Respiratory Infections nurse specialist

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Derby; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated nurse to join their respiratory infections team. The role involves managing patient caseloads, educating them on their conditions, and ensuring adherence to clinical guidelines. This part-time position offers professional development opportunities and various staff benefits, contributing to exceptional patient care in an innovative environment.

Benefits

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Qualifications

• Experience working with patients with respiratory infections including COVID and Flu.
• Ability to manage a caseload of patients effectively.
• Competency in arranging follow-ups and ensuring clinical guidelines are followed.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of patients receiving care for respiratory infections.
• Educate patients on various wards about their conditions.
• Ensure microbiological tests are sent to the lab for analysis.

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the respiratory infections team.

The Respiratory Infections Team was set up to reduce length of stay and improve care for patients with CAP through a combination of early intervention in the Medical Assessment Unit (MAU), short stay wards and other areas within the hospital if required, providing early supported discharge and support for patients to prevent readmissions. They also arrange for follow up of these patients.

It is a nurse led team comprising of a Lead Nurse, Specialist Nurses and a healthcare assistant with clinical support and direction from a Consultant Respiratory Physician.

You will be working alongside the team to ensure CAP patients are receiving high level care set out by BTS/trust guidelines.

The post is permanent. It is for 15 hours, 8-4 Thursday and Friday.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of patients
• Review and give education to CAP patients on a number of wards throughout the hospital
• Ensure microbiological tests are sent to the lab
• Promote antibiotic stewardship by promoting CAP guidelines
• Arrange follow up for patients
• Working within different settings in the hospital eg outpatients, resp wards, MAU, ED, MSDEC
• Working with patients with a range of patients with respiratory infections eg, COVID, Flu, PCP, TB.

Application details

Closing date of applications: 25 September 2025

Interview date: 9 October 2025

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Contact / Further details

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Victoria Fraser

Job title: Lead respiratory infections nurse specialist

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Telephone: [phone]

Available Mon - Fri 8-4