Specialist Respiratory Practitioner | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a dedicated Respiratory Practitioner to enhance patient care within the community. The successful candidate will provide physiotherapy and support for respiratory patients, managing transitions of care and engaging with hard-to-reach populations. Opportunities for career development in a collaborative team environment are available, along with flexible working options and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing programs

Staff recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in providing physiotherapy/nursing care to respiratory patients.
• Skills in community engagement and managing transitions of care.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Manage high quality care for adult respiratory patients alongside healthcare teams.
• Support doctors and nursing staff in community service transitions.
• Rotate through different specialisms within the Integrated respiratory service.

Job description

Overview

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 successful post holder will work closely with the MDT and dedicated social prescriber to improve access to PR and alternative models of therapy for patients who cannot attend PR. They will lead on home rehabilitation and community engagement initiatives with a dedicated focus on improving accessibility within the hard to reach populations. They will have the opportunity to develop quality improvement and project management skills, working with a team of expert clinicians to promote the service through poster presentations, abstract submission and conference attendance.

Responsibilities

• To facilitate and manage the provision of high quality physiotherapy/nursing care to all adult respiratory patients alongside the consultants, AHP’s and nurses in respiratory medicine in a variety of settings to promote respiratory health within ICHNT and the surrounding community.
• The respiratory practitioner will provide support and advice to doctors, nursing staff, allied health care specialists, patients and their families/carers, known to the community service, and ensure smooth transitions of care into and within the community setting.
• The respiratory practitioner will have the opportunity to rotate through different specialisms and settings within the Integrated respiratory service.

Benefits

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.

Equal opportunities

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.

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.

This advert closes on Thursday 18 Sep 2025