Job summary
- Main area
- Community Respiratory
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: pro rata per annum
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week (Wednesday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 343-7180541-UB-RB-Y
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cheam Priory
- Town
- North Cheam
- Salary
- £42,939 - £50,697 pro rata per annum inc hcas (outer)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Respiratory Nurse Specialist
Band 6
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
Job overview
Respiratory Specialist Nurse Band 6
We are looking for a dynamic and motivated registered nurse to join our expanding community Respiratory service within Sutton Health and Care. You will work within a passionate and friendly respiratory MDT team providing evidence-based care for patients with chronic respiratory conditions. The successful candidate will work with the team to develop integrated respiratory service pathways through audit and evaluation and promote health through patient empowerment, health education and self-management skills.
The ideal post holder must have excellent communication skills, be a team player, be extremely organised, work well under pressure, have general IT skills and have an ability to work flexibly. We are looking for someone with previous experience in the respiratory speciality within acute or community.
If you believe you have these qualities and are looking for a rewarding, interesting and challenging role within a small friendly team, please contact us.
Interview Date: 4th June 2025
Main duties of the job
Refer to the service to enable prompt assessment, diagnosis and treatment according to agreed policies, protocols and guidelines.
Request and perform appropriate diagnostic and/or therapeutic interventions in order to provide a holistic assessment of the patient within agreed policies and guidelines.
Be responsible for prescribing such treatments as are deemed clinically appropriate, in line with local guidelines, the Nurse Prescribing Formulary and Trust protocols for Non-Medical Prescribing.
Lead in the professional development needs of junior team members within the service.
Be proactive in offering health promotion and participate in health promotion activities, including health needs assessment for the caseload and local population.
To contribute to the development of evidence-based practice using audit and other tools including user and stakeholder feedback.
Working for our organisation
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered General Nurse
- Nursing Degree
Desirable criteria
- University accredited respiratory course/ Specialist practitioner qualification such as COPD, Asthma or Spirometry qualifications
- Mentorship/ Teaching experience/ qualification
- Non-Medical Prescriber
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of managing complex care for respiratory disease patients
- Able to work as part of the MDT
Desirable criteria
- Use of clinical pathways/ protocols for the management of respiratory disease patients
- Commitment to the delivery of and development of integrated ways of working
- Able to demonstrate experience in research, critical appraisal, audit and evaluation
- Previous NHS experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate knowledge of the national standards and guidelines within BTS and NICE guidance
- Use of clinical pathways/ protocols for the management of respiratory disease patients
Desirable criteria
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to innovation and practice development
- Experience in leading change management
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Evidence of good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure, balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Computer literate and experience in Microsoft windows
- UK Driver's license
- Owns a car
Desirable criteria
- Experience of using databases
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Neethu John
- Job title
- Highly specialist physiotherapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07919227026
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