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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.
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, developing and delivering an individualised physiotherapy treatment programme based on this. 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.
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.
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For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Monday 15 Dec 2025
Responsibilities
* Provide specialist respiratory intervention and support the multidisciplinary team in assessing and developing a holistic management plan.
* Perform assessment of respiratory patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions.
* Develop and deliver an individualised physiotherapy treatment programme based on assessment findings.
* 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.
* Lead and develop a multidisciplinary workforce across community and hospital settings.
* Support the implementation/expansion of the Acute Respiratory Virtual Ward and home-based care pathways.
Qualifications / Requirements
* Experience and expertise in respiratory care at a Band 7 level or equivalent; ability to lead a diverse team.
* Ability to work across designated sites within the ICB, spanning community and secondary care.
* Flexibility to work a 7-day service with potential weekend rotations and occasional unsociable hours.
* Knowledge of local and national guidelines for COPD, Bronchiectasis, Interstitial Lung Disease, Asthma and Oxygen.
* Strong communication and collaborative skills to work in a multidisciplinary environment.
Benefits / Additional Information
* Comprehensive induction programme and ongoing learning opportunities.
* Supportive environment with opportunities for professional development, management and leadership training.
* Commitment to inclusive and flexible working patterns to support staff needs and service requirements.
* Healthy work-life balance emphasis.
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