Specialist Respiratory Nurse / Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist

Bromley Healthcare; London Borough of Bromley; Sur place; GBP 56 000 - 63 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Pension scheme

Bike to work

Discounts

Blue Light Card

Lease car scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Résumé du poste

Bromley Healthcare is recruiting a Specialist Respiratory Nurse/Physiotherapist to join the Integrated Respiratory Team. The role involves triage, assessment, and review of patients with chronic respiratory conditions, long-term oxygen therapy, and ambulatory oxygen therapy.

It also includes supervision of junior staff and contributing to training. The post is a fixed-term 11-month contract at Band 7 with 37.5 hours per week, offering a competitive NHS salary and benefits package, including

Qualifications

• Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy or 1st Level RGN; HCPC/NMC registration.
• Post-graduate MSc in relevant field; member of specialist interest group.
• Significant experience in respiratory care and oxygen management.

Responsabilités

• Assess and treat patients on the oxygen pathway per guidelines.
• Holistic assessment of chronic lung disease; develop management plans.
• Support self-management to prevent hospital admissions; BTS/NICE/COPD guidelines.
• Provide specialist advice within Community Health Locality Teams.

Connaissances

Respiratory care

Oxygen therapy

Community nursing

Capillary blood gases

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Formation

Physiotherapy degree

HCPC/NMC registration

Post‑graduate MSc

Specialist interest group

Outils

EMIS

EPIC

Description du poste

Specialist Respiratory Nurse / Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area physio Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract 11 months (Fixed term contract to end 30/11/27) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 848-BHC-299-26

Site St Pauls Cray Clinic Town St Pauls Cray Salary £55,524 - £62,652 Per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/2026 23:59

Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.

Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.

Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role maybe at risk will receive priority consideration.

Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.

Bromley Healthcare recognises the use of AI but job applicants are advised to ensure their applications are reflective of their skills, knowledge and experience. Where AI has been used in the job application this will need to be declared by the applicant explaining the type of AI used and its purpose, please use the supporting statement section to specify your use of AI.

Job overview

Band 7 Specialist Respiratory Nurse / Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist

£55,524 - £62,652 Per annum inclusive of HCAS

Fixed term contract to end 30/11/27 - 37.5 hrs per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Respiratory Nurse/ Respiratory Physiotherapist to join the Integrated Respiratory Team at Bromley Healthcare on an 11-month fixed term contract. This role is mainly clinical including completing triage, assessment and review for patients with chronic respiratory conditions (COPD, ILD, bronchiectasis etc.), long term oxygen therapy and ambulatory oxygen therapy. The team also has a prophylactic antibiotic pathway alongside the Princess Royal which you will contribute to as well as a biologics pathway which is under development. Non-clinical duties include the supervision of junior members of staff and students and facilitating ongoing training to the team.

Interviews to be held W/C 16th November 2026

Main duties of the job

• To assess and treat patients who are on the oxygen pathway following relevant guidelines
• To assess patients with chronic lung diseases holistically and develop appropriate management strategies
• To prevent hospital admissions by providing ongoing individualised self-management plans to support optimal self-care in adherence to local and BTS/NICE/COPD guideleines
• To provide specialist advice to other health care professionals within the Community Health Locality Teams on the management of patients with chronic lung diseases
• To be able to recognise deterioration, or change in patients' condition and provide appropriate care
• To support and participate in the delivery of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation programme as required by the service
• To be responsible for ensuring the correct and safe use of equipment recommended by the Integrated Respiratory team by patients
• To ensure all data is collected and entered in a timely manner
• To participate in clinical audit and monitoring of the service to continuously evaluate the effectiveness of the team and comply with Clinical Governance requirements
• To assist with the management, education support and review of junior members of the Community Respiratory Team

Working for our organisation

Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.

Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.

We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job and Person Specification for a more detailed breakdown of job description and main responsibilities.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Diploma/ Degree in Physiotherapy or 1st Level RGN
• Current registration with HCPC or NMC
• Post-Graduate MSc in relevant field
• Member of specialist interest group

Training

• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Significant evidence of post graduate training and work experience relevant to the service
• Evidence of studying at MSC level
• Practice Educator training
• Leadership training

Knowledge and Experience

• Significant experience working with patients with respiratory disease
• Experience in management of patients on oxygen
• Experience taking and interpreting capillary blood gasses for oxygen assessments
• Experience of working in the community
• Proven experience of assessing patients in a wide range of settings
• Demonstratable experience of managing own caseload and delegation
• Demonstratable experience of writing and implementing personalised care plans
• Significant experience of managing junior staff including students
• Significant experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Some experience of coordinating and delivering inservice training
• Participation in service improvement/ audits within a service to drive change
• Experience of working in the acute sector
• Experience of working in a team where roles and tasks are shared accross professional working boundaries
• An understanding of multi professional care planning
• Experience of measuring and monitoring own and others performance
• Experience of measuring and monitoring clinical practice

Specific skills

• Knowledge of national guidance for oxygen and management of patients with chronic respiratory conditions
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Ability to use initiative and work creatively and independently
• Well-developed interpersonal communication skills both written and verbal
• Able to motivate and persuade patients with impaired cognitive or physical ability
• Car driver with licence valid for UK and access to vehicle for work purposes
• Complaints handling
• Experience of working to KPIs and service targets
• Use of electronic patient record systems
• Skilled negotiator and communicator in a range of environments and across complex teams

Personal Qualities

• Knowledge of our business
• Committed to our values and behaviours
• Committed to the 6Cs
• Flexible approach to meeting service and client needs
• Ability to remain calm and professional with patients who may be emotionally and physically distressed
• Ability to demonstrate empathy
• Assertive, credible and proactive with good problem-solving skills and pro-active 'can do' attidude
• Self-motivated and keen to learn and develop new skills for self and team
• Willingness to develop clinical and assessment skills into new areas
• Enthusiastic about working as part of a multi-professional team
• Ability to respond positively to unpredictable work patterns and frequent interruptions in response to urgent clinical situations e.g. patients voicing suicidal concerns
• An interest in service development that has a robust approach to considering the needs of the service stakeholders
• Ability to work in collaboration with other professional leads to create an integrated approach to patient care

Information Technology and Information Governance

• Ability to use MS office e.g. word, excel, outlook
• Be aware of and adhere to Information Governance responsibilities relavent to your role
• Able to use EMIS or EPIC

We are dedicated to caring for our service users and their loved ones, as well as ensuring the wellbeing of our colleagues. That's why we strongly encourage all colleagues to avail themselves of the Coronavirus vaccination.

To get a sense of what it's like to work with Bromley Healthcare, you can visit our YouTube channel at the following link: YouTube Channel .

Salary is determined by NHS experience and current banding/pay point. External applicants will begin at the entry point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms and conditions.

At Bromley Healthcare, we are fully committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues feel supported, nurtured, and celebrated. Discrimination of any protected characteristic is not tolerated. Diversity and inclusion are key components of our People Strategy, as an equal opportunities employer, we are particularly eager to enhance Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation across Bromley Healthcare, especially at senior levels.

We welcome applicants with a disability. We are able to support reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process, please let us know if you require any.

We understand the importance of balancing work and life, so we offer our staff a variety of flexible working options from day one. These include:

• Compressed hours
• Part-time
• Job shares

We encourage you to discuss this with your hiring manager, who will take your individual circumstances into account alongside the service needs.

We eagerly anticipate welcoming you to a rewarding career with Bromley Healthcare. Please note that all offers of new employment with Bromley Healthcare are subject to a three-month probationary period.

Bromley Healthcare recognises the use of AI but job applicants are advised to ensure their applications are reflective of their skills, knowledge and experience. Where AI has been used in the job application this will need to be declared by the applicant explaining the type of AI used and its purpose, please use the supporting statement section to specify your use of AI.

Bromley Healthcare CIC is an NHS community provider and an integral part of the NHS family. However, we pride ourselves on being different; as a co-owned social enterprise, Bromley Healthcare CIC is owned by its employees. This ensures that our staff remain under NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and are members of the NHS pension scheme (provided they are eligible). If not, we offer the Nest or Scottish Widows pension schemes.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.