and acute beds.o Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.o Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population. The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust employs 5,964 staff (headcount) to provide care and treatment to a population of over 400,000 people living in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System. Due to its location on the border with North Wales, the Trust also works closely with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust treats patients from England and some parts of Wales. During 2024/2025, there were approximately 643,000 patient attendances (inpatient, A&E, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery Details Date posted 03 September 2026 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £39,959 to £48,117 a year pa Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 210-2026-618 Job locations Countess of Chester Hospital Liverpool Road Chester CH2 1UL United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities The post holder will work as an autonomous Band 6 Community Respiratory Physiotherapist, providing specialist assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for patients with respiratory conditions across community settings. They will play a key role in delivering th…