Job Description

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.



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



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



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