Specialist Respiratory Practitioner

Delivering Specialist Respiratory Care in the Community

This role provides an opportunity to contribute to the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based respiratory services that improve patient outcomes, support self-management, and reduce unnecessary hospital admissions.

The post holder will work as part of an experienced multidisciplinary community respiratory team, providing specialist assessment, monitoring, treatment, and review for patients referred to pulmonary rehabilitation, COPD Supported Discharge, complex case management, early intervention (hospital avoidance), and home oxygen assessment services. Using advanced clinical skills and specialist knowledge, the successful candidate will deliver safe and effective care in accordance with current evidence, best practice, and operational protocols. The role will also contribute to the clinical leadership and development of the community respiratory service, promoting multidisciplinary collaboration and a patient-centred approach to care.

Location: Orbital Shopping Park, Swindon

Hours: 22.5 hours per week

Package Description

As a Specialist Respiratory Practitioner, you will be part of our valued team in our Specialist Cardiac and Respiratory Service, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• £39,959 - £48,117 FTE (Band 6 AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Key Duties and Responsibilities

The post holder will work autonomously within the Community Respiratory Service, utilising specialist clinical knowledge to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for patients with respiratory conditions while supporting service development and multidisciplinary working.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive specialist assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and review of patients with respiratory disease, including COPD, bronchiectasis, asthma overlap, emphysema, and ILD.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based care management plans to support optimal patient outcomes.
• Contribute to the delivery of Community Pulmonary Rehabilitation programmes through patient education and exercise support.
• Assess patients for oxygen therapy requirements and undertake associated clinical assessments following appropriate training.
• Manage and prioritise a defined caseload using a case management approach to support effective care coordination and hospital avoidance.
• Communicate complex clinical information to patients, carers, and healthcare professionals, facilitating informed decision-making.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records and contribute to audit, governance, and quality improvement activities.
• Participate in multidisciplinary working, service development, teaching, supervision, and implementation of organisational policies and procedures.

Person Requirements

The successful candidate will possess the professional qualifications, knowledge, skills, and experience required to deliver specialist respiratory care within a community setting and contribute to service development.

Essential Criteria

• Registered Nurse or Physiotherapist educated to degree level.
• Current registration with the relevant professional body.
• Significant knowledge of long-term respiratory condition management.
• Knowledge of pharmacological interventions used in respiratory care.
• Experience caring for patients with respiratory conditions within a healthcare setting.
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working.
• Ability to undertake comprehensive clinical assessment and care planning.
• Effective written, verbal, and presentation skills, including group patient education.
• Competent use of electronic patient records and clinical IT systems.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage competing priorities.
• Commitment to continuing professional development and clinical governance.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Desirable Criteria

• COPD Diploma or equivalent specialist respiratory qualification.
• Independent/Non-Medical Prescribing qualification.
• Experience within community or integrated care services.
• Experience delivering education, training, or clinical supervision.
• Experience participating in service redesign, quality improvement, or innovation programmes.

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

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Questions About The Role?

If you'd like to find out more about this role or need any support with your application, please contact Thomas Pritchard, Recruitment Advisor, on 07884 659779, or via email at thomas.pritchard@hcrgcaregroup.com. My working hours are Monday to Friday,8:00am to 4:00pm.