Respiratory Nurse Specialist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- Closes
- 01/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves contributing to Respiratory Services in Luton, supporting patients with conditions like COPD, Asthma, ILD, and Bronchiectasis in a community setting. The specialist will manage a caseload, deliver high-quality, evidence-based care, and make clinical decisions independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. The position requires working within clinical guidelines and Trust policies to ensure excellent patient outcomes and satisfaction.
Key responsibilities
- Be accountable for the management of patients in your care, ensuring a high standard of evidence based clinical care is maintained.
- Ensure all electronic based patient records are kept up to date in line with the Trust's record keeping policy.
- Work in partnership with patients, social care agencies and the voluntary sector, raising the profile of respiratory needs across Luton.
- Work with colleagues in the Acute Trust and Primary Care to identify patients who need the support of the multi-disciplinary team to prevent frequent hospital admissions.
- Maintain verbal and written communication with patients, relatives, carers, and external agencies.
- Participate in relevant meetings and undertake teaching sessions to staff and patient groups.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Relevant post registration Respiratory course
- Recognised qualification at degree level in nursing
- Experience of partnership and multi- disciplinary working
- Competent in caseload management
- Evidence of post graduate experience caring for patients with a range of Respiratory conditions
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with patients in a Pulmonary Rehabilitation setting
- Knowldege and skills
- Excellent communications skills
- Standard keyboard skills and ability to communicate through IT using packages such as Word and Outlook
- Able to work unsupervised
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
- Understanding of when to seek advice
- Audit experience
- Qualifications and Training
- Registered Nurse
- Relevant post registration Respiratory course
- Recognised qualification at degree level in nursing
- Experience of partnership and multi- disciplinary working
- Competent in caseload management
- Evidence of post graduate experience caring for patients with a range of Respiratory conditions
- Experience of working with patients in a Pulmonary Rehabilitation setting
- Knowldege and skills
- Excellent communications skills
- Standard keyboard skills and ability to communicate through IT using packages such as Word and Outlook
- Able to work unsupervised
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
- Understanding of when to seek advice
- Audit experience
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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Job summary
To contribute to the provision of Respiratory Services in Luton to meet the needs of people with respiratory conditions, including COPD, Asthma, ILD and Bronchiectasis who require community services.
Able to demonstrate an understanding of the needs of the patient group and will have experience supporting this client group in either a hospital or community setting. You will be able to deliver high quality care and demonstrate clinical decision making, working independently and as part of the wider multidisciplinary team. The Community Respiratory Service is committed to the continuing professional development of its staff to support patient outcomes and a high level of patient satisfaction.
_(Please note that should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 27th August 2026)._
Main duties of the job
To support the vision, purpose and objectives of the Community Respiratory Services.
To be accountable for the management of patients in your care, to ensure a high standard of evidence based clinical care is maintained
Ensure all electronic based patient records are kept up to date in line with the Trust's record keeping policy.
Work within EEC policy and service specific Standard Operating Procedures.
To work in partnership with patients encouraging appropriate use of the resource, including soc
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