Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Nurse Specialist/Practitioner - Respiratory
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Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist – Respiratory Services
Join our award-winning Respiratory Services and find your passion in delivering high-quality, evidence-based care. We are expanding our successful teams to support the Acute Respiratory Virtual Ward and are seeking an enthusiastic, knowledgeable Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist committed to excellence in respiratory care.
As a key member of the senior team, you will lead and develop a multidisciplinary workforce—including nurses, physiotherapists, nursing associates, associate practitioners, physio technicians, and administrative staff—to deliver outstanding care for people with respiratory illness in their preferred setting.
Based at Farnham Community Hospital, our team covers NE Hampshire, Farnham, and Surrey Heath, caring for patients in hospital, clinics, and their own homes. You will play a vital role in improving standards of respiratory care and enjoy a varied role where no two days are the same.
The post requires flexibility to work across designated sites within the ICB, spanning both community and secondary care. Core hours are Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm, this will develop into a 7-day service, which may involve weekend rotations and occasional unsociable hours.
Main Duties of the Job
The Virtual Ward is an exciting new service offering home-based care to patients who would otherwise occupy a hospital bed. Care is delivered by a specialist workforce using face-to-face assessments and an integrated pathway to safely support patients in their own homes. Working closely with other experts, you will work both independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing care that is underpinned by research and innovation.
The successful candidate will provide specialist respiratory intervention, as well as support the multidisciplinary team in assessing and developing a holistic management plan. You will be expected to perform assessment of respiratory patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions. You will understand the assessment and management of multiple respiratory conditions and be aware of local and national guidelines for COPD, Bronchiectasis, Interstitial Lung Disease, Asthma, and Oxygen.
We are seeking exceptional clinicians to join us in this challenging yet rewarding role, which will significantly enhance your professional portfolio. We offer a comprehensive induction programme and actively support ongoing learning.
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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.
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
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates understanding of relevant national strategy / policy and how this relates to the service
- Demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and expertise in general nursing
- Knowledge of key professional issues and NMC guidelines and codes, relating to professional practice
- Advanced clinical assessment skills
- Ability to initiate, sustain, and evaluate change
- Demonstrates skilled written and verbal communication skills
Desirable criteria
- ABG interpretation
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse – Part 1,2,12
- Teaching / assessment programme
- Relevant specialist post-basic programme in respiratory care and management
Desirable criteria
- Completed / completing a master's degree
- Non-Medical prescribing
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant relevant clinical experience (postgraduate) in the same or related specialty
- Some recent clinical experience in the acute or respiratory setting
- Experience in managing acutely unwell respiratory patients in primary and secondary care settings
- Experience in acting as a clinical supervisor and mentor to others
Desirable criteria
- Experience of applying research evidence to clinical practice
- Previous community nursing experience
Special Requirements
Essential criteria
- Full driving licence and access to a car for use to travel across sites and perform domiciliary visits
- Willing and able to work weekends and unsocial hours
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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 helping 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, saving 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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