respiratory nurse specialist

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS Foundation Trust in Salford is offering an exciting opportunity for a motivated respiratory nurse specialist to join the asthma team for a 12-month secondment. Key responsibilities include delivering high-quality care, reviewing patient plans, and supporting community health initiatives. A qualified nurse with post-registration experience is required. This role offers competitive benefits including flexible working opportunities and a generous annual leave allowance, aimed at achieving a better work-life balance.

Benefits

Generous annual leave allowance

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical audit and data collection is desirable.
• Experience working within the respiratory specialty is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high‑quality care in both hospital and community settings.
• Review asthma patients and suggest amended care plans.
• Work in the asthma biological injection clinic.
• Contribute to smoking cessation support.
• Manage own caseload and participate in audit programmes.
• Support patients admitted with asthma exacerbations.

Skills

Excellent computer/IT skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Qualified nurse with post‑registration experience

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic and innovative individual to join our asthma team as a respiratory nurse specialist for a 12‑month secondment.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with patients and professional staff to deliver high‑quality care in both hospital and community settings.
• Visit patients in the acute setting to review their asthma and, where appropriate, suggest amended plans of care and follow‑up.
• Work in the asthma biological injection clinic and other outpatient clinics following a period of training and supervision.
• Contribute to smoking cessation support and health promotion.
• Communicate effectively at all levels, manage your own caseload, demonstrate effective teamwork and participate in ongoing audit programmes.
• Provide valuable support to patients admitted to hospital with an exacerbation of asthma or who are under the care of the asthma clinic at Salford Royal.
• Act as a role model to staff working outside the expert team.
• Maintain patient records and databases and have knowledge of the current respiratory pathways.

Qualifications

• Qualified nurse with post‑registration experience.
• Excellent computer/IT skills including Microsoft Office.
• Highly motivated with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Experience in clinical audit and data collection is desirable.
• Experience working within the respiratory specialty is desirable.

Work setting

This post is a 12‑month secondment to cover maternity leave and to ensure that the requirements of the service are met; it is full time. There may be a requirement to work within the community clinic setting. Full training will be provided.

Benefits

In return, this role offers purpose, flexibility, a competitive benefits package including a generous annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities to achieve a better work‑life balance.

As a large NHS trust, we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We value care, appreciation and inspiration and are looking for individuals who embody these core values.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford.