Asthma Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 17/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role focuses on providing increased access to biologic therapy for patients with complex, severe asthma. The successful candidate will run nurse-led clinics, manage inpatient and outpatient contact, and work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, including a specialist centre in Exeter. The position involves supporting senior colleagues and contributing to the care of patients with various respiratory conditions. It is a dynamic role within a supportive respiratory nursing team.
Essential criteria
- Respiratory nursing experience
- NMC registered
- 2 years post reg experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous Band 6 experience
- working towards degree/MSC
- relevant respiratory course/communication
- Respiratory nursing experience
- NMC registered
- 2 years post reg experience
- Previous Band 6 experience
- working towards degree/MSC
- relevant respiratory course/communication
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Asthma Nurse
The closing date is 17 September 2026
Job summary
This unique role will predominantly provide increased capacity and availability of access to biologic therapy for patients with complex, severe asthma. This is a dynamic service working as part of a joint working service with the specialist centre in Exeter.
The role will offer varied aspects of nursing care from autonomously running nurse-led clinics, inpatient and outpatient contact and cross centre working with a wide and varied multidisciplinary team, fully supported by senior colleagues including respiratory consultants and specialist nurses.
Main duties of the job
To provide high quality review of inpatients admitted with asthma ensuring assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised programmes of care in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team in particular the Respiratory Virtual Ward
To provide nurse led clinics for the administration and monitoring severe asthma patients starting biologic therapy
To support the senior asthma nurse with the workup and referral of patients with Severe Asthma who require input from the Tertiary Complex Asthma Service
To work in collaboration with the Complex Asthma Service in Exeter, forming part of their multi-disciplinary team and supporting at severe asthma clinics when needed
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