Job overview
We are excited to invite applications from enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 nurses to join our friendly and dynamic Chest Clinic team at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. Our Chest Clinic nurses work across both Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospital sites, delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to individuals with a wide range of respiratory conditions. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop specialist respiratory nursing skills while working in a supportive outpatient and day-case environment. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team across all respiratory specialties, contributing to the smooth and efficient running of clinics and ensuring an excellent experience for our patients. Strong communication skills, flexibility, and a collaborative approach are essential, as you will be part of a small, dedicated nursing team where every role makes a real difference. We are looking for someone who is passionate about respiratory nursing, confident in their clinical practice, and open to learning and service development as the clinic continues to grow and evolve. In return, we offer a welcoming team, opportunities for professional development, and the chance to work within one of the UK’s leading NHS trusts. If you are a motivated nurse who enjoys working in a fast-paced, rewarding outpatient setting and wants to build a career in respiratory care, we would love to hear from you. Closing date: Midnight 12/02/2026 Interview date: 20/02/2026
Main duties of the job
The Chest Clinic is a dynamic and specialist clinical service providing comprehensive investigation and management of a wide range of respiratory conditions for both inpatients and outpatients across the South East of England. Conditions managed include, but are not limited to, tuberculosis, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), interstitial lung disease (ILD), and asthma. The service delivers routine outpatient care alongside a variety of invasive and non-invasive day-case procedures. These include medical thoracoscopy, chest drain insertion, pleural aspiration, bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS), induced sputum, and the administration of biologic and cytotoxic infusion therapies within the dedicated infusion suite. Services are delivered across both Guy’s and St Thomas’ sites and continue to expand in response to increasing clinical demand. We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Registered Nurse to join our multidisciplinary team. The post holder will demonstrate a positive and proactive approach, flexibility, and a strong commitment to developing clinical knowledge and skills within respiratory nursing. You will play a key role in delivering safe, high-quality, and compassionate care, supporting patients throughout their diagnostic and treatment pathways.
Closing date: 12/02/2026
Interview date: 20/02/2026
Working for our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· Preparing patients for assessment by members of the multidisciplinary team, including performing spirometry, FeNO testing, physiological observations, ECGs, and induced sputum testing. · Administering intravenous infusions, including cytotoxic medications, in accordance with clinical protocols within the infusion suite. · Ensuring the efficient and safe running of respiratory clinics through effective organisation, prioritisation, and workload management. · Assisting with invasive diagnostic procedures, including bronchoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS). · Supervising junior staff, supporting training and professional development, and appropriately delegating clinical tasks. · Utilising advanced clinical assessment skills to admit patients during pre-assessment, and to safely recover and discharge patients following procedures. · Developing and maintaining both clinical and managerial competencies within an outpatient setting. · Managing post-procedure complications, recognising and responding to the deteriorating patient, and facilitating ward admissions when required. · Performing cannulation and venepuncture in line with best practice and infection control standards. · Acting as a link nurse for the service, promoting effective communication and service development. · Conducting clinical audits to maintain and improve high standards of patient care. · Contributing to the development and continuous improvement of the patient experience and care pathways.
Person specification
Education/Knowledge
Essential criteria
1. Adult Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
2. Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
3. Teaching and Assessing qualification
Skills
Essential criteria
4. Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
5. Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
6. Able to work as an effective team member
7. Able to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care
Desirable criteria
8. IT skills
9. Able to do phlebotomy and cannulation
Experience
Essential criteria
10. Experience of working on own and in a team
11. Supervision of junior staff
Desirable criteria
12. previous Respiratory/Daycase nursing experience
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.