Specialist Respiratory Practitioner

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a specialist practitioner to join their multidisciplinary team in respiratory services. The role involves overseeing service development across hospital and community settings, promoting best practices and ensuring quality patient care. Candidates should have significant experience in respiratory settings and strong interpersonal skills to support patient pathways effectively.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working options

Wellbeing programs

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Car lease schemes

Season ticket loan

Membership options for onsite leisure facilities

Qualifications

• Significant post-registration experience in specialty area required.
• Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio is essential.
• Experience in integrated respiratory care and managing relevant patients.

Responsibilities

• Oversee service development and pathway management.
• Promote evidence-based practice and service evaluation.
• Assist the service lead in ensuring guideline compliance.

Skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Knowledge of research and audit

Education

Degree in Physiotherapy/Nursing

State registration with the Health & Care Professions Council/NMC

Tools

Advanced IT skills or Excel

Job description

Job summary

The Integrated Cardio-Respiratory Services is a combined service working across hospital and community pathways, providing community services in clinic and home-based settings.

The service is a consultant led multidisciplinary team providing a range of service including; diagnostic clinics, COPD and asthma disease optimisation, exacerbation management, hospital discharge, home oxygen, pulmonary rehabilitation, dyspnoea management and primary care education and support.

The aim is to provide a more accessible, efficient, cost-effective service integrating respiratory services across secondary and primary care, to enable continuity of care and give respiratory patients the opportunities to have access to care closer to their homes and end of life care in their homes.

The specialist practitioner will have the opportunity to rotate through different specialisms and settings within the community and acute respiratory team.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing service development and progression. They will be proactive in service evaluation and promoting positive change. They will be responsible for the overall pathway management (dependent upon rotation) and wil assist the service lead in ensuring evidence based practice is promoted and followed (PR Audit & Accreditation Standards, NICE & BTS Guidelines, Local & National recommendations).

The successful candidate will join a friendly team who will help support their learning and orientation into the role. We believe this is a fantastic team to work with and look forward to having someone who will join us as we provide first-rate care for our patients.

Ideally the applicant will have excellent experience and knowledge of working within a respiratory setting. The applicant will require good organisational and interpersonal skills. The candidate will need to be able to work autonomously as well as within a team. The successful applicant will be given appropriate training.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Details Date posted

02 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£54,320 to £60,981 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-WCCS-2001

Job locations

St Mary’s Hospital

London

W2 1NY

Job description Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Job description Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification Education / Qualifications Essential

• Degree (or equivalent) in Physiotherapy/Nursing
• State registration with the Health & Care Professions Council/NMC.
• Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio.

Desirable

• Post graduate study in Respiratory Care

Experience Essential

• Significant post registration experience in specialty area and experience in either junior specialty role or team leader management role
• Experience with managing patient relevant to specialist area
• Experience of working in Pulmonary rehabilitation
• Experience in integrated respiratory care

Desirable

• Experience in oxygen services and acute management of the unwell respiratory patient in the community setting.

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities Essential

• Able to demonstrate highly developed specialist knowledge of own patient group
• Knowledge of research and audit including implementation of findings and review of outcomes
• Ability to practice within the scope of the HPC/NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• Demonstrate the ability to compile complex written information

Desirable

• Demonstrate commitment through involvement in Trust wide initiatives/ committees.
• Advanced IT skills use or Excel

Person Specification Education / Qualifications Essential

• Degree (or equivalent) in Physiotherapy/Nursing
• State registration with the Health & Care Professions Council/NMC.
• Evidence of CPD through maintenance of a portfolio.

Desirable

• Post graduate study in Respiratory Care

Experience Essential

• Significant post registration experience in specialty area and experience in either junior specialty role or team leader management role
• Experience with managing patient relevant to specialist area
• Experience of working in Pulmonary rehabilitation
• Experience in integrated respiratory care

Desirable

• Experience in oxygen services and acute management of the unwell respiratory patient in the community setting.

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities Essential

• Able to demonstrate highly developed specialist knowledge of own patient group
• Knowledge of research and audit including implementation of findings and review of outcomes
• Ability to practice within the scope of the HPC/NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
• Demonstrate the ability to compile complex written information

Desirable

• Demonstrate commitment through involvement in Trust wide initiatives/ committees.
• Advanced IT skills use or Excel

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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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 (Opens in a new tab).

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 (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

St Mary’s Hospital

London

W2 1NY

Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

St Mary’s Hospital

London

W2 1NY

Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)