Respiratory Nurse

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Newport; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Newport is seeking a skilled Respiratory Nurse to join their community respiratory team. The role involves providing specialist care and advice to patients with various respiratory conditions, working both in-home and in clinics. Applicants should have a current NMC registration, nursing experience, and knowledge of respiratory care practices. The offered salary ranges from £38,682 to £46,580 per year, reflecting full time hours.

Qualifications

• Recent nursing experience within the acute or community setting.
• Knowledge of spirometry, oximetry, inhalers, nebulisers and oxygen therapy.
• Evidence of participation in audit/research.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist advice, assessment and review of patients with respiratory conditions.
• Deliver excellent customer service to patients and maintain partnerships.
• Comply with corporate governance structure.

Skills

Knowledge of respiratory conditions

Good interpersonal skills

Ability to problem solve

Ability to motivate others

Education

Registered General Nurse with current NMC registration

Completion of relevant post basic education modules

Mentorship/NVQ assessors training

Job description

Go back Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Respiratory Nurse

The closing date is 04 January 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a well-motivated, enthusiastic Respiratory nurse to work for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust within the Isle of Wight's Community Respiratory team.

This role will involve providing specialist advice, assessment and review of patients with a confirmed respiratory diagnosis.

The team is responsible for delivering specialist care to patients in their own home as well in our community clinics and venues across the Isle of Wight. The successful candidate will be expected to assess and treat patients with a wide variety of respiratory conditions.

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is committed to continuous improvement and we actively encourage personal development and growth through training and support.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

• Proactively and positively contribute to the successful overall performance of the Trust.
• Deliver excellent levels of customer service to all patients/visitors and staff at the Trust.
• Act as an advocate for the Trust & its contribution to the Health Service arena through creating and maintaining effective partnerships and relationships with staff, patients and the general public.
• Develop and support the Trust culture of collaborative, flexible cross-team working and commitment to delivering quality services and outcomes, which maintain the Government's policies on public health.
• Work with sensitivity and an understanding of the issues facing those working to deliver health services to the UK population.
• Comply with corporate governance structure in keeping with the principles and standards set out by the Trust.
• Develop effective ways of working and create strong partnerships and relationships with all stakeholders to support the implementation of the Government's policies on Health.
• Ensure that the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and other NMC guidance relating to professional practice is followed at all times.
• In compliance with the Trust's practices and procedures associated with the control of infection.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence.

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Completion of relevant post basic education modules.
• Completion of mentorship and or NVQ assessors training.

Experience

• Recent nursing experience within the acute or community setting
• Knowledge of respiratory conditions.
• Evidence of participation in audit/research.
• Knowledge of spirometry, oximetry, inhalers, nebulisers and oxygen therapy.
• Experiencing of developing oneself and contribute to the development of others.
• Enabling people to learn and develop,
• Demonstrate knowledge awareness and implementation of reflective practice and clinical supervision.
• Contribute to developing, testing and reviewing new concepts, models, methods, practices, products and equipment

Additional Criteria

• Physically capable of performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder
• Flexible and adaptable.
• Reliable.
• Empathic.
• Forward thinking
• Professional/Role Model
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to motivate others and maintain own motivation
• Can demonstrate the key competencies of the Behavioural Framework / Employee Qualities Framework.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Able to work as a team member and autonomously.
• Ability to cope with stressful/emotional situations.
• Attendance of annual update and complete e-learning modules as required in relation to manual handling

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.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearBased on full time hours