Respiratory Practitioner – NCL Altered Airways & Complex Respiratory
| Posting date: | 28 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £56,276 - £63,176 Per annum Inclusive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 February 2026 |
| Location: | London, NW1 2BU |
| Company: | University College London Hospital |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7748990/309-UCLH-7354 |
Summary
A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and experienced respiratory professional (this role is open to qualified Nurses, Physiotherapists or Speech and Language Therapists) to join a new service supporting altered airway and complex respiratory patients across North-Central London (NCL). This vacancy has arisen due to the current post holder taking a career break, we are recruiting to a 6-month fixed term contract to cover this.
The aim of the role is to provide respiratory expertise; to facilitate hospital discharge of altered airway and complex respiratory patients, support management in the community and provide education and training for other community teams. The role is hosted by UCLH, but reviews patients across NCL and has
close working links with other acute hospitals and services across NCL.
We are looking for an individual with extensive experience in the management of altered airway and complex respiratory patients. Experience working in the community, project management skills or previous experience developing a service are desirable.
The successful candidate will be a dynamic and motivated person who can provide decisive and effective therapy input and demonstrate high level communication skills and a flexible approach when working under pressure. This would be an ideal secondment for someone looking to further their experience.
• To input to the design and delivery of this service; while supporting complex respiratory management of patients across NCL.
• To provide support to facilitate discharge from and avoid admission to hospital for these individuals.
• To provide expert clinical advice through training, guidance and information to the community teams and people who support the patients at home
• To be an experienced practitioner in all aspects of respiratory practice, developing an advanced level of professional autonomy and accountability in the provision of such care.
• To be an expert practitioner in delivering high quality respiratory care in domiciliary and community settings.
• To work within multi-disciplinary teams and liaise appropriately with all members of the multidisciplinary team and service users both within local hospitals and in area’s anticipatory care system.
• Jointly with the other team members you will lead, co-ordinate and evaluate acute respiratory care within NCL, working in partnership with all other disciplines to facilitate further service development ensuring that the clinical governance agenda and national recommendations are realised.
• To promote NCL as a national leader in developing community respiratory expertise for altered airways and complex acute respiratory.
• In line with the Trust’s commitment to Clinical Governance, develop, lead and implement standards for clinical audit to evaluate clinical effectiveness and promote excellence within the service.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit:Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?
This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Feb 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and experienced respiratory professional (this role is open to qualified Nurses, Physiotherapists or Speech and Language Therapists) to join a new service supporting altered airway and complex respiratory patients across North-Central London (NCL). This vacancy has arisen due to the current post holder taking a career break, we are recruiting to a 6-month fixed term contract to cover this.
The aim of the role is to provide respiratory expertise; to facilitate hospital discharge of altered airway and complex respiratory patients, support management in the community and provide education and training for other community teams. The role is hosted by UCLH, but reviews patients across NCL and has
close working links with other acute hospitals and services across NCL.
We are looking for an individual with extensive experience in the management of altered airway and complex respiratory patients. Experience working in the community, project management skills or previous experience developing a service are desirable.
The successful candidate will be a dynamic and motivated person who can provide decisive and effective therapy input and demonstrate high level communication skills and a flexible approach when working under pressure. This would be an ideal secondment for someone looking to further their experience.
• To input to the design and delivery of this service; while supporting complex respiratory management of patients across NCL.
• To provide support to facilitate discharge from and avoid admission to hospital for these individuals.
• To provide expert clinical advice through training, guidance and information to the community teams and people who support the patients at home
• To be an experienced practitioner in all aspects of respiratory practice, developing an advanced level of professional autonomy and accountability in the provision of such care.
• To be an expert practitioner in delivering high quality respiratory care in domiciliary and community settings.
• To work within multi-disciplinary teams and liaise appropriately with all members of the multidisciplinary team and service users both within local hospitals and in area’s anticipatory care system.
• Jointly with the other team members you will lead, co-ordinate and evaluate acute respiratory care within NCL, working in partnership with all other disciplines to facilitate further service development ensuring that the clinical governance agenda and national recommendations are realised.
• To promote NCL as a national leader in developing community respiratory expertise for altered airways and complex acute respiratory.
• In line with the Trust’s commitment to Clinical Governance, develop, lead and implement standards for clinical audit to evaluate clinical effectiveness and promote excellence within the service.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit:Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?
This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Feb 2026
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