Job summary
This is an exciting CNS role leading the COPD CNS team to manage admission avoidance and home oxygen within our community as a lead nurse role, you will be instrumental in the effective running of the COPD service to improve patient outcomes keeping patients in their own homes positively impact patient outcomes and impact to the in patient beds, both across the trust and primary care.
This lead role is highly impactful and is a key role in ensuring service stakeholders, the post holder will co-ordinate the COPD team to ensure safe management of our Respiratory patients, ensuring the flow of patient care effective between all providers.
This role is suited to an individual who can deliver specialist care, knowledge, advice, information and education to patients, carers, healthcare professionals and relevant others; ensuring individual clinical, psychosocial, and emotional needs are met.
Highly skilled in sensitive and empathic communications, daily interactions across multi disciplinary forums and driving and leading the COPD team with the Respiratory consultant.
Main duties of the job
o To lead the COPD team and service to ensure positive patient outcomes and high numbers of admission avoidance outcomes across the trust and the primary care setting to provide high-quality, cost-effective service using research, audit, and evidence-based practice.
o To provide specialist care, knowledge, advice, information and education to patients, carers, healthcare professionals and relevant others ensuring individual clinical, psychosocial, and emotional needs are met
oTo participate in service delivery across the trust/primary care ensuring that it meets national recommendations and directives for respiratory patients.
oManage the day-to-day delivery of the COPD service and to be a link worker between all stakeholders and provide leadership and management for the COPD service.
oThe post holder will work with the Lead Clinician ensuring Protocols and Quality Standards are maintained
About us
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Details Date posted
10 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
179-7308413-M
Job locations
West Suffolk Hospital
Hardwick Lane
Bury St Edmunds
IP332QZ
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see job description for full details and person specification.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see job description for full details and person specification.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
Person Specification Education and qualifications Essential
* Registered Nurse registration with NMC
* Possess a Degree or equivalent Respiratory experience
* Post basic qualification in Respiratory / COPD care or equivalent experience
* Management Course
Desirable
* Working towards Level 7 Post graduation qualification
* LEO course
* Qualification in Independent nurse prescribing or willing to undertake training
Personal qualities Essential
* Receptive to feedback and the willingness to learn and develop
* Committed to respiratory care
Experience and knowledge Essential
* Experience of working with respiratory patients at B6 role
* Demonstrates ability to develop new initiatives
* Demonstrates ability to managing change
* Advanced Respiratory management
Desirable
* Experience working in the community
Skills and abilities Essential
* Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
* Ability to motivate self and others
* Ability to make decisions and prioritise actions
* Ability to be proactive and resourceful
* A working knowledge of clinical governance and evidence based practice
* Ability to develop and maintain team working
* Ability to demonstrate specialist/Advanced clinical expertise
* Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
* Ability to work autonomously
* Advanced working knowledge of guidelines in the field of respiratory care excellent documentation skills
* Knowledge awareness of recent NHS policies/DoH agenda
* Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the holistic needs of the client group
* Computer skills i.e. Word, data- bases email, internet
* An eagerness to contribute to quality assurance and audit
Desirable
* Leadership at point of care course
* Experience in community setting, working as an autonomous practitioner
Personal qualities Essential
* Able to prioritise work
* Able to work within a multi-professional team
* Ability to work autonomously and demonstrate initiative
* Professional attitude to work
* Able to work under pressure.
* Willingness to learn new skills
Person Specification Education and qualifications Essential
* Registered Nurse registration with NMC
* Possess a Degree or equivalent Respiratory experience
* Post basic qualification in Respiratory / COPD care or equivalent experience
* Management Course
Desirable
* Working towards Level 7 Post graduation qualification
* LEO course
* Qualification in Independent nurse prescribing or willing to undertake training
Personal qualities Essential
* Receptive to feedback and the willingness to learn and develop
* Committed to respiratory care
Experience and knowledge Essential
* Experience of working with respiratory patients at B6 role
* Demonstrates ability to develop new initiatives
* Demonstrates ability to managing change
* Advanced Respiratory management
Desirable
* Experience working in the community
Skills and abilities Essential
* Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
* Ability to motivate self and others
* Ability to make decisions and prioritise actions
* Ability to be proactive and resourceful
* A working knowledge of clinical governance and evidence based practice
* Ability to develop and maintain team working
* Ability to demonstrate specialist/Advanced clinical expertise
* Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
* Ability to work autonomously
* Advanced working knowledge of guidelines in the field of respiratory care excellent documentation skills
* Knowledge awareness of recent NHS policies/DoH agenda
* Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the holistic needs of the client group
* Computer skills i.e. Word, data- bases email, internet
* An eagerness to contribute to quality assurance and audit
Desirable
* Leadership at point of care course
* Experience in community setting, working as an autonomous practitioner
Personal qualities Essential
* Able to prioritise work
* Able to work within a multi-professional team
* Ability to work autonomously and demonstrate initiative
* Professional attitude to work
* Able to work under pressure.
* Willingness to learn new skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Address
West Suffolk Hospital
Hardwick Lane
Bury St Edmunds
IP332QZ
Employer's website
https://www.wsh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details Employer name
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Address
West Suffolk Hospital
Hardwick Lane
Bury St Edmunds
IP332QZ
Employer's website
https://www.wsh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
#J-18808-Ljbffr