Specialist Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 24/08/2026
- Closes
- 07/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Respiratory Inreach team as a Specialist Nurse. The role involves managing and coordinating care for inpatients with respiratory conditions, particularly COPD and Asthma, within a multidisciplinary team. You will provide specialist advice, support discharge planning, and educate patients, carers, and healthcare professionals. The post holder will also contribute to service development, audit, and research.
Essential criteria
- oDemonstrable post registration experience.
- oDemonstrable postgraduate experience working in a clinical area where the post-holder will have had frequent contact with respiratory patients.
- oDemonstrable postgraduate experience in a broad variety of clinical settings.
- oAn awareness of current NHS and Health issues
- oGood communication, organisational and time management skills
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrable Counselling experience or qualification.
- oNMC Registration
- oProven evidence of CPD
- oDegree in Nursing/Health studies
- oNon-medical Prescriber
- oCOPD and Asthma course or willingness to do.
- oDemonstrable experience
- Aptitude & Abilities
- Advanced Respiratory skills.
- Advanced communication skills
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Demonstrable Experience supervising more junior staff
- Proven ability to manage own caseload
- Excellent time management
- Proven ability to work within a team
- Teaching skills
- Computer literate
- Knowledge and Experience
- oDemonstrable post registration experience.
- oDemonstrable postgraduate experience working in a clinical area where the post-holder will have had frequent contact with respiratory patients.
- oDemonstrable postgraduate experience in a broad variety of clinical settings.
- oAn awareness of current NHS and Health issues
- oGood communication, organisational and time management skills
- Demonstrable Counselling experience or qualification.
- oNMC Registration
- oProven evidence of CPD
- oDegree in Nursing/Health studies
- oNon-medical Prescriber
- oCOPD and Asthma course or willingness to do.
- oDemonstrable experience
- Aptitude & Abilities
- Advanced Respiratory skills.
- Advanced communication skills
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Demonstrable Experience supervising more junior staff
- Proven ability to manage own caseload
- Excellent time management
- Proven ability to work within a team
- Teaching skills
- Computer literate
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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University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Specialist Nurse
The closing date is 07 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Respiratory Inreach team at University hospitals Plymouth. This full time post is at band 6.
The successful candidate will work within a broad MDT and provide specialist advice and coordinate the care of inpatients with respiratory conditions with a particular focus on COPD and Asthma.
- To manage and co-ordinate care of inpatients with Respiratory conditions, with a focus on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease and asthma.
- Work as part of Respiratory Inreach team, leading, teaching and delivering expert care.
- Act as an expert resource within the multi-disciplinary team.
- Contribute to resource management.
For an informal chat or to discuss the position in more detail please contact [contact details removed] on [phone number removed] (EXT 39949)
Alternatively, please email [email removed]
Part time hours, will be considered.
*Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.*
Main duties of the job
- Provide specialist patient focused advice and support to inpatients within case load.
- Support, ward staff and medical t
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