Respiratory Lead

Exemplar Health Care; United States; Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Supervision & career prospects

Retail discounts

DBS check

Electric car salary sacrifice

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Respiratory Clinical Lead to shape and grow high‑quality respiratory services across our care homes. You will provide expert guidance on tracheostomy care, ventilation, and airway management, and help build clinical pathways and governance across the organisation.

You will collaborate with Operational, Clinical and Business Development teams to expand services, train staff, and ensure safe admissions.

Qualifications

• Experience in respiratory care, critical care or ventilation management.
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Experience with complex respiratory needs and airway management.

Responsibilities

• Lead on respiratory care including tracheostomy and ventilation.
• Develop and embed best-practice clinical pathways and standards.
• Support services to safely build respiratory capability and admissions.
• Expand specialist respiratory services with cross-functional teams.
• Drive governance, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
• Design and deliver respiratory training and competency programmes.

Skills

Respiratory care

Tracheostomy care

Ventilation

Clinical governance

Training & education

Education

Registered Nurse (Adult)

Physiotherapist

Job description

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: full-time, 40 hours per week

Location: hybrid, with regular travel to our care homes.

Salary: Depending on experience

At Exemplar Health Care, we’re committed to delivering exceptional care for people with complex needs.

This is a rare opportunity to join our national team as Respiratory Clinical Lead. You’ll play a pivotal role in developing respiratory services, supporting clinical teams, and helping people live fuller, healthier lives.

This is a national role with travel across our services and offers a unique opportunity to shape and develop specialist respiratory care within one of the UK’s leading complex care providers.

About the role:

As our Respiratory Clinical Lead, you’ll be the go-to expert for all things respiratory, helping shape and grow high-quality specialist services across Exemplar Health Care.

In this role, you’ll:

• lead on respiratory care, providing expert guidance on tracheostomy care, ventilation, airway management and complex respiratory conditions


• develop and embed best-practice clinical pathways, policies and standards


• support services to safely build respiratory capability and welcome new admissions


• play a key role in expanding our specialist respiratory services, working closely with Operational, Clinical and Business Development teams


• drive clinical governance, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives


• design and deliver engaging respiratory training, coaching and competency programmes


• establish and lead a network of Regional Respiratory Advisors, sharing expertise and promoting excellence across the organisation


• contribute to complex assessments, MDT discussions and strategic service development


• act as an ambassador for Exemplar Health Care, championing innovation, learning and outstanding respiratory care

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact, influence service growth and help shape the future of respiratory care.

Read the job description for a full breakdown of responsibilities.

About you:

Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

You’ll be a Registered Nurse (Adult) or a Physiotherapist, and will have:

• a recognised qualification or significant postgraduate training in respiratory care, critical care, ventilation management or a related specialty


• evidence of ongoing professional development


• significant experience supporting people with complex respiratory needs


• experience of tracheostomy care and airway management


• experience of invasive and/or non-invasive ventilation


• experience developing and delivering respiratory training and competency programmes


• experience supporting clinical governance, risk management and quality improvement


• experience advising and supporting multidisciplinary teams


• experience undertaking complex clinical assessments and decision-making


• knowledge of current respiratory care standards, best practice and relevant legislation

Why join us?

Exemplar Health Care supports adults living with complex needs across more than 60 care homes throughout England. We employ over 5,000 colleagues who help make every day better for the people we support.

You’ll join a friendly and collaborative Marketing Team, working on a wide variety of communications projects that have a real impact across the organisation.

What we offer

We offer great rewards and perks including:

• competitive salary and benefits package


• excellent supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects


• retail and lifestyle discounts


• free DBS check


• electric car salary sacrifice scheme


• 24/7 counselling and support


• Blue Light Card eligibility