Respiratory Practitioner: Physiotherapist​/Nurse​/Occupational Therapist

Respiratory Practitioner:
Physiotherapist/Nurse/Occupational Therapist Band 6

Main area:
Physiotherapy, Nursing / Midwifery, Occupational Therapy. Grade:
Band 6.

Contract:

Fixed term, 12 months.

Hours:

Full time, 37.5 hours per week. No weekends or bank holidays. Site:
Gloucestershire Respiratory Service, Town Gloucester. Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 per annum (pro rata). Job : . Closing date 10/07/2026 23:59.

This is a fixed term contract for 12 months covering a maternity leave, offering 37.5 hours of work each week. Working hours will be flexible to meet service needs.

The Gloucestershire Respiratory Service delivers a comprehensive range of treatments to support patients living with COPD, Asthma, Bronchiectasis and Pulmonary Fibrosis. The service works collaboratively with primary and secondary care and offers:

• Royal College of Physicians Accredited Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programme
• Home Oxygen Assessment and Review Service
• Specialist Physiotherapy Clinics
• Complex Respiratory Assessment and Review Clinics

We seek a self‑motivated and innovative nurse, physiotherapist or occupational therapist to join our multidisciplinary team. This role offers the opportunity to make a real difference in patients' lives while contributing to quality improvement and service development across Gloucestershire.

This is a highly varied and patient‑focused role, ideal for someone who enjoys working independently and collaboratively. You will travel to different locations across the county, including patients’ homes, clinics, and virtual settings.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering respiratory care across a range of settings including home visits, community clinics, and virtual sessions.
• Supporting the delivery of Pulmonary Rehabilitation programmes, including education and exercise classes.
• Performing assessments and reviews for patients requiring home oxygen therapy, including the use of blood gases to guide treatment.
• Working closely with acute hospital respiratory teams to provide integrated care.
• For physiotherapists: managing patients with complex presentations such as breathing pattern disorders and sputum retention.

You will also have the opportunity to rotate across the four arms of the service, depending on your professional background and clinical experience:

Clinical:

• Provide assessment and development of individual care planning aimed at improving outcomes for respiratory ill patients either in their homes or in clinics.
• Where appropriate, review patient medication and make or advise changes as appropriate.
• Work within professional guidelines and scope of practice to provide holistic and individualized support to patients and relatives to improve self‑management of their chronic respiratory condition.
• Travel around the county to assist in delivering Pulmonary Rehabilitation classes with other members of the Respiratory Team, including giving educational talks to patients. Ensure that all classes are run safely and efficiently and that all health and safety policies are adhered to at all times.
• Assess and review patients who may require oxygen therapy, including taking and analysing capillary or arterial blood gases.
• For physiotherapists: provide specialised respiratory physiotherapy including advanced airway clearance and breathing pattern disorder management.
• Support and manage care for patients recently discharged from either the acute hospital or the Rapid Response service, working across the clinical pathways offered by the Respiratory service in Gloucestershire to offer an integrated care pathway.

Professional:

• Maintain accurate written records to ensure that service user details and details of care given are recorded in notes line with Trust policies.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills when feeding back both verbally and in written form to support and work alongside other healthcare providers such as Primary Health, Social Care, and acute and community hospital teams.
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