Job overview

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Nurse to join our Hounslow Community Cardiorespiratory and Post-COVID Service, based at the Heart of Hounslow.

We offer a supportive and progressive environment with access to regular clinical supervision, continuous professional development, and opportunities to contribute to innovative models of care within the expanding Hounslow Integrated Care pathway.

Candidates must be NMC registered with substantial experience in respiratory or cardiac care, and demonstrate the ability to work autonomously as well as collaboratively within a community setting.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will play a pivotal role in the assessment, management, and rehabilitation of adults with complex respiratory, cardiac, and post-COVID conditions across community, clinic, and virtual settings. 

Key areas of responsibility include delivery of Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation programmes (both face-to-face and virtual), airway clearance and breathlessness management, as well as oxygen therapy assessment and prescription in accordance with BTS and NICE guidance. The role also encompasses case management of patients with long-term respiratory and cardiac conditions, post-COVID rehabilitation, and contribution to the Respiratory Virtual Ward and Early Supported Discharge pathways.

You will work closely within an established multidisciplinary team, including nurses, occupational therapists, psychologists, and consultants, ensuring a seamless and patient-centred approach to care across community and acute interfaces. The role requires strong communication, advanced clinical reasoning, and leadership skills, with opportunities to contribute to service development, clinical education, audit, and quality improvement initiatives.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and   Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m. 

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.