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Respiratory Physiotherapist Employment Contract UK

Name: Respiratory Physiotherapist Employment Contract UK
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SKU: physiotherapy_respiratory_physiotherapist_chest_icu_generated_v1
Price: 19.99 GBP
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Set specialist chest and critical-care practice across respiratory assessment, airway clearance and early mobilisation with robust escalation.

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Last updated: 19 June 2026
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Working hours

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Holiday entitlement

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Confidentiality

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When to use this contract

Deliver specialist respiratory assessment, maintain safe airway-clearance and mobilisation, and deliver clear critical-care handover.

Workplace context: Clinic, therapy, diagnostic, community or approved patient-facing areas.

What makes this role different

Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering ICU competency. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering on-call. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering infection exposure. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering critical equipment. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering HCPC standards where applicable.

Not a fit / obtain specialist advice

Recheck the role or obtain appropriate advice if the work would exceed these maintained authority boundaries: The physio delivers respiratory care within competence; ventilation prescriptions and acute medical management require authorised clinicians. Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

What to prepare before you issue it

the wards ICU level and patient groups
the respiratory techniques and equipment authorised
the ventilation and critical-care competencies
the on-call rota and senior support
the infection-control and emergency requirements
the handover audit and training expectations

Day-to-day operating brief

What Respiratory Physiotherapist (Chest/ICU) work looks like in practice

A respiratory physiotherapist assesses breathing, secretion clearance and mobility in acute, critical-care or chronic respiratory settings. Terms should cover ICU competence, on-call work, aerosol exposure, ventilation interfaces and emergency escalation. Critical-care work depends on reliable handover between shifts. Airway-clearance response, ventilation context, mobilisation tolerance and outstanding review needs should remain clear when the treating clinician changes. Suction equipment, humidification, sputum characteristics and oxygen response provide concrete evidence for the next respiratory decision.

Responsibilities reflected in the contract

Assess respiratory status and physiotherapy need.
Deliver airway-clearance techniques within competence.
Support mobilisation around critical-care equipment.
Coordinate care with ICU and respiratory teams.
Document response observations and clinical reasoning.
Provide authorised on-call respiratory cover.

A realistic working scenario

An ICU patient's oxygen requirement rises during treatment. The physio stops, reassesses and coordinates immediate medical review.

Outputs to agree

specialist respiratory assessment
safe airway-clearance and mobilisation
clear critical-care handover

Records and evidence

Respiratory findings.
Treatment and response.
Ventilation context.
Deterioration and escalation.
Clinical notes.
Assessment records.

Reporting relationship

Typically reports to Clinical Lead, Therapy Lead, Service Manager or Practice Manager. Confirm the employer's actual reporting structure in the builder.

Authority and escalation

The physio delivers respiratory care within competence; ventilation prescriptions and acute medical management require authorised clinicians.
Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

Tools and systems

Clinical systems.
Patient record systems.
Therapy or diagnostic equipment where authorised.
Secure clinical communication tools.
Incident reporting systems.

Workplace context

Clinic, therapy, diagnostic, community or approved patient-facing areas.

Training and certification

Complete employer-required safeguarding training.
Complete employer-required health and safety training.

Contract priorities

ICU competency
on-call
infection exposure
critical equipment

Information the employer should prepare

the wards ICU level and patient groups
the respiratory techniques and equipment authorised
the ventilation and critical-care competencies
the on-call rota and senior support
the infection-control and emergency requirements
the handover audit and training expectations

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Work setting

Clinic, therapy, diagnostic, community or approved patient-facing areas.

Primary duties

Assess respiratory status and physiotherapy need.
Deliver airway-clearance techniques within competence.
Support mobilisation around critical-care equipment.
Coordinate care with ICU and respiratory teams.

Tools and training to confirm

Clinical systems.
Patient record systems.
Therapy or diagnostic equipment where authorised.
Secure clinical communication tools.

Governance focus

HCPC context where applicable. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering ICU competency. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering on-call. Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering infection exposure.

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Respiratory Physiotherapist (Chest/ICU) duties

Deliver specialist respiratory assessment, maintain safe airway-clearance and mobilisation, and deliver clear critical-care handover.

Assess respiratory status and physiotherapy need. Deliver airway-clearance techniques within competence. Support mobilisation around critical-care equipment. Coordinate care with ICU and respiratory teams. Document response observations and clinical reasoning.

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What is added to the finished contract

The physio delivers respiratory care within competence; ventilation prescriptions and acute medical management require authorised clinicians.

Obtain approval before committing expenditure, changing contractual commitments or making regulated or staffing decisions outside the assigned role.

Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering ICU competency.

Follow the Employer's documented arrangements covering on-call.

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Frequently asked questions

Can respiratory on-call be required?

Yes, with defined competence, rota, response time, senior support, rest and emergency access arrangements.

Who changes ventilator settings?

Only professionals authorised for that device and setting under the critical-care governance framework.

Can ICU respiratory work be required without competency sign-off?

No; critical-care tasks should follow verified training, supervised consolidation and documented authorisation for the specific equipment and techniques.

How should respiratory on-call duties be defined?

State rota, response time, locations, senior advice, rest, payment and the cases or interventions covered out of hours.

May the physiotherapist adjust ventilator settings?

Only within the local multidisciplinary protocol and employee's evidenced authority; otherwise changes remain with designated clinicians.

What happens during deterioration in airway-clearance treatment?

Stop or adapt treatment, call appropriate clinical support, document observations and follow the emergency pathway without delay.

Can respiratory physiotherapy cross isolation areas?

Yes subject to infection-control sequencing, PPE, equipment decontamination and any cohorting rules for the current risk.

Who decides whether an ICU patient is ready to mobilise?

Use the unit's multidisciplinary safety criteria, current observations, lines and support, documenting the agreed plan and stop points.

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