Respiratory Practitioner

Provide Community (Provide Cic); Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Provide CIC in Chelmsford is seeking a Respiratory Practitioner to join the Community Respiratory Team, delivering community-based assessments, home visits and respiratory clinics, with opportunities to gain ARTP spirometry accreditation.

You will work in a multidisciplinary team, participate in the Virtual Respiratory Ward, and contribute to reducing hospital admissions while developing competencies in blood gas interpretation and pulmonary rehabilitation.

Qualifications

• Essential: Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy, HPC registration and portfolio evidence of postgraduate learning and experience
• Essential: Registered Nurse on part 1 of the NMC plus 2 years post graduate experience
• Desirable: Management qualification/experience
• Desirable: Independent/supplementary prescriber

Responsibilities

• Provide community-based holistic assessments and treat patients in community clinics and home visits.
• Be involved in the Virtual Respiratory ward and gain competencies to take and interpret blood gases.
• Postholders will run respiratory clinics, carry out home visits and participate in regular supervision, teaching and MDTs.

Education

Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy

HPC registration

Postgraduate learning/experience portfolio

Management Qualification/experience

Independent prescriber

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for a Respiratory Practitioner to join our Respiratory Team. The Mid Essex Community Respiratory Team is an established integrated respiratory service providing comprehensive, community-based care for adults with chronic respiratory conditions. Our multidisciplinary team delivers a range of services, including spirometry, pulmonary rehabilitation, oxygen therapy, and a virtual ward model, to support patients at home and reduce avoidable hospital admissions.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team; providing community based holistic assessments and treating patients in community clinics and home visits. You will also be involved in the Virtual Respiratory ward and be given the opportunity to become ARTP accredited for spirometry and gain competencies to take and interpret blood gases.

Postholders will run respiratory clinics, carry out home visits, and benefit from regular clinical supervision, teaching, and weekly MDTs with specialist consultants.

About us

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people's homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision: Transforming Lives
Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion
Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+ and Ethnic Minority Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups.

Eligible for NHS Pension

Details

Date posted: 23 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 828-PROVIDE4349
Job locations: Wren House, Colchester Road, Chelmsford, CM2 5PF, United Kingdom

Person Specification

Qualifications and Education

• Essential: Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy, HPC registration and portfolio evidence of postgraduate learning and experience
• Essential: Registered Nurse on part 1 of the NMC plus 2 years post graduate experience
• Desirable: Management Qualification/experience
• Desirable: Independent/supplementary prescriber

Circumstances

• Essential: Car driver
• Essential: Full driving license
• Essential: Previous NHS Experience

Work Related Knowledge and Experience

• Essential: Understanding of the role specialist Physiotherapist or Nurse
• Essential: Experience of respiratory medicine
• Essential: Experience of working in the community
• Desirable: Experience with spirometry
• Desirable: Experience of Pulmonary rehabilitation
• Desirable: Awareness of national health care issues
• Desirable: Blood gas sampling (capillary) and analysis

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Provide CIC
Employer's website: https://www.provide.org.uk/

Contact

Specialist Respiratory Practitioner: Alicia Shustock, [e-mail], 07518661183

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