# Associate Respiratory Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/associate-respiratory-practitioner/17994a78-4578-4103-aa17-ee7acb35ffae - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/associate-respiratory-practitioner/17994a78-4578-4103-aa17-ee7acb35ffae.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Leighton Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Practitioner, Registered nurse, Physiotherapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Unsociable hours payment for weekends - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 34.5 hours per week (Between 8 am and 6 pm- including weekends) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-22T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-08T08:34:56.359Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cheshire/Crewe/Mid_Cheshire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Respiratory_Medicine/Respiratory_Medicine-v8273616 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8273616?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.mcht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse/physiotherapist with an enthusiastic interest in Adult Respiratory Medicine. We are a seven day service consisting of a specialist team of Nurses and Physiotherapists who work primarily to meet the needs of patients with long-term respiratory conditions. The role will include conducting face to face assessment and reviews of both long-term respiratory conditions and acutely unwell people within their own homes, hospital and a clinical environment. We also provide the home oxygen assessment and review service for all adult patient regardless of diagnosis. Post registration experience in a relevant field for a minimum of 3 years is required. ### Main duties of the job You will act as an autonomous practitioner within the specialist team providing both community care and in-reach into the acute trust. This includes a mixture of face to face and telephone assessment of people with Respiratory or long-term conditions. You will be flexible to meet the needs of a reactive service and should be able to prioritise your workload based on patient/service need. You need to be able to perform under pressure within an extremely busy service. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities JOB PURPOSE - To provide the specialist practitioner function in the delivery of specialist care to patients who have been referred to the Integrated Respiratory team. - To provide specialist input into the assessment, monitoring and evaluation of chronic respiratory patients within acute, outpatient and community settings and lead in the provision and running of Oxygen assessment clinics. - To be involved in developing and delivering high quality patient centred care and working with the associated clinical team to ensure this is incorporated within the Trust objectives. SERVICE DELIVERY - Works autonomously to manage his/her own caseload of patients whilst working as part of a multidisciplinary team. - Enables patient choice and involvement and initiates appropriate action. - Co-ordinates patient care pathway and liaises across organisational boundaries. - Plans specialised programmes of care and provides specialised advice to patients, relatives and carers. - Ensures each patient is placed in the correct treatment pathway at the appropriate time and necessary investigations and treatments are organised. - Recognised and responds appropriately to urgent/emergency situations. - Provides clinical advice and support to healthcare professionals within and across organisational boundaries. - Provides clinical advice in accordance with current evidence based practice. - Participates in nurse/practitioner -led clinics, and multidisciplinary team meetings. - Participates in case conferences in relation to future management or discharge arrangements. - Ensures patients and their families are given appropriate oral and written information regarding planned care. - Maintains accurate patient records and ensures all relevant information is documented in the patient’s medical and nursing records. - Working towards becoming an independent non-medical prescriber (adhering to Trust policy) with the ability to initiate and adjust medication within your field of expertise. - Participates in and undertakes clinical audit and contributes to development of knowledge within specialist field of practice. - To participate in undertaking research in relation to specialist area of practice - Undertakes evidence based practice and ensures dissemination of relevant research and best practice - Supports and advises junior staff who may wish to undertake audit and research in specialist field. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - A recognition of the importance of showing respect, dignity and compassion to patients and colleagues - A listening, learning and leading approach - Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team - Proactive, takes own initiative - Computer literate **Desirable** - Ability to solve problems & make decisions under pressure - Previous use of EMIS system ### Values **Essential** - A commitment to quality and safety. - A recognition of the importance of showing respect, dignity and compassion to patients and colleagues. - A commitment to work together to create the best outcomes - Must demonstrate the Trust's values around both raising concerns at work and how to treat others who raise concerns ### General **Essential** - Ability to perform a wide range of duties according to the Job Description - Must hold a UK driving license and have access to a car to use for work purposes ### Behaviours **Essential** - Must be willing to act as a role model - Must be willing to take personal responsibility - Must have the courage to speak up. - Must value and appreciate the worth of others ### Qualifications **Essential** - HCPC/MNC registration - c - Experience in management of patients with chronic lung disease/continuing professional development - Ability to work autonomously and as part of teamProactive, takes own initiative - Evidence of a minimum of 3 years post registration experience, some of which must be in the relevant specialism - Relevant professional degree / diploma - Experience in management of patients with chronic lung disease/continuing professional development - Proactive, takes own initiative - Evidence of a minimum of 3 years post registration experience, some of which must be in the relevant specialism **Desirable** - Audit/Research skills - Teaching/mentoring qualification - Willingness to work towards a qualification in clinical diagnosis/relevant to the role - Communication/Counselling skills training ## Documents - [welcome to mcht (pdf, 1.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2862) - [job description (pdf, 717.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10589193) - [continuous improvement (pdf, 292.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2680) - [mchft safeguarding statement (pdf, 320.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3026) - [mid cheshire hospitals benefits brochure (pdf, 1.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2791) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.