# Band 6 Respiratory Physiotherapist or Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Kingston Upon Thames
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Physiotherapist
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 Pro rata, pa, incl outer HCAS
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 1 year (Maternity cover)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-30T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-16T10:12:58.768Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Richmond/Kingston_Richmond_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Respiratory_Community/Respiratory_Community-v8114300
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8114300?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.kingstonhospital.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

** Please note that this vacancy will close once we have received a sufficient number of applications **

Are you a Physiotherapist or Nurse with  a Respiratory interest?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Respiratory Specialist to join our community Respiratory Care Team.  We assess and treat adults living in the London borough of Richmond.  This post is open to both Physiotherapists & Nurses.

If you are looking to develop your respiratory skills or perhaps you want a change of scenery, then look no further! Our community team can provide you with exciting opportunities for professional development including access to external training. We pride ourselves on our supportive and friendly working environment.

### Main duties of the job

- Provide specialist respiratory interventions
- Complete specialist respiratory assessments including blood gases and spirometry. Training and competencies provided for these service specific skills
- Deliver Pulmonary Rehabilitation classes
- Assess for and prescribe Home Oxygen therapy
- Work collaboratively with Primary, Community and Secondary care
- Manage a caseload of patients
- Travel is an integral part of the role, it is essential that you are able to travel to a variety of clinic and community sites and to patients homes within Richmond borough during the working day.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

***Please see the attached supporting document/s (JD) which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***

NB: ensure any supporting statements align with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.

## Person Specification

### Service development

**Essential**

- Previous involvement with QI projects
- Involvement with service development

**Desirable**

- Completed AI training (online, white belt, yellow belt etc)

### Experience of COPD / Resp pts

**Essential**

- \> 3 years experience as Band 5 or above in medical / critical care setting
- Worked with COPD / resp patients in community / primary settings
- Aware of principles of COPD & other respiratory LTC's management

**Desirable**

- Encountered COPD / resp patients in acute / other settings

### Experience of Pulmonary Rehab

**Essential**

- Delivered / provided PR service
- Aware of importance of PR with COPD management

**Desirable**

- Experience / knowledge of PR outcome measures; ISWT, strength testing
- Aware of PR accreditation scheme
- Aware of / involved in PR component of NRAP (National Respiratory Audit Plan)

### Experience of Home 02 patients

**Essential**

- Aware of the role of oxygen therapy within respiratory management

**Desirable**

- Previous experience of assessment for Home 02 (walk test, blood gases)
- HOOF prescriber
- Understaning of LTOT / AMBOT - when indicated, how delivered etc

### Mode of transport for community visits

**Essential**

- Car driver with access to car for work purposes

**Desirable**

- Proposed mode of transport (other than car) for community work

## Documents

- [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2412)
- [functional requirements (pdf, 264.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10409772)
- [b6 jd resp nurse / physio (pdf, 216.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10439143)
- [b6 respiratory physio + nurse person specification (pdf, 32.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10409771)

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