Band 6 Respiratory Nurse/Physiotherapist

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Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Band 6 Respiratory Nurse/Physiotherapist to join their Adult Community Respiratory Team. The role involves managing patients with chronic respiratory conditions, providing assessments, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will receive extensive training and support to develop their skills in this challenging area.

Benefits

Extensive holidays

Attractive relocation payment

Discounts for local and national retailers

Dedicated well-being services

Flexible working where possible

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in managing patients with respiratory conditions.
• Experience of multidisciplinary working.
• Ability to teach self-care related to respiratory disease.

Responsibilities

• Triage new referrals and assess complex situations.
• Provide comprehensive evidence-based assessments for patients.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests for respiratory conditions.

Skills

Assessment skills

Communication

Organisational skills

Time management

Education

Nursing or Physiotherapy Degree

NMC or HCPC Registration

Job description

Main area Respiratory Nurse / Physiotherapist Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent: Up to 37.5 Hours Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) Job ref 820-7182743-COM

Employer Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St Stephens Centre Town Handsworth Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 09/06/2025 23:59

Band 6 Respiratory Nurse/Physiotherapist

Band 6

Job overview

***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***

Are you an experienced Band 5 or established band 6 Nurse or Physiotherapist looking for a new challenge?

Do you enjoy the excitement and challenge of long term respiratory condition management?

Due to service expansion Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit an experienced band 5 or current band 6 to an exciting specialist respiratory position within the Adult Community Respiratory Team.

The Adult Community Respiratory Team provide a range of services including pulmonary rehabilitation, Nurse led and GP led community respiratory Clinics, direct access spirometry clinics, domiciliary admission prevention and assisted discharge support across the Birmingham.

As part of our committed and supportive team you will assist us in working together to develop and improve the lives of adult patients with a range of respiratory conditions predominantly Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma and Bronchiectasis.

We are committed to the continued professional and career development of all staff with extensive internal training and support provided by experienced band 7 and band 6 clinicians already working in this field, supplemented with external training with the focus on developing the skills of the successful candidate to work autonomously in the challenging area of Respiratory.

Main duties of the job

• To triage new referrals and assess complex facts and situations by being able to analyse, investigate and interpret information, exercising good analytical and judgemental skills and being able to compare a range of options.
• To provide comprehensive evidence based and skilled professional specialist Pre- PR assessments addressing individual patient needs prior to the programme. To take direct responsibility for the assessment of patients physical, psychological, and social support needs
• Order/arrange, interpret and act on diagnostic tests i.e. Oxygen Assessments, chest x-rays, spirometry, and take an in depth medical history in order to diagnose the identified respiratory conditions supported, and manage symptoms in line with appropriate policy and guidelines.

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust (BCHC) is committed to providing dignity in care for all our patients and service users across the Trust.

All staff, workers, volunteers, students and individuals undertaking work experience/shadowing, irrespective of the role they specifically undertake, are required to adhere to BCHC’s vision, values and professional standards. This also involves working with and alongside colleagues and partners, demonstrating a duty of candour (i.e. honesty and straightforwardness), openness and accountability in order to achieve high quality and the best possible care outcomes for our patients, service users and the local community.

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• Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process.
• Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See Job Description and personal specification for full responsibilities.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated, innovative Clinician who is interested in working within Community Respiratory Team. You will need good clinical skills, a flexible approach; including excellent team working, communication, organisational and time management skills.

You will join our dynamic team of clinicians who strive to deliver safe, high quality care to build healthy communities across the diverse population we serve.

We encourage informal conversation so please feel free to contact Adam Sookia, Clinical Service Manager for Adult Respiratory Services, [e-mail] or Hayley Williamson [e-mail], Respiratory Clinical Specialist Lead, or Tel [phone] to discuss this role in more detail.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Nursing or Physiotherapy Degree
• NMC or HCPC Registration

Experience

• Relevant experience in managing patients with a range of resp
• Relevant experience of multidisciplinary working
• Knowledge of MDT working
• Experience of leading groups of patients for education or exercise sessions

Skills/knowledge

• Evidence of assessment skills
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of current legislative changes affecting the NHS & Social Services particularly those affecting Primary Care
• Ability to teach relatives, clients and staff across all areas of self care and appropriate clinical practice related to respiratory disease.
• Ability to demonstrate a sound knowledge of standard setting & audit processes
• Ability to demonstrate written skills that are relevant, accurate, concise and legible.
• Proficient IT skills for presentations/documents/emails.

Other

• Car Driver
• Experience of working in the community

Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme

BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.

We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.

Promoting Workforce Equality

In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.

The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.

Flexible Working

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.

In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!

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Benefits of working for us:

• Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
• Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
• Discounts for local and national retailers
• Dedicated well-being services for all employees
• Flexible working where possible

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***

Name Adam Sookia Job title Clinical Service Manager Respiratory Services Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0121 466 3705