Respiratory Nurse & Physiotherapist Band 5-6

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust; Billericay; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization is seeking a Band 5-6 Respiratory Nurse or Physiotherapist to join their Integrated Respiratory Team in Billericay, Essex. The successful candidate will deliver comprehensive respiratory care and support community management, with a focus on COPD patients. Key qualifications include NHS experience, must be a registered nurse or physiotherapist, and possess specific respiratory qualifications. The role offers a salary range of £38,682 to £46,580 per year, with a flexible working environment.

Benefits

High Cost Area Supplement (5% of basic salary)

Comprehensive induction program

Support for continuing professional development

Qualifications

• Must have NHS experience, particularly in respiratory and community settings.
• At least 2 years of experience at band 5 level.
• Candidates should possess certain respiratory qualifications and be willing to complete mandatory courses.

Responsibilities

• Promote effective self-management and professional intervention in community management.
• Deliver high-level respiratory care to COPD patients and other respiratory conditions.
• Participate in multidisciplinary teams and supervise junior staff.

Skills

Respiratory experience

Commitment to personal development

Leadership

Education

NMC Pin and Registered Adult Nurse

Registered Physiotherapist

Advanced Respiratory Course

Advanced Clinical Skills Course

Tools

Systemone knowledge

Microsoft

Job description

Go back NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

Respiratory Nurse / Physiotherapist Band 5-6 Development

The closing date is 16 January 2026

A vacant post for a band 6 Respiratory Nurse or Respiratory Physiotherapist 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 is an integrated service with Nursing staff, Specialist Physiotherapists, Assistant Practitioners, Senior Physiotherapy Assistants and Administration staff.

As the service title suggests we are an integrated team covering many aspects of community respiratory care, services include COPD Team, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Home Oxygen Service, Respiratory Virtual Ward and Breathlessness and Diagnostics service.

If you are an overseas qualified nurse and want to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium. Please visit https://www.capitalnurselondon.co.uk/how-to-apply/. Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly. You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.

Main duties of the job

• Promoting effective self‑management of patients and/or providing professional intervention for community management.
• The post holder will make a contribution to both patient and professional education.
• The post holder will be expected to deliver a high level of respiratory care to COPD patients and other suitably identified respiratory conditions.
• The post holder will be required to perform and/or interpret ABG and CBG results for oxygen therapy assessment and review.
• To support/deliver Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
• 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 be aware of requirement of 7 day working contracts to support the overall service.
• Flexibility to support service development including pathways and services not currently delivered by the team including rapid response aspects, to constantly improve the area of Respiratory care locally based on national requirement.

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.

Starting with NELFT

NELFT places a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop‑in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period.

High Cost Area Supplement – Fringe
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £1,303 and a maximum payment of £2,198 per annum, pro rata for part time).

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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 up‑skill in nursing and therapy areas.

The post is Monday – Friday 9‑5pm and Saturday – Sunday 9‑3pm, this will be on a 4 week or suitable rota basis once all training and competency is signed off.

The successful candidate will be an Adults Nurse or Physiotherapist with at least 2 years experience at band 5 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.

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.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible as some posts close early to limit the number of applications.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points‑based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High‑Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.

Use of AI

Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC Pin and Registered Adult Nurse
• Registered Physiotherapist
• ARTP ABG and CBG
• NMP
• Advanced Respiratory Course
• Advanced Clinical Skills Course

Experience

• NHS Experience
• Respiratory Experience
• community experience

Other

• Commitment to personal development and training
• Audit
• Systemone knowledge
• Microsoft
• leadership

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 £46,580 a year (plus HCAS) pro rata