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Job overview
Applications are invited for a Clinical Nurse Specialist Respiratory or Specialist Physiotherapist - Band 6 to join our multi-disciplinary, integrated and award-winning team of respiratory nurses and physiotherapist called Adult Respiratory Care and Rehabilitation (ARCARE). Working fulltime in our different services at Royal London Hospital, St Bartholomew’s Hospital and Mile End Hospital. This is an excellent development opportunity for an existing Band 6 to specialist in respiratory or a Band 5 with respiratory nursing experience to develop into a Band 6 role.
The post holder will work closely with respiratory teams, across sites (occasional cross site cover may be required). This is an exciting role that supports an integrated approach in supporting respiratory patients across the various patient pathways including in-patient and domicillary (home visits) reviews, diagnostic (spirometry) and follow-up asthma /COPD clinics, respiratory virtual ward (admission avoidance and supported discharge), home oxygen assessment and review, primary care education, respiratory case management and pulmonary rehabilitation. We support an internal rotation program within the department. We are looking for a patient focused nurse or physiotherapist to join our team and help the service deliver responsive and compassionate care.
Main duties of the job
The aim of this role is to provide, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, comprehensive assessment and management of patients with chronic respiratory disease in a community virtual ward environment, providing excellent standards of care through improving and facilitating multi-professional working.
The post holder will join a flexible multi-professional team of nurses, physiotherapists, rehabilitation assistant and clinical administrator to provide, Community Virtual Ward/Admission Avoidance, Supported Hospital Discharge, Respiratory complex patient Case Management, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Oxygen Assessment and general respiratory primary care education in line with national guidelines and best practice, to patients in their own homes, virtually or in clinic settings.
The post holder will be required to work flexibly to provide a 8am – 6 pm service, 7 days a week and there will be an expectation to work weekend on rotational basis.
The post holder will be working in various community health care settings in Tower Hamlets, and across the Trust.
There will be an expectation to cover colleague absence as necessary.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work within MDT
- Evidence of teaching skills
- Time management, IT, presentation and organizational skills
- Excellent communication skills with patients and MDT including verbal and written, individual or group
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrates good understanding of various National Guidelines for COPD, Oxygen, and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Asthma, NIV
Experience
Essential
- Significant clinical experience specific to respiratory care for at least 3 years
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
- Experience of dealing with challenging/complex patients
Desirable
- Experience of carrying out research and audit
Qualifications
Essential
- HPC/NMC Registered Nurse
- Post registration qualification appropriate to the specialty or equivalent
Desirable
- Physical examination qualification or working towards.
- Non-medical prescribing qualification or working towards
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This advert is for Clinical Nurse Specialist / Specialist Physiotherapist Respiratory with Barts Health NHS Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Physiotherapist role. The advertised salary is £47,951 - £56,863 per annum inc. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 07 Aug 2026.
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