Job summary
- Main area
- Respiratory medicine
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Initially working Monday to Friday but as service develops weekend cover on a rota basis)
- Job ref
- 164-7400443
- Employer
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Nottingham University Hospital
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rota
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading

COPD nurse specialist
Band 6
Job overview
The COPD team has an exciting opportunity within its service. We are looking for a dynamic nurse to compliment our already established team. We are looking for a kind, dedicated team member with a keen interest in COPD care.
The post holder will demonstrate a high level of specialist respiratory knowledge providing care, guidance and support to patients, carers and healthcare professionals managing COPD both on inpatient wards and in outpatient clinic settings.
Key roles will include assessing and care planning, medication review, support, referrals (both secondary and primary care), educating patients, families, caregivers and coordinating care.
You will support consultant colleagues in clinics and play an active role in regular MDT meetings to ensure optimisation of care for our patient group.
The post holder will be expected to work both independently and as part of our MDT after a supernumerary period. In addition to a supernumerary period we provide lots of continuous education opportunities once in post.
You will have a flexible and positive approach to delivering care to patients, excellent communication skills and established IT skills.
You will be expected to participate in audit and service development.
Respiratory experience of 2 years is essential.
This role will require working across both City and Queen Medical Centre campus.
Main duties of the job
The COPD nurse specialists review inpatients admitted to NUH with an exacerbation of their COPD. You will assess, plan, implement and evaluate their COPD care based on principles that are research based.
You will be asked for specialist input with patients where their primary reason for admission may be something other than their COPD but where it may be impacting on their management.
You will review patients with COPD in a specialist outpatient setting in a nurse clinic.
You will support consultant COPD specialist clinics.
You will refer patients to identified members of the MDT across primary and secondary care.
You will attend specialist MDTs both within a secondary care setting and between primary and secondary care.
You will actively take part in clinical audit to improve patient care.
Competent IT skills are required.
You will be a resource of specialist knowledge for members of the wider NUH team (nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, pharmacists, etc).
Clear communication and documentation skills are essential.
Working for our organisation
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 2 years experience working with patients with respiratory conditions
Desirable criteria
- Basic knowledge around COPD and a willingness to learn and develop expertise. Demonstrates an involvement in audit.
Commitment to Trust values and behaviours
Essential criteria
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trusts behavioural standards
Desirable criteria
- Able to discuss expected values and behaviours
Training and qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current UK NMC registration in adult nursing
Desirable criteria
- Specialists courses (e.g. Respiratory, COPD specific, Spirometry, palliative care
Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrates basic IT skills e.g e mail, Excell. Able to present and receive relevant clinical information to a multi professional audience. Can minimise barriers to communication.
Analytical and judgement skills
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of data collection, audit and analysis
Planning and organisation skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.Ability to prioritise own workload. Ability to work as part of the MDT and independently. Able to identify own learning needs. Recognises own level of competence and limitations and ability to communicate these to appropriate staff
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of being involved in MDT meetings/discussions
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Flexible and adaptable to ensure workload is achieved and service requirements are met
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
- Stephanie Holliday
- Job title
- COPD nurse specialist lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07812268146
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