Respiratory LeadNHS

Job summary

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: full-time, 40 hours per week

Location: hybrid, with regular travel to our care homes.

Salary: Depending on experience

At Exemplar Health Care, we're committed to delivering exceptional care for people with complex needs.

This is a rare opportunity to join our national team as Respiratory Clinical Lead. You'll play a pivotal role in developing respiratory services, supporting clinical teams, and helping people live fuller, healthier lives.

This is a national role with travel across our services and offers a unique opportunity to shape and develop specialist respiratory care within one of the UK's leading complex care providers.

Main duties of the job

As our Respiratory Clinical Lead, you'll be the go-to expert for all things respiratory, helping shape and grow high-quality specialist services across Exemplar Health Care.

In this role, you'll:

lead on respiratory care, providing expert guidance on tracheostomy care, ventilation, airway management and complex respiratory conditions develop and embed best-practice clinical pathways, policies and standards support services to safely build respiratory capability and welcome new admissions play a key role in expanding our specialist respiratory services, working closely with Operational, Clinical and Business Development teams drive clinical governance, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives design and deliver engaging respiratory training, coaching and competency programmes establish and lead a network of Regional Respiratory Advisors, sharing expertise and promoting excellence across the organisation contribute to complex assessments, MDT discussions and strategic service development act as an ambassador for Exemplar Health Care, championing innovation, learning and outstanding respiratory care

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact, influence service growth and help shape the future of respiratory care.

Job description

Respiratory LeadAbout the RoleAs a Respiratory Lead, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for respiratory care across Exemplar Health Care.

You will support the safe development, expansion and governance of specialist respiratory services, enabling the organisation to grow its capability in supporting people with complex respiratory needs, including tracheostomy care, airway management and ventilatory support.

The role will provide expert clinical guidance, education, governance oversight and workforce development, while supporting homes to safely admit and care for individuals with complex respiratory conditions. You will also establish and lead a network of Regional Respiratory Advisors to provide sustainable specialist support across the organisation.

As a member of the internal multidisciplinary team (MDT), you will contribute specialist expertise to service development, clinical governance, complex assessments, risk management and strategic planning.

Key ResponsibilitiesSpecialist Respiratory Leadership

• Act as the organisation's clinical lead for respiratory care.
• Provide expert advice and support regarding tracheostomy care, airway management, invasive and non-invasive ventilation, and complex respiratory conditions.
• Develop and maintain evidence-based respiratory pathways, policies, procedures and standards.
• Support homes to safely develop respiratory capability and readiness.
• Provide specialist support during respiratory service mobilisation and admissions.

Growth in Specialist Services

• Support the organisation's strategic growth agenda by expanding respiratory capability across services.
• Assess service readiness for respiratory admissions.
• Contribute to complex referral assessments and admission decision-making.
• Work collaboratively with Operational, Clinical and Business Development teams to maximise specialist placement opportunities.
• Support the safe implementation of new respiratory services and specialist care pathways.

Clinical Governance and Quality Assurance

• Develop and oversee respiratory governance frameworks.
• Lead respiratory competency assurance processes.
• Review respiratory incidents, audits and clinical outcomes.
• Support risk assessment and risk management relating to respiratory care.
• Identify learning opportunities and implement quality improvement initiatives.

Education and Workforce Development

• Design and deliver respiratory training programmes.
• Develop competency frameworks and assessment processes.
• Provide coaching, mentoring and clinical supervision to colleagues.
• Promote evidence-based respiratory practice across the organisation.
• Support workforce development and succession planning within specialist respiratory services.

Regional Respiratory Advisor Network

• Establish and lead a network of Regional Respiratory Advisors.
• Provide oversight, support and mentorship to advisors.
• Ensure consistency of respiratory practice and standards across regions.
• Facilitate the sharing of best practice and continuing professional development.

MDT Contribution

• Provide specialist respiratory expertise to MDT discussions and decision-making.
• Support complex placement assessments.
• Participate in clinical governance reviews and quality improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to strategic planning and service development activities.
• Support incident investigations, learning reviews and organisational improvement initiatives.

Professional Responsibilities

• Maintain professional registration and practise in accordance with relevant regulatory standards.
• Keep up to date with developments in respiratory and complex care services.
• Act as a professional ambassador for Exemplar Health Care.
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with the role.

About us

Exemplar Health Care supports adults living with complex needs across more than 60 care homes throughout England. We employ over 5,000 colleagues who help make every day better for the people we support.

You'll join a friendly and collaborative Marketing Team, working on a wide variety of communications projects that have a real impact across the organisation.