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Job summary

Main area
COPD & Oxygen Nurse Specialist
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
190-1331-DIR
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northern General Hospital
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 pa/ pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/04/2026 23:59
Interview date
05/05/2026

Employer heading

NHS

COPD and Oxygen Nurse Specialist

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and dynamic nurse to work within our Oxygen and COPD Specialist Nursing Teams as a hospital and community clinical nurse specialist. The nurse will be based at the Northern General Hospital.

The candidate will be working with the COPD nursing team undertaking clinical reviews of acute COPD patients following hospital admission, via the respiratory and general medical consultant teams. The candidate will deliver individual patient education, to meet the COPD Quality Standards required by the BTS Audit. This will include smoking cessation, medication review and inhaler technique, pulmonary rehabilitation suitability, self-management advice. The candidate will be involved in the triage of patients from admission lists and will assess COPD patients for community support services and pathways.

The candidate will develop their skills and knowledge in recognising respiratory failure, management, and appropriate treatment of this, whilst supporting palliative care needs.

Main duties of the job

 

There will also be the opportunity to work alongside the oxygen nursing team to develop knowledge/ experience in the management of oxygen therapy this may include telephone reviews and clinics. They will become familiar with oxygen equipment, safety concerns and be able to offer advice to families, carers, and other health professionals.

The service operates 7 days a week, 08:30 hours – 16:30 hours; however, this may require a flexible approach to your working hours on occasions.

 The Team

The COPD and Oxygen Nurse Specialists form part of the Respiratory Medicine directorate within the GRaDE care group.

Who are we looking for?

You will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills and be committed to providing safe, evidence based and compassionate care to our patient group, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. You will be required to work to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals PROUD standards and behaviours and be enthusiastic and passionate about patient care.

The successful candidate will have first level registration and current NMC registration. They will have experience of caring for patients with COPD and other respiratory conditions, underpinned by relevant theoretical knowledge, and will be able to work effectively as a team member. The post requires demonstration of both personal and professional development. Informal enquires about this post are very much encouraged.

Working for our organisation

 

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

 

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • First level registration
  • To have a degree or working towards degree level
  • To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
Desirable criteria
  • COPD or Asthma Diploma
  • Non-Medical Prescribing
  • Palliative care experience
  • Certificate in Spirometry or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive post registration experience
  • Demonstrate able post registration experience in COPD.
  • Experience of working with people with long-term conditions
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of working effectively and collaboratively across professional and organisational boundaries
  • Experience and involvement in undertaking audit and or research
  • MDT experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of management of Respiratory conditions
  • Previous experience which demonstrates a specialist interest in managing complex Respiratory patients.
  • Evidence of COPD national policies, including NICE & GOLD guidance to inform evidence based care and management.
  • Knowledge of clinical governance
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge and understanding of audit
  • Presentation skills
  • Understanding and experience in managing change and modernisation techniques

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to communicate effectively with the patient, their families and a wide range of health professionals .
  • Ability to manage own caseload /workload prioritise effectively.
  • Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and keen to take responsibility
  • Demonstrated ability to make independent decisions
  • Ability to work on own initiative and autonomously
  • Ability to support learning and education for patients, carers and families and other allied professionals
  • IT competent.
  • Ability to adapt to changes in service demand
  • Full UK driving licence and has access to a vehicle.
Desirable criteria
  • Audit or research experience or qualification
  • Experience of service development and change principles
  • Awareness of use of System 1
  • Experience of integrated working across teams.

Attrinutes

Essential criteria
  • Enthusiastic and committed to own professional development.
  • Can demonstrate good team working.
Desirable criteria
  • Motivated and able to motivate others

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Helen Gregory
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 2269098
Additional information

COPD Nurse Specialist Team

0114 2266388

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