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Job overview
Band 6 to Band 7 developmental post - Senior Respiratory Physiotherapist or Respiratory CNS
Band 6 developmental post to Band 7, once agreed competencies are meet within a set time period at successful appointment.
A vacant post for a developmental band 7 has arisen in North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT) in the area of South West Essex within the Integrated Respiratory Team.
The Integrated Respiratory Team are and integrated service with Nursing staff, Specialist Physiotherapists, Assistant Practitioners, Senior Physiotherapy Assistants and Administration staff.
The team cover many aspects of community respiratory care, services include, COPD Team, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Home Oxygen Service, Respiratory Virtual Ward and Breathlessness and Diagnostics service.
Salary for band 6 is £35,392 - £42,618 plus 5% HCAS per annum
Salary for band 7 is £43,742 - £50,056 plus 5% HCAS per annum
Main duties of the job
1. Promoting effective self-management of patients and/or providing professional intervention for community management in order to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, improve quality of life and to actively identify patients who would benefit from case management.
2. Contribute to both patient and professional education
3. Deliver high level of respiratory care to COPD patients and other suitably identified respiratory conditions.
4. Working knowledge of oxygen therapy and assessment.
5. The post holder will be able to perform assessment and delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
6. The post holder will be expected to support the delivery of the Respiratory Virtual Ward (RVW) which supports Admission Avoidance and Early Supported Discharge pathways.
7. To support Breathlessness and Diagnostics service by performing quality FeNo and ARTP accredited Spirometry. This service is evolving and additional suitable pathways and reviews maybe made.
8. To participate in MDT, teaching, supervision of Junior staff and provide peer support.
9. To support with all aspects of service delivery and ongoing review of pathways and transformation of Respiratory services.
10. Support and deliver the Trusts Values.
11. Supporting the new SOS service in conjunction with the virtual ward for specialist respiratory care and access.
Working for our organisation
Our Values 2025 - 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.
They are:
We are kind. We are respectful. We work together with our communities.
These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period.
High Cost Area Supplement – London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £1,192 and a maximum payment of £2,011 per annum pro rata).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are a busy, fast paced team, within an ever changing landscape of Respiratory Care, forward thinking and innovative, we work closely with our local partners working towards consistent care across Mid and South Essex.
As an integrated service there will be in house training on all aspects of service and staff are expected to support all areas of service provision with the chance to upskill in nursing and therapy areas.
The post is Monday - Friday 9-5pm aspects of service also operate on a Saturday and Sunday at 9-5pm. Staff within the service are expected to cover weekend working as part of a shared pattern.
The successful candidate will be a Qualified Physiotherapist or Respiratory Nurse with at least 3 years experience at band 6 including Respiratory experience, including those with complex Respiratory presentation and those with multiple co-morbidities.
This post requires that you work flexibly across South West Essex and be able to travel to clinic locations across patch and also home visiting.
the area covered is Thurrock and Basildon, Brentwood, Wickford and Billericay CCGs.
Certain respiratory qualifications and courses are mandatory but this can be supported if the successful candidate does not have these currently but qualifies at interview.
The service and Trust actively support CPD.
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.
Use of AI
Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. BSc Physiotherapy
2. Nursing Degree
Desirable criteria
3. Respiratory Care module
4. NMP
5. ARTP spirometry
6. Relevant Masters
7. ABG/CBG competency
Experience
Essential criteria
8. experience working in the NHS
9. Respiratory experience, Oxygen, Pulmonary Rehabilitation
10. experience managing staff
Desirable criteria
11. Community working experience
12. Audit
Skills
Essential criteria
13. evidence good communication skills
14. IT skills
15. evidence of organisational skills
Desirable criteria
16. Evidence of QI
17. Evidence of building pathways
Other
Essential criteria
18. Evidence of knowledge of current guidlines
Desirable criteria
19. Evidence of wider clinical skill
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
20. A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
21. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
22. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
23. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.