Respiratory Nurse Specialist, Band 6 (22.5 hours a week)
LocationGloucester, England, United Kingdom
Posted At2/19/2026
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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
About
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
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Key details
Location
SiteTrustwideTownGloucestershire (Gloucester, Cheltenham)PostcodeGL1 3NNMajor / Minor RegionGloucestershire
Contract type & working pattern
ContractFixed term: 12 months (Would consider secondment)HoursPart time - 22.5 hours per week
Salary
Salary£37,338 - £44,962 (pa pro rata if part-time)Salary periodYearlyGrade(Band 6)
Specialty
Main areaRespiratory
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
About
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
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Key details
Location
SiteTrustwideTownGloucestershire (Gloucester, Cheltenham)PostcodeGL1 3NNMajor / Minor RegionGloucestershire
Contract type & working pattern
ContractFixed term: 12 months (Would consider secondment)HoursPart time - 22.5 hours per week
Salary
Salary£37,338 - £44,962 (pa pro rata if part-time)Salary periodYearlyGrade(Band 6)
Specialty
Main areaRespiratory
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job Overview
Respiratory Nurse Specialist, Band 6 (22.5 hours a week)
The Respiratory Nurse Specialist will work as a member of the Integrated Respiratory Team in Gloucestershire, within the acute setting to support both Inpatient and Outpatient Services for a variety of conditions such as Asthma, COPD, Bronchiectasis, ILD, oxygen assessments and providing follow-up care through the virtual supported discharge service. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to step up into a specialist nursing role. The post holder must be willing to work weekends when required.
Additional contract details: Would consider secondment
Applicants are st
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job Overview
Respiratory Nurse Specialist, Band 6 (22.5 hours a week)
The Respiratory Nurse Specialist will work as a member of the Integrated Respiratory Team in Gloucestershire, within the acute setting to support both Inpatient and Outpatient Services for a variety of conditions such as Asthma, COPD, Bronchiectasis, ILD, oxygen assessments and providing follow-up care through the virtual supported discharge service. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to step up into a specialist nursing role. The post holder must be willing to work weekends when required.
Additional contract details: Would consider secondment
Applicants are st
rongly encouraged to contact the manager to find out more information prior to applying.
Advert
Within the role the post holder will be an integral part of the Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist team ensuring robust communication with members of the Respiratory team, MDT, GPs, patients and relatives. They will also be responsible for seeing patients in the hospital assessing them for oxygen, completing COPD or asthma reviews including bundle and audit and assessing patients for the virtual ward. They will then provide virtual consultations to the patients on the virtual ward each day. The post holder will also support or lead a sub speciality to ensure expert knowledge and service development.
Working for our organisation
We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.
With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals. As well as generous annual leave allowance, access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Advert
Within the role the post holder will be an integral part of the Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist team ensuring robust communication with members of the Respiratory team, MDT, GPs, patients and relatives. They will also be responsible for seeing patients in the hospital assessing them for oxygen, completing COPD or asthma reviews including bundle and audit and assessing patients for the virtual ward. They will then provide virtual consultations to the patients on the virtual ward each day. The post holder will also support or lead a sub speciality to ensure expert knowledge and service development.
Working for our organisation
We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.
With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals. As well as generous annual leave allowance, access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
- To provide supported discharge for respiratory patients and facilitate early discharge from the wards
- To support admission prevention by providing specialist support through in reach to unscheduled care.
- To act as an accessible specialist resource and educator within the Gloucestershire Respiratory Service, providing education and training to colleagues within the trust, and members of primary and community care teams.
- Proactively participate in quality and service improvement, working closely with the Lead Respiratory Nurse, Senior Matron and multidisciplinary team.
- Facilitate and support discharge of patients from hospital to home
- Follow up patients post discharge to prevent inappropriate admission to hospital
- Participate in the implementation of local policies and procedures to improve the effectiveness of the department
- To participate in the day to day co-ordination of the virtual supported discharge service
- Respond effectively to referrals within stated timescales
- Coach patients and carers on how to access help when they feel that their condition or needs have changed, including what to do out of hours
Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested. The Recruitment Team are unable to accept any applications after the position has closed on NHS Jobs.
Committed to safeguarding our community
If applicable for the post, all successful candidates will be required to pay for their own Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The cost will be £29 (standard checks) or £46 (enhanced checks), and will be recovered through two instalments from the candidate's salary. Please contact [email protected] for further information.
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Committed to supporting service personnel
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Follow us on Twitter: @GHNHSFTCareers
Applicant requirements
warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
If applicable for the post, all successful candidates will be required to pay for their own Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The cost will be £29 (standard checks) or £46 (enhanced checks), and will be recovered through two instalments from the candidate's salary. Please contact [email protected] for further information.
[email protected]
Committed to supporting service personnel
[email protected]
Follow us on Twitter: @GHNHSFTCareers
Applicant requirements
warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse or AHP
- Degree Qualified or equivalent level of study or experience
- Independent prescriber or willingness to undertake
- Additional relevant qualification at diploma/degree ideally in respiratory
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience of working in the NHS in the community or hospital setting
- Appropriate experience of working in a respiratory care environment
- Experience of managing long term respiratory conditions such as COPD, asthma, ILD, Bronchiectasis
- Experience in managing patients during an exacerbation of a long term respiratory condition
- Experience of working in partnership with community services
Essential criteria
- Excellent computer skills, a thorough understanding of Microsoft office applications including Excel and will be able to manage audit and National databases
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and listening skills.
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to act on own initiative
- Understanding of audit and evaluation
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NameAmy KellyJob titleLead Respiratory NurseEmail address [email protected]Telephone number07766 007192
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