Job summary
- Main area
- Respiratory Services
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 828-PROVIDE3872
- Employer
- Provide CIC
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wren House
- Town
- Chelmsford
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/01/2026 08:00
Employer heading
Respiratory Practitioner
Band 6
Job overview
Previous Applicants need not apply
The Mid Essex Community Respiratory Team is an established COPD and respiratory service providing comprehensive, community-based care for adults with chronic respiratory conditions. Our multidisciplinary team delivers a range of services, including spirometry, pulmonary rehabilitation, oxygen therapy, and a virtual ward model, to support patients at home and reduce avoidable hospital admissions. Postholders will run respiratory clinics, carry out home visits, and benefit from regular clinical supervision, teaching, and weekly MDTs with specialist consultants.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team; providing community based holistic assessments and treating patients in community clinics and home visits. You will also be involved in the Virtual Respiratory ward and be given the opportunity to become ARTP accredited for spirometry and gain competencies to take and interpret blood gases.
Working for our organisation
Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.
We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.
A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:
Vision: Transforming Lives
Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion
Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.
Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+ and Ethnic Minority Networks.
We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.
Eligible for NHS Pension
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing community based holistic assessments
- Maintain a high standard of patient focused care reflecting an inter-disciplinary approach to rehabilitation and self-management and help provide excellent post discharge care for patients recovering from respiratory exacerbations
- Develop good communication links with patients and carers as well as consultants and service staff
- Establish and promote joint working with other services across professional and organisational boundaries.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS & EDUCATION
Essential criteria
- Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy, HPC registration and portfolio evidence of postgraduate learning and experience
- Registered Nurse on part 1 of the NMC plus 2 years post graduate experience
Desirable criteria
- Management Qualification/experience
- Independent/supplementary prescriber
Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Car driver.
- Full driving license
- Previous NHS Experience
WORK RELATED KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the role specialist Physiotherapist or Nurse
- Experience of respiratory medicine.
- Experience of working in the community
Desirable criteria
- Experience with spirometry
- Experience of Pulmonary rehabilitation
- Awareness of national health care issues
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Diana Luckie
- Job title
- Divisional Operational Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07929 716559
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