Respiratory Clinical Sister | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

UHCW NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Coventry is seeking highly motivated nurses to join the Respiratory team. This role involves providing clinical leadership, managing patient care, and developing best practices. Candidates should have experience in non-invasive ventilation and the ability to support junior staff. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to work in a prestigious healthcare environment focused on patient care and professional development.

Benefits

Access to learning and development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in non-invasive ventilation and patient care.
• Strong clinical leadership skills and ability to manage a team.
• Excellent communication skills to work with various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the respiratory team and clinical management support.
• Assess and evaluate care of NIV patients.
• Ensure high standards of patient management and safety.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Patient assessment

Non-invasive ventilation experience

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

We are looking for highly motivated, enthusiastic nurses to join our Respiratory team. The successful candidate will be a team leader, providing clinical leadership and management support, developing and evaluating best practice within the department. You will support the Ward Manager and your colleagues to achieve a high standard of patient care and take charge of the ward on a regular basis. We will also look to you to act as a role model in supporting and developing junior members of the team. The applicant must have experience in the assessment and delivery of non-invasive ventilation as part of your role you will be expected to hold the NIV bleep as well as assess, implement and evaluate care of the NIV patient.

Closing Date: This advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

1. Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
2. Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients/carers and the multi-professional team including situations where difficulties in comprehension occur.
3. A skilled practitioner and clinical leader providing support to the management team, participating in service/policy development.
4. Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of patients and management of a team, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented and evaluated/audited, involving patients and users.
5. Organisation of cross-departmental/organisational activities including HR, resource, and bleep-holder responsibilities as appropriate.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Key responsibilities

• Demonstrate highly technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including; complex patient monitoring; equipment management and frequent administration of invasive tests/procedures.
• Develop and educate staff, participating in supervision, mentorship and appraisal as required.
• Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data available.
• Manage expected and unexpected clinical events requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need, referring to a senior member of staff where appropriate e.g. in an unexpected event.
• Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g. imparting bad news or following an unexpected event.
• Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
• Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control at all times.

For further details please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Sep 2025