Central London Community Health Trust

Respiratory Nurse Specialist/Physio/Paramedic

The closing date is 16 October 2025

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Job summary

Join the Future of Respiratory Care in Hertfordshire: Develop Your Career with Us!Are you ready to join a large, innovative, 7-day service where you can truly specialize and develop your clinical skills?

We're a large, integrated Community Respiratory Specialist Service dedicated to providing expert care to patients across West Hertfordshire. We're expanding & looking for passionate clinical professionals - whether you are new to respiratory care or an experienced clinician ready to reach Advanced Practice level.

What Makes Our Team Unique?We offer an unparalleled depth of experience and support, rarely found in community settings:

Integrated Excellence: We work hand-in-hand with West Herts Hospitals Trust, sharing clinical medical leadership & developing joint pathways to constantly improve patient experience. It's an exciting time of innovation and trying new ways of working!

Multidisciplinary Expertise: Our team is built on a rich mix of professions. We actively encourage "blurring the boundaries" so that our patients benefit from the wide range of skills we possess. You will learn from, & collaborate with, senior expert leads in every area.

Built-in Support and Progression: We offer a comprehensive induction and teaching programme for all new starters. We actively invest in your future by supporting further education, attendance at courses/conferences, and opportunities to work towards Advanced Practitioner status and Independent Prescribing.

Main duties of the job

We are a high-performing multidisciplinary respiratory team delivering expert specialist care for conditions including COPD, asthma & bronchiectasis across West Hertfordshire, 7 days a week.

This includes essential services such as: Admission Avoidance & Discharge Schemes: Leading our Hospital at Home & Virtual Hospital services.

Home Oxygen Services: Conducting assessment and review services.

Direct Patient Care: Providing expert follow-up clinics & home visits.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (7-day working pattern, 9 am-5 pm, including weekends).

You will be an integral part of our team, delivering specialist respiratory care across a diverse & exciting range of services:

Hospital at Home / Virtual Hospital

Respiratory Home Visits and Follow-up Clinics

TB Nursing (screening, clinics, home visits)

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (diagnostics, clinics, and CPAP care)

Non-Invasive Ventilation for COPD (clinics and BiPAP care)

Home Oxygen Assessment & Review

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Respiratory Physiotherapy

About us

Just as we care about our patients' wellbeing, we care about yours!

We can offer you:

  • A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
  • Car lease scheme *T&C's apply (band 5 and above)
  • Flexible working options
  • Annual travel card loan
  • Training, support and development in your career

To have a full look at our benefits and what it's like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits

Details

Date posted

02 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,617 to £48,778 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

824-HERTS-7360857-A

Job locations

Hemel Hempstead Hospital

Hilfield Road

Hemel Hempstead

HP2 4AD


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to job description, person specification and CLCH trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to job description, person specification and CLCH trust values, for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

  • Nursing/ Paramedic/ Physio Degree qualification or equivalent
  • Current NMC /HCPC registration
  • Teaching/Mentorship qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with respiratory patients
  • Experience of working within acute or community setting.
  • With knowledge of relevant of National guidelines in Respiratory
  • Demonstrates ability to develop new initiatives.
  • Demonstrates ability to managing change

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Good effective communication skills, verbally and in writing.
  • Ability to make decisions and prioritise actions.
  • Evidence of expertise in clinical skills
  • Experience of teaching others.
  • A working knowledge of clinical governance and evidence-based practice.
  • Ability to learn new skills and develop skills in physical assessment, spirometry, developing self-management action plans, capillary blood gas sampling, Feno.
  • Sound working knowledge of guidelines in the field of respiratory care.
  • Computer skills i.e., Word, data- bases email, internet
Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

  • Nursing/ Paramedic/ Physio Degree qualification or equivalent
  • Current NMC /HCPC registration
  • Teaching/Mentorship qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with respiratory patients
  • Experience of working within acute or community setting.
  • With knowledge of relevant of National guidelines in Respiratory
  • Demonstrates ability to develop new initiatives.
  • Demonstrates ability to managing change

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Good effective communication skills, verbally and in writing.
  • Ability to make decisions and prioritise actions.
  • Evidence of expertise in clinical skills
  • Experience of teaching others.
  • A working knowledge of clinical governance and evidence-based practice.
  • Ability to learn new skills and develop skills in physical assessment, spirometry, developing self-management action plans, capillary blood gas sampling, Feno.
  • Sound working knowledge of guidelines in the field of respiratory care.
  • Computer skills i.e., Word, data- bases email, internet

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Hemel Hempstead Hospital

Hilfield Road

Hemel Hempstead

HP2 4AD


Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Central London Community Health Trust

Address

Hemel Hempstead Hospital

Hilfield Road

Hemel Hempstead

HP2 4AD


Employer's website

https://clch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

senior respiratory specialist nurse

Audrey Marau

audrey.marau@nhs.net

07896674502

Details

Date posted

02 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£40,617 to £48,778 a year per annum, inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

824-HERTS-7360857-A

Job locations

Hemel Hempstead Hospital

Hilfield Road

Hemel Hempstead

HP2 4AD


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