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Job Overview · Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist / Practitioner (Band 6) · Frimley Health Foundation Trust · An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our innovative Respiratory Services team as we expand to deliver an Acute Respiratory Virtual Ward. With newly secured fundi ...

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Job Overview
Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist / Practitioner (Band 6)
Frimley Health Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our innovative Respiratory Services team as we expand to deliver an Acute Respiratory Virtual Ward. With newly secured funding, we are seeking a motivated and experienced Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist / Practitioner to help shape and deliver high-quality respiratory care across East Berkshire.

You will work within a supportive multidisciplinary team, providing patient-centred care across community and hospital settings. As a skilled Respiratory CNS, you will use advanced clinical, communication and interpersonal skills to assess and manage patients with respiratory conditions, particularly COPD and those requiring oxygen therapy. Care delivery will reflect patients' social, cultural and spiritual needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver high-quality care for patients with respiratory illness.
• Facilitate safe discharge of suitable COPD patients and support admission avoidance.
• Assess, initiate and review home oxygen therapy across East Berkshire.
• Provide specialist respiratory advice to Hospital Trusts, Berkshire East Community Health Services (BECHS) and GP practices.
• Support service development towards an integrated, consistent respiratory pathway.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in developing an innovative respiratory service and improving outcomes for patients across East Berkshire.

Main duties of the job

You will deliver specialist respiratory assessment and intervention for patients with a wide range of acute and chronic respiratory conditions. Working collaboratively with nurses, physiotherapists, nursing associates, associate practitioners, technicians and administrative colleagues, you will contribute to the development of holistic, evidence-based management plans tailored to individual patient needs.

The role involves assessing patients with complex physical and psychological presentations, planning and implementing personalised treatment programmes, and supporting the wider team in delivering safe, effective care.

A strong understanding of respiratory disease management is essential, including knowledge of local and national guidance relating to:

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Bronchiectasis
• Interstitial Lung Disease
• Asthma
• Home Oxygen therapy

A special interest in COPD would be advantageous.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse – Part 1,2,12
• First degree in nursing, or demonstrable experience at this level
• Teaching / assessment programme
• Relevant specialist post basic programme in respiratory / experience or relevant community nursing qualification

Desirable criteria

• Diploma/ degree in respiratory care (COPD / Asthma) or willing to complete

Experience
Essential criteria

• Relevant clinical experience in the same or related speciality OR recent clinical experience in the acute or community setting
• Experience in managing the acutely unwell respiratory patient in a hospital setting
• Experience in acting as a clinical supervisor and mentor to others

Desirable criteria

• Previous community nursing experience
• CBG / ABG interpretation

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates up to date knowledge in general nursing
• Knowledge of the COPD and asthma outcomes strategy, NICE & BTS guidelines
• Clinical knowledge & skills in respiratory care
• Able to work autonomously and within a team
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Keyboard and word processing skills

Desirable criteria

• Experience of applying research evidence to clinical practice
• Presentation and teaching experience
• Advanced clinical assessment skills

Special requirements

Essential criteria

• Full driving licence and access to a car for use to travel across sites and perform domiciliary visits
• Willing to be able to work weekends and unsocial hours

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values –
Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future
, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates' investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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