Senior Respiratory Clinical Lead - Hybrid Role

Exemplar Health Care; South Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Blue Light Card eligibility

Free DBS check

Electric car salary sacrifice

24/7 counselling and support

Career prospects

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Respiratory Clinical Lead to act as the in-house expert for respiratory care. You will shape and grow high-quality specialist services across Exemplar Health Care, leading on tracheostomy care, ventilation and airway management.

You will develop clinical pathways, support admissions, drive governance and quality initiatives, and design training programmes. This hybrid role includes regular travel to care homes and collaboration with multiple teams.

Qualifications

• Needs recognised qualification or significant postgraduate training in respiratory care or related field.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Significant experience supporting people with complex respiratory needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead on respiratory care and provide expert guidance on tracheostomy, ventilation and airway management.
• Develop and embed best-practice clinical pathways, policies and standards.
• Support services to safely build respiratory capability and welcome new admissions.
• Drive clinical governance, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
• Design and deliver respiratory training, coaching and competency programmes.
• Establish and lead a network of Regional Respiratory Advisors across the organisation.
• Contribute to complex assessments, MDT discussions and strategic service development.

Skills

Respiratory leadership

Tracheostomy care

Ventilation management

Airway management

Education

Registered Nurse (Adult) or Physiotherapist

Job description

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Respiratory Clinical Lead to act as the in-house expert for respiratory care. You will shape and grow high-quality specialist services across Exemplar Health Care, leading on tracheostomy care, ventilation and airway management.

You will develop clinical pathways, support admissions, drive governance and quality initiatives, and design training programmes. This hybrid role includes regular travel to care homes and collaboration with multiple teams.