Respiratory Health Care Support Worker (Developmental Role)

Job summary
The Respiratory Team is expanding and looking for a motivated Healthcare Support Worker who is keen to develop their skills and progress into an Associate Practitioner role within our supportive team.

This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience across a range of respiratory services while supporting the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care for patients with respiratory conditions across Mid Essex.

You will work alongside experienced clinicians, supporting spirometry and diagnostic assessments, pulmonary rehabilitation classes, the oxygen service, capillary blood gas testing, and the Virtual Respiratory Ward.

Full training and support will be provided, including opportunities for professional development and the potential to achieve ARTP certification in spirometry as part of your progression.

Main duties of the job
The aim of the team is to provide comprehensive respiratory care to patients in the Mid Essex community with long term Respiratory conditions.

The purpose of the role is to support the Respiratory team to ensure that effective, sympathetic and individualised pathways of patient care.

The successful candidate will be involved in training to complete Spirometry, Pulmonary rehabilitation, Oxygen assessments and assisting with the virtual respiratory ward.

About us
Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people's homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision: Transforming Lives
Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion
Mission: An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men's Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Details
Date posted: 23 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 3
Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year pro rata to 22.5 hours
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 828-PROVIDE4049-C
Job locations: Braintree Community Hospital, Braintree, CM7 2AL, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Qualifications and Education

• Essential: Previous health care assistant/support worker experience
• Essential: Basic Computer Skills
• Desirable: Community experience
• Desirable: Respiratory experience or knowledge

Circumstances

• Essential: Full Driving License
• Essential: Car Driver and access to a car

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Employer details
Employer name: Provide CIC
Employer's website: https://www.provide.org.uk/

Contact
Specialist Respiratory Practitioner, Rob Chandler, robert.chandler6@nhs.net, 07580913084

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