Developmental Role Senior Physiotherapist/Respiratory CNS

NHS; Billericay; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A National Health Service organization seeks a Senior Physiotherapist or Respiratory CNS to provide high-level respiratory care in Billericay. The position offers a developmental band 6 starting at £35,392, progressing to band 7. Responsibilities include patient self-management, community care delivery, and team collaboration. Ideal candidates will possess respiratory experience and relevant qualifications. A flexible working schedule is expected including potential weekend duties.

Benefits

High Cost Area Supplement (5% of basic salary)

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience at band 6 in the NHS, including respiratory care.
• Experience with community working and staff management.
• Mandatory respiratory qualifications may be supported if not held at interview.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-level care to respiratory patients and manage COPD services.
• Provide patient education and support for community management.
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and supervise junior staff.

Skills

Good communication skills

Organisational skills

Quality Improvement (QI)

Building pathways

Education

BSc Physiotherapy

Nursing Degree

Respiratory Care module

Non-Medical Prescribing (NMP)

ABG/CBG competency

Job description

Developmental Role Senior Physiotherapist/Respiratory CNS

Go back NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

The closing date is 05 December 2025

Band 6 to Band 7 developmental post - Senior Respiratory Physiotherapist or Respiratory CNS

Band 6 developmental post to Band 7, once agreed competencies are meet within a set time period at successful appointment.

A vacant post for a developmental band 7 has arisen in North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT) in the area of South West Essex within the Integrated Respiratory Team.

The Integrated Respiratory Team are an integrated service with Nursing staff, Specialist Physiotherapists, Assistant Practitioners, Senior Physiotherapy Assistants and Administration staff.

The team cover many aspects of community respiratory care, services include COPD Team, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Home Oxygen Service, Respiratory Virtual Ward and Breathlessness and Diagnostics service.

Salary for band 6 is £35,392 - £42,618 plus 5% HCAS per annum. Salary for band 7 is £43,742 - £50,056 plus 5% HCAS per annum.

Main duties of the job

Promoting effective self-management of patients and/or providing professional intervention for community management in order to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, improve quality of life and to actively identify patients who would benefit from case management.

Contribute to both patient and professional education.

Deliver high level of respiratory care to COPD patients and other suitably identified respiratory conditions.

Working knowledge of oxygen therapy and assessment.

The post holder will be able to perform assessment and delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

The post holder will be expected to support the delivery of the Respiratory Virtual Ward (RVW) which supports Admission Avoidance and Early Supported Discharge pathways.

To support Breathlessness and Diagnostics service by performing quality FeNo and ARTP accredited Spirometry. This service is evolving and additional suitable pathways and reviews may be made.

To participate in MDT, teaching, supervision of Junior staff and provide peer support.

To support with all aspects of service delivery and ongoing review of pathways and transformation of Respiratory services.

Support and deliver the Trusts Values.

Supporting the new SOS service in conjunction with the virtual ward for specialist respiratory care and access.

About us

Our Values 2025 - 2030 Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are: We are kind. We are respectful. We work together with our communities. These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.

High Cost Area Supplement - London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £1,192 and a maximum payment of £2,011 per annum pro rata).

Job responsibilities

We are a busy, fast paced team, within an ever changing landscape of Respiratory Care, forward thinking and innovative, we work closely with our local partners working towards consistent care across Mid and South Essex.

As an integrated service there will be in house training on all aspects of service and staff are expected to support all areas of service provision with the chance to upskill in nursing and therapy areas.

The post is Monday - Friday 9-5pm aspects of service also operate on a Saturday and Sunday 9-5pm. Staff within the service are expected to cover weekend working as part of a shared pattern.

The successful candidate will be a Qualified Physiotherapist or Respiratory Nurse with at least 3 years experience at band 6 including Respiratory experience, including those with complex Respiratory presentation and those with multiple co-morbidities.

This post requires that you work flexibly across South West Essex and be able to travel to clinic locations across patch and also home visiting.

The area covered is Thurrock and Basildon, Brentwood, Wickford and Billericay CCGs.

Certain respiratory qualifications and courses are mandatory but this can be supported if the successful candidate does not have these currently but qualifies at interview.

The service and Trust actively support CPD.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc Physiotherapy
• Nursing Degree
• Respiratory Care module
• NMP
• ABG/CBG competency

Experience

• experience working in the NHS
• Respiratory experience, Oxygen, Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• experience managing staff
• Community working experience
• Audit

Skills

• evidence good communication skills
• evidence of organisational skills
• Evidence of QI
• Evidence of building pathways

Other

• Evidence of knowledge of current guidelines
• Evidence of wider clinical skill

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.

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £54,710 a yearpa (plus 5% HCAS) pro rata