Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Physiotherapy Team Lead for Lung Defense
The closing date is 23 November 2026
Job summary
Do you have an interest in caring for adults with Lung defence (Bronchiectasis, Immunology and Interstitial Lung Disease)?

Do you have experience working in Respiratory Medicine?

Do you want to advance your specialist knowledge in bronchiectasis and experience working across both in and out-patient settings?

This 12-month, fixed term post is an excellent opportunity to act as lead clinician and highly specialist lung defence team lead. You will ensure a high-quality Physiotherapy service provision to in-patient and out-patient respiratory medical patients within the Trust. With support from the Physiotherapy Service Lead and Band 6 Deputy Team Leader, the post-holder will have direct responsibility for co-ordination, provision and development of the Lung Defence service. The post holder will report to the Physiotherapy Service Lead.

The individual will work collaboratively with the Physiotherapy Service Lead and Team Leads in Cystic Fibrosis, and the Respiratory Sleep and Support Centre to ensure cohesive service provision across respiratory medicine.

This post offers the opportunity to continue development of both clinical, leadership and people management skills in this specialist area. Within this role, the post holder will engage in audit and research and support colleagues with their own service improvement work. There are opportunities to gain experience in specialist Physiotherapy groups and engage in further CPD.
Main duties of the job
This role provides the individual with a fantastic opportunity to work with key stakeholders and the wider Cambridge Centre for Lung Infection MDT to advance the service provided and coordinate high quality patient care.

Do you want to be part of an expanding service and multi-disciplinary team?

The post-holder will act as Team Lead Physiotherapy clinician in a highly specialised area of Lung Defence, to ensure provision of a safe and evidenced based physiotherapy service to patients within the Trust. The main duties of the role will include:

• Use advanced clinical reasoning skills to assess and treat complex patients
• Collaboration with wider MDT to enhance patient pathways
• Lead audit, research, and service improvement projects
• Leading the Lung Defence Physiotherapy Team
• Supporting colleagues to advance their clinical reasoning skills to achieve rotational goals and/or advanced competencies
• Providing teaching to physio colleagues and the wider Cambridge Centre for Lung Infection MDT
• Attend department management meetings and work closely with other Team Leads and Deputy Team Leads to coordinate service provision
• Exploring opportunities to provide teaching outside the Trust
• Seeking out CPD opportunities i.e. conferences and courses

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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Details
Date posted: 13 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 10 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 175-2627-2060
Job locations: Royal Papworth Hospital, Papworth Road, Cambridge Bio Medical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AY, United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 with HCPC registration
• HCPC registration.
• Active participation and engagement within specialist interest group.

Desirable

• Post-Graduate MSc / MSc level education relevant to role
• CSP member.

Experience
Essential
Clinical Pillar

• Specialist Band 6 Physiotherapy knowledge and experience in physiotherapeutic management of cardiorespiratory conditions (including Bronchiectasis, ILD, and other respiratory conditions and rehabilitation; in inpatient and out patient settings.
• Ability to work independently and prioritise own and teams workload and delegate effectively to others.

Leadership Pillar

• Experience of leading/supervising a team. Experience of mentoring and clinical supervision of junior staff and students, and developing others.
• Ability to lead the team with whilst being a team player
• Evidence of excellent communication skills, including verbal, non verbal and written, in difficult and challenging situations
• Ability to work under pressure whilst leading the team, with an awareness of the wider services in a calm and professional manner.
• Ability to problem solve and make complex clinical and non-clinical decisions and support the team to also do so
• Ability to lead, support and provide service wide management in service leads absence.

Education pillar

• Engagement in post-graduate education; including attending, presenting and organising relevant courses, study days and conferences.
• Experience in practical and theoretical student training
• Experience in education and advocacy of physiotherapy across the multi-professional team

Research Pillar

• Experience in team and department audit / service improvement/ research projects
• Utilisation of current evidence base to influence own and others clinical practice.
• Working knowledge of NHS and AHP priorities and initiatives

Desirable
Leadership pillar

• Advanced management and leadership training, including dealing with performance, capability and sickness issues.

Additional Criteria
Essential

• Evidence ability to uphold the Trust's values Compassion Excellence Collaboration.
• Role model and support others in demonstrating professionalism, resilience and reflexivity
• 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name: Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Royal Papworth Hospital, Papworth Road, Cambridge Bio Medical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AY, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Hiring Manager, Siobhan Singh, Siobhan.singh@nhs.net, 07775554478
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