Bank Cardiothoracic Physiotherapist

Job summary
As a Bank Cardiothoracic Physiotherapist, you will provide a client-centred and evidence-based service to adult inpatients to continue their therapy care on weekdays. Your patients will be referred mainly from ITU, cardiac and surgical wards, however sometimes from the rehab and oncology wards. You will provide assessment and treatment to a caseload of patients with varied and often complex needs such as those living with head and neck cancer. You will have an opportunity to also support the management of orthopaedic inpatients within your scope.

Main duties of the job
What youll do:

• Be responsible for the physiotherapy management of the patient load assigned to you and to practise as an accountable professional.
• Practise as an autonomous and accountable professional using reflective practise and clinical reasoning in undertaking specialist assessment in order to provide an individualised treatment programme for each patient.
• The caseload will consist of patients with varied respiratory and cardiac presentations including those undergoing cardiothoracic or major general surgery, acute and chronic respiratory or cardiac conditions as per consultant referral.
• Monitor and provide appropriate physiotherapy services to the adult Intensive Care Unit.
• Manage clinical risk within your caseload at all times and ensure potential clinical risk is effectively communicated and managed.
• Liaise with nursing staff and assess or deal appropriately with any new admissions not included on your handover list.
• Provide other weekend colleagues with assistance as your caseload and clinical competence allow

About us
Benefits:
Our benefits are driven by what matters to our people. Its important to us that these benefits support a work-life balance that keeps people healthy, both mentally and physically. Alongside flexible hours to suit your own circumstances youll also be able to take advantage of other great benefits:

• An hourly rate that incorporates payment of annual leave.
• Subsidised staff canteen and coffee shop lead by expert caterers.
• Inclusion in the NEST government pension scheme.

Date posted: 10 July 2026
Pay scheme: Other
Salary: £30 an hour
Contract: Bank
Working pattern: Flexible working
Reference number: E0204-26-0019
Job locations:
164-178 Cromwell Road
London
SW5 0TU
United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Title: Cardiothoracic Physiotherapist Bank
Work pattern: ad hoc primarily weekend & bank holidays with opportunities for occasional weekday cover
Reports to: Lead Physiotherapist and Bank staff coordinator
Accountable to: Therapy Manager

Role Summary:
You are a highly skilled Physiotherapist able to undertake all aspects of your clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner. You will provide a client-centred and evidence-based service to adult inpatients to continue their therapy care on weekends and bank holidays. Your patients will be referred mainly from ITU, cardiac and surgical wards, however sometimes from the rehab and oncology wards.
You will provide assessment and treatment to a caseload of patients with varied and often complex needs such as those living with head and neck cancer.
You will have an opportunity to also support the management of orthopaedic inpatients within your scope.
This role is primarily to cover our weekend service, but you will also have an opportunity to cover weekday shifts and on-call during staff absences and busy times.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Clinical

• To be responsible for the Physiotherapy management of the patient load assigned to you. To practise as an autonomous and accountable professional using reflective practise and clinical reasoning in undertaking specialist assessment in order to provide an individualised treatment programme for each patient. Caseload will consist of patients with varied respiratory and cardiac presentations including those undergoing cardiothoracic, complex head and neck and major general surgery, acute and chronic respiratory or cardiac conditions as per consultant referral.
• To monitor and provide appropriate Physiotherapy services to the adult Intensive Care Unit.
• To provide colleagues with assistance in other clinical areas within your scope (e.g. orthopaedics) as required.
• To obtain informed, valid consent from patients. This includes education to support ongoing management.
• To comply with confidentiality policies as set out by CH, HCPC and the CSP.
• To respect a patients right to be chaperoned and appropriately implement the Hospital chaperone policy.
• To accept accountability for your clinical and non-clinical actions.
• To maintain accurate, comprehensive and timely patient treatment records. To also record reasons if a patient was not seen.
• To manage clinical risk within your caseload and ensure potential clinical risk is effectively communicated and managed.
• To promote dignity, privacy and safety with particular consideration of the patients cultural, spiritual and personal needs and preferences.
• To liaise with nursing staff and assess or deal appropriately with any new admissions not included on your handover list.
• To liaise with the Physiotherapist on-call regarding any concerns and potential issues by contacting the therapist directly.
• To feedback regarding patients status and any variation of treatment on the relevant notes.
• Should there be any concern regarding a patient, or any issues related to the weekend work, to contact the regular therapist or bank coordinator after the weekend by telephone.
• To maintain the highest standards of professional expertise and efficiency.
• To assist all senior staff with their duties and responsibilities as appropriate for your role.

Training

• To familiarise yourself with the Hospital and departmental policies and procedures as appropriate. These will be covered in your induction.
• To provide evidence of compliance with mandatory training requirements.
• To be aware of the safety regulations pertaining to departmental equipment that you intend to use, and to be competent in their use.
• To keep abreast of current development in Physiotherapy and specifically your speciality.
• To be aware of current legal and regulatory issues affecting your practise.
• To follow and maintain safe manual and patient handling principles and policies.
• To complete risk assessments prior to any clinical activity where there is a risk involved and to document these thoroughly.

Administration

• To ensure compliance with company charging policies for the Therapy Department and to be responsible for the completion of thorough and accurate charging documentation.
• To become familiar with the departments and equipment relevant to your work.
• To provide good professional relationships with the hospital staff, consultant users, patients and visitors.
• To be aware of and promote Therapy services within the hospital through your conduct.
• To be aware of and comply with company requirements on presentation and general behaviour.
• To aid and implement Hospital safety and security procedures and to apply these to all aspects of your work.
• To be aware of the health and safety regulations pertaining to the equipment within the Therapy department.
• To be responsible for initiating discussions with the Therapy Manager and other senior staff about any concerns or situations that prevents you from meeting your job description requirements.

Confidentiality and Disclosure of Information
In the course of your normal work, you will come into possession of confidential information concerning patients, Cromwell Hospital and its staff. This information should be treated confidentially and in accordance with Cromwell Hospitals policy and the Data Protection Act (1998) and European Union regulations.

Data/Security
The post holder is responsible for ensuring that he/she maintains the integrity and quality of both computerised and manual data.

Health Clearance
Applicants must complete a medical questionnaire and return it to the Hospitals Occupational Health Providers.

This job description is intended as a basic guide to the scope of the duties and responsibilities. It will be subject to regular review and amendment as necessary, and in line with the development of this post.

PERSON SPECIFICATION
ATTRIBUTE
ESSENTIAL
DESIRABLE
QUALIFICATION & REGISTRATION
Essential: Degree in Physiotherapy, HCPC Registration, CSP Membership, Enhanced DBS clearance
Desirable: Member of special interest group

TRAINING, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE
Essential: Proven broad experience in the field of cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy including acute respiratory, critical care, general surgery and general medical caseloads. Good knowledge of head and neck surgeries, precautions and inpatient recovery. Specialist knowledge appropriate to your area of experience. On-call experience. Sound clinical reasoning skills. Commitment to multi-disciplinary teamwork. Evidence of CPD. Record of mandatory training. Good computer skills. Knowledge of health and safety issues in a hospital and therapy setting. UK healthcare experience. Knowledge of specialist devices appropriate to respiratory care.
Desirable: Experience in managing post-surgical orthopaedic patients. Experience in fitting equipment if appropriate e.g., crutches, walking aids. Previous experience in private healthcare setting

APTITUDE, SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
Essential: Assertive, articulate and polite. Good written and spoken English. Good communication and strong interpersonal skills. Excellent telephone manner. Excellent organisational skills. Able to work on own initiative, prioritise work and meet deadlines. Good timekeeping and prepared to be flexible. Good health record and ability to perform required activities. Awareness of limitations of own knowledge, skills and capacity. Awareness of cultural and other differences. Interest in personal development & updating skills.
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DISPOSITION
Essential: Ability to work under pressure and remain calm. Confident and enthusiastic. Keen to develop self and others. Caring, Brave and Responsible.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Degree in Physiotherapy.
• HCPC registration and preferably CSP 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.

Desirable
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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 Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Cromwell Hospital
Address: 164-178 Cromwell Road, London, SW5 0TU, United Kingdom
Employer's website: (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Health Service Recruiter, Adele Orchard, View email address on meeveem.com