Job summary
- Main area
- Respiratory
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 11 months (Maternity Leave Cover)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 199-N-7451980-RB-HM
- Employer
- Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- CR7 7YE
- Town
- Croydon
- Salary
- £44,485 - £52,521 pro rata, per annum inc of HCAS (Outer)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/10/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 05/11/2025
Employer heading
Respiratory Practitioner (Nurse or Physiotherapist)
Band 6
Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.
Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people’s homes all across the borough.
We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action – our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.
Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud. #choosecroydon
Job overview
Band 6 Respiratory Practitioner (Nurse / Physiotherapist)
1.0WTE (37.5 hours). 11 month fixed term contract for Maternity Leave Cover.
Are you passionate about improving care for patients with COPD and Asthma?
This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of highly specialised and committed respiratory practitioners working to improve outcomes for patients with COPD and Asthma in Croydon.
We are looking for a proactive, dynamic and self-motivated respiratory nurse /physiotherapist with some experience in delivering care to patients with respiratory conditions.
Interview Date: Wednesday 5th November 2025
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will ideally have experience in the community or hospital settings, and will have experience of managing respiratory patients in the stable state or when acutely unwell. There is ample opportunity for development and training for the right candidate. The services provided in the acute setting are inpatient ward work, optimising patients’ disease in order to prevent readmission. In the community the services provided are home visits and community clinics.
The Croydon Respiratory Team is working in many innovative and exciting ways to improve the quality of life for people with respiratory disease in Croydon. It is an integrated service working within the hospital and across the community and includes Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the Home oxygen service. This position will include working in both the hospital and community settings.
The service runs 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday. The successful candidate will also be required to contribute to Saturday and Bank Holiday working on a rota basis
It is valuable for applicants to be car drivers and have access to a car for work
Working for our organisation
Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.
Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children’s Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.
Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
*****Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role.*****
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc/Registered Physiotherapy (HCPC registration) or NMC Registered General Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Respiratory Course
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential criteria
- Knowledge & understanding of management of COPD and Asthma
- Good understanding of NICE /BTS guidelines and relevant quality standards and outcomes.
Desirable criteria
- Oxygen prescription knowledge
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial working experience as a Band 5 Practitioner.
- Experience of managing patients with respiratory conditions.
- Multidisciplinary team working.
Desirable criteria
- Previous Band 6 respiratory post holder.
- Experience managing patients with respiratory conditions including acute respiratory patients.
- Management /supervision of other staff or students
SKILLS/ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Excellent time management & organisational skills.
- Very good physical assessment and clinical reasoning skills.
- Excellent team worker.
- Able to work independently
- IM&T literate.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Amy Grant
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For further information or to arrange an informal visit please email the team on [email protected] or call on 020 8401 3974 option 2, option 2.
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