Respiratory Specialist Nurse / Physiotherapist / Paramedic

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Fareham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Respiratory Specialist Nurse, Physiotherapist, or Paramedic for their Community Respiratory team. The successful candidate will provide specialist care and interventions for patients with respiratory conditions, ensuring high-quality outcomes while demonstrating compassion and commitment. Responsibilities include leading care delivery, maintaining patient records, and coordinating with other health services. This role offers opportunities for career development and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Professional UK registration e.g. HCPC / NMC.
• Post registration or specialist training relevant to managing respiratory conditions.
• Experience in developing and delivering care and clinical interventions.

Responsibilities

• Leading the delivery and evaluation of care across the Community Respiratory services.
• Providing specialist interventions to patients and maintaining records.
• Deputising for the Respiratory Team Lead and co-ordinating the day-to-day work.

Skills

Assessment and developing patient care plans

Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD)

Experience working with patients with respiratory disease

Clinical interventions delivery

Education

Degree level education or equivalent

Professional UK registration (HCPC / NMC)

Specialist training in managing respiratory conditions

Job description

Go back Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Respiratory Specialist Nurse / Physiotherapist / Paramedic

The closing date is 21 December 2025

Are you looking to be part of a compassionate, innovative team dedicated to providing exceptional respiratory care?

We are looking for a Specialist Nurse, Physiotherapist or Paramedic to join our Community Respiratory team. You will work closely with Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, primary care, and other community care services to facilitate safe and effective care for patients.

The team provides urgent care to people in their homes which helps to avoid hospital admissions, supports earlier discharges from hospital and enables people to live independently for longer.

We also provide virtual wards which enable a safe alternative to hospital for patients living with long term respiratory conditions, allowing them to receive holistic care in their own home.

The team assess for long term and ambulatory oxygen needs and undertake some complex respiratory management and education.

Join today to help us meet the needs of patients and their families, supporting them to achieve improved health and wellbeing.

Main duties of the job

Undertaking a Specialist Respiratory Nurse / Physiotherapist / Paramedic role in leading, planning and co-ordinating the delivery and evaluation of care across the Community Respiratory and respiratory admission avoidance services.

Providing specialist Respiratory Nursing / Physiotherapy / Paramedic interventions to patients as part of the specialist teams, assessing and treating own caseload of patients who may have a complex presentation and maintain associated records as an autonomous practitioner.

Meeting the needs of patients and their families to achieve improved health outcomes and promote health and wellbeing while demonstrating care, compassion, competence, communication, courage, and commitment. Care is based on comprehensive assessment, ensures continuity and is patient/client centred, culturally sensitive and evidence-based and which promotes independence.

Deputising for the Respiratory Team Lead including co-ordinating the day-to-day work, influencing clinical decisions, and monitoring the quality of patient care provided through utilising and maintaining expert clinical knowledge relevant to own field of practice, underpinned by theory and expertise.

Prioritising and undertaking initial assessments, providing specialist advice and expertise in line with the requirements set out in the HCPC / NMC code.

Critical analysis of complex clinical data, such as arterial/capillary blood sampling to inform management and decision making.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional UK registration e.g. HCPC / NMC
• Degree level education or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study or employment experience
• Post registration or specialist training relevant to managing respiratory conditions
• Evidence or portfolio of post graduate continued development
• Certificate/Diploma in Management and Leadership or relevant equivalent experience

Experience

• Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD)
• Experience of working with patients with respiratory disease and long-term conditions
• Experienced in assessment and developing patient care plans
• Experience in developing and delivering care and clinical interventions to patients
• Experience of staff supervision and mentorship
• Adhere to current statutory requirements, standards and regulations
• Awareness of local and national agenda within the speciality
• Experience of project management for policy development

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.

Address

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

348-CSS-9955

Job locations

St.Mary's Community Health Campus (Portsmouth)

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearPlease note for part time hours the salary will be pro rata