Job summary
- Main area
- Community Respiratory Nurse
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term until 2-Feb-2027)
- Hours
- Part time
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 331-7718831-UHMB
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pointer Court
- Town
- Lancaster
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Community Respiratory Nurse
Band 6
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
The Community Respiratory Service, in conjunction with the Morecambe Bay Respiratory Network, are looking to recruit a fixed-term Community Respiratory Nurse (Band 6) post to cover maternity leave. The post will cover pulmonary rehabilitation assessments and classes, as well as provide Respiratory Specialist Nursing care in the home setting, for those with severe, chronic, respiratory disease.
As a Band 6 Respiratory Nurse, you will have previous experience working in respiratory (in General Practice, community services or hospital) and demonstrable post-graduate CPD relevant to the role.
So, if you are a nurse with a passion for respiratory care and want to help us to improve the lives of people living with respiratory disease across Morecambe Bay - then this role could be for you! Please get in touch to find out more about our team and this role.
Main duties of the job
To provide thorough holistic assessments, clinical examination and co-ordination and delivery of specialist clinical care interventions to patients, to support the management of respiratory symptoms and chronic respiratory disease.
To be actively involved in your own respiratory CPD, engage in role-specific training and competency frameworks, and support students, colleagues , patients and families to learn how to better managed chronic respiratory disease.
To work closely with the CRT/MBRN teams and wider MDT to improve the management and early diagnosis of respiratory disease across Morecambe Bay.
To work closely with the CRT/MBRN team members to measure, audit and evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the pulmonary rehabilitation and domiciliary nursing service, at the patient and service level, engaging in a cycle of continuous service improvement.
To work closely with system partners to embed the delivery of CORE+20 and local population health agendas into our Pulmonary Rehabilitation programme.
Please see the job description for further details
Working for our organisation
UHMBT Community Services provides care outside of the hospital setting, including community locations and people’s own homes. Although primarily based in North Lancashire; this role involves working across the Baywide area.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Essential/Desirable
Essential criteria
- Professional Nursing Registration
- Demonstrates interest in this specific post
- Car owner/driver
- Post-graduate nursing experience relevant to this role
- Evidence of relevant post-graduation CPD
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience working within community respiratory care
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Alison Bird
- Job title
- Lead Community Respiratory Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01524 591659
- Additional information
Caite Guest
Respiratory ACP
01539 716670
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