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Bromley Healthcare
About
Bromley Healthcare is one of the UK's leading providers of community health services running services in Bromley, Bexley, Greenwich, Croydon, and Lewisham.
They put clinicians in the driving seat taking the best that the NHS has to offer, removing the bureaucracy and focusing on high-quality healthcare.
Source = www.bromleyhealthcare.org.uk
Contact
- Address
- Central Court
- 1 Knoll Rise
- Orpington
- Kent
- BR6 0JA
- Contact Number
- 020 8315 8880
Respiratory Consultant Or GPWSI in Respiratory
Accepting applications until: 03-Aug-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 03-Aug-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Boroughwide
- Town
- Orpington
- Postcode
- BR6 0JA
- Major / Minor Region
- Kent
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Bank: 12 months (£90 per hour)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Salary
- £90 per hour
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Grade
- (NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant)
Specialty
- Main area
- Consultant
- Interview date
- 25/08/2026
Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.
Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.
Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role maybe at risk will receive priority consideration.
Applicants for roles involving driving responsibilities will be required to provide proof of business insurance.
Bromley Healthcare recognises the use of AI but job applicants are advised to ensure their applications are reflective of their skills, knowledge and experience. Where AI has been used in the job application this will need to be declared by the applicant explaining the type of AI used and its purpose, please use the supporting statement section to specify your use of AI.
Job overview
Respiratory Consultant Or GPWSI in Respiratory
Bank - Adhoc hours - Fixed rate of £90 per hour
Bromley Healthcare is looking for experienced medical input to support our community respiratory and Living Better, Living Well services. We are advertising one flexible opportunity, with scope to appoint more than one person depending on applicant interest, availability and service need.
The role can cover one or both of the following areas: Living Better, Living Well, which supports people with ongoing symptoms and functional impact following COVID, other post-viral illnesses and multiple symptoms; and COPD/community respiratory multidisciplinary meeting support, which requires a respiratory consultant. Applicants will be able to discuss their preferred area of work at interview.
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The post holder will provide senior clinical input, advice and leadership within multidisciplinary discussions. The focus will be on safe, coordinated and patient-centred care for people with complex respiratory symptoms, chronic respiratory disease, oxygen needs, breathlessness, post-COVID symptoms or other long-term symptoms affecting daily function.
· Contribute to respiratory and/or Living Better, Living Well multidisciplinary meetings.
· Provide senior clinical advice on assessment, care planning, treatment optimisation, symptom management, escalation and onward referral.
· Support safe and timely decision-making for complex patients across community, primary care and acute interfaces.
· Help ensure agreed actions are clearly documented on EMIS and communicated to the right clinician, team or organisation.
· Support consistent clinical standards, good governance and clear communication across pathways.
· Contribute to service improvement, pathway development, audit and shared learning where required.
Working for our organisation
Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.
Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.
We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Living Better, Living Well: This element may be suitable for a GP with a special interest, a respiratory consultant or a clinician with relevant general medical experience. The work includes senior clinical input into multidisciplinary discussions for patients with post-COVID, post-viral or multiple long-term symptoms, where respiratory symptoms may be one part of a wider presentation.
COPD and community respiratory MDM support: This element requires a respiratory consultant. The work includes clinical oversight and advice for patients discussed within respiratory multidisciplinary meetings, including complex COPD, breathlessness, oxygen needs, exacerbation prevention and onward referral where required.
Please see job description for further information.
We are dedicated to caring for our service users and their loved ones, as well as ensuring the wellbeing of our colleagues. That's why we strongly encourage all colleagues to avail themselves of the Coronavirus vaccination.
To get a sense of what it's like to work with Bromley Healthcare, you can visit our YouTube channel at the following link: YouTube Channel.
Salary is determined by NHS experience and current banding/pay point. External applicants will begin at the entry point of the salary scale in line with NHS terms and conditions.
At Bromley Healthcare, we are fully committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues feel supported, nurtured, and celebrated. Discrimination of any protected characteristic is not tolerated. Diversity and inclusion are key components of our People Strategy, as an equal opportunities employer, we are particularly eager to enhance Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) representation across Bromley Healthcare, especially at senior levels.
We welcome applicants with a disability. We are able to support reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process, please let us know if you require any.
We understand the importance of balancing work and life, so we offer our staff a variety of flexible working options from day one. These include:
- Remote working
- Compressed hours
- Part-time
- Job shares
We encourage you to discuss this with your hiring manager, who will take your individual circumstances into account alongside the service needs.
We eagerly anticipate welcoming you to a rewarding career with Bromley Healthcare. Please note that all offers of new employment with Bromley Healthcare are subject to a three-month probationary period.
Bromley Healthcare recognises the use of AI but job applicants are advised to ensure their applications are reflective of their skills, knowledge and experience. Where AI has been used in the job application this will need to be declared by the applicant explaining the type of AI used and its purpose, please use the supporting statement section to specify your use of AI.
Bromley Healthcare CIC is an NHS community provider and an integral part of the NHS family. However, we pride ourselves on being different; as a co-owned social enterprise, Bromley Healthcare CIC is owned by its employees. This ensures that our staff remain under NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and are members of the NHS pension scheme (provided they are eligible). If not, we offer the Nest or Scottish Widows pension schemes.
Important Reminders:
- Please ensure you check your emails regularly, as this is our primary mode of communication throughout the recruitment process. As a general guideline, interviews typically occur within 2 weeks of the closing date.
- When providing employment reference details, please ensure you provide accurate work-related email addresses so references can be promptly sought when progressing your application. Your referees must be individuals known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.
- All staff identified as AT-RISK who meet the requirements of the post will be prioritized accordingly.
- The Trust utilizes the TRAC systems recruitment platform to administer all stages of the recruitment process, meaning that shortlisting information will not be communicated via NHS Jobs.
- Bromley Healthcare reserve the right to close adverts earlier than first published.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Medical degree recognised by the GMC
- Either entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Respiratory Medicine, or CCT expected within six months of interview, or MRCGP with evidence of substantial respiratory experience and a recognised GPwSI portfolio in respiratory care
- MRCP, MRCGP or equivalent additional qualification relevant to the appointment route
Training
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development consistent with consultant or GPwSI practice
- Training and experience relevant to respiratory medicine with interest in COPD, long-term conditions management, oxygen assessment, multidisciplinary working and community-based care
Skills
Essential criteria
- Strong multidisciplinary working skills across community, primary and secondary care
- Ability to lead and contribute effectively within multidisciplinary meetings Clear clinical documentation, communication and shared decision-making skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience in respiratory medicine or respiratory-focused primary care
- Experience of managing patients with chronic respiratory disease, complex breathlessness, oxygen needs and exacerbation prevention
Desirable criteria
- Ability to travel across Bromley services and partner sites as required on occasion
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Lynette Linkson
- Job title
- Respiratory Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
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