Respiratory Nurse Specialist

NHS; Stockport; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Stockport seeks an experienced band 6 respiratory nurse. The successful candidate will provide specialist clinical support, ensure timely care for COPD patients, and mentor junior staff. You must have NMC registration and relevant nursing experience, along with strong organisational and teaching skills. This permanent role is full-time at 37.5 hours per week, offering competitive benefits including annual leave and an NHS pension scheme.

Benefits

27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS pension scheme membership

Salary sacrifice schemes

NHS Staff discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Evidence of providing extensive nursing care to respiratory patients.
• Experience of teaching in various formats.
• Evidence of leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical support to medical and nursing staff.
• Ensure patients with COPD are seen within 24 hours of admission.
• Provide clinical leadership and mentoring to junior staff.

Skills

Ability to formulate teaching packages

Organisational skills

Ability to assess patients autonomously

Education

First level NMC registration

Relevant post registration experience of 18 months

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the existing Respiratory Nurse Team at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking to recruit a band 6 nurse with a keen interest in Respiratory Medicine.

As a respiratory nursing team it is expected we are able to support the whole spectrum of non‑malignant respiratory disease, including but not limited to Asthma, COPD, Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Tuberculosis, Bronchiectasis, Pleural Disease, Interstitial Lung Disease, Sleep medicine and Chronic Respiratory Failure.

Whilst no one specialist nurse can be an expert in all areas it would be expected that all team members proactively develop subspecialty skill sets in one or more of these disease groups, to allow the nursing team as a whole to contain the skills necessary to support our consultant colleagues in the management of the full spectrum of respiratory disease afflicting our patient community.

This specialist role will support the organisation in the delivery of care for respiratory patients and their families, in accordance with the philosophy and standards of care within the specialty, ensuring that Trust values and beliefs are upheld.

This role will look to suit a motivated, enthusiastic individual. The ideal candidate must demonstrate their ability to work under pressure, be adaptable to change and thrive in an environment with a varied workload.

This position is a permanent role at 37.5 hours per day.

Main duties of the job

• Provide a professional, specialist clinical support to medical and nursing staff in relation to respiratory patients for inpatients and outpatients.
• Provide leadership that promotes patient focused care.
• Ensure patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are seen within 24 hours of admission to achieve best practice tariff and identify those suitable for early supported discharge.
• Provide clinical leadership ensuring the delivery of the highest professional standards through junior staff development.
• Interpret Arterial Blood Gases (ABG) to assist in oxygen assessments.
• Provide a comprehensive and appropriate short and long term management plan for respiratory patient, using expert knowledge and clinical reasoning.
• Develop into an independent autonomous practitioner.
• Work alongside the community COPD/Oxygen teams providing seamless care.
• Provide expert nursing advice and support to other Health Care Professionals (HCP).
• Develop and deliver nurse led clinics.
• Participate and support the CURE tobacco addiction team.
• Identifying training needs within the team and deliver education and training as required.
• Provide mentoring, advice and support to associate specialist nurses, respiratory ward nurses and students.
• Deliver Toolbox training sessions.
• Deliver NIV training.
• Support NIV therapy within the clinical setting.
• Demonstrate knowledge of, and adhere to professional, clinical, national and local guidelines.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union – for local financial advice

Additional details

Job posted on 19 December 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: 6

Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time

Reference number: 362-A-25-7660691

Job location: Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, Poplar Grove, Stockport, SK2 7JE

Person specification – experience and education

• Relevant post registration experience of 18 months at Band 6 or above
• First level NMC registration
• Evidence of continued professional development

Person specification – knowledge

• Evidence of providing extensive nursing care to respiratory patients at band 6
• Experience and good knowledge of nursing NIV patients
• Knowledge and experience of inhaler therapies and optimisation of therapy
• Clinical governance experience
• Research and audit experience, e.g. NRAP
• Knowledge of Tuberculosis case management (desirable)

Person specification – experience

• Evidence of leadership experience
• Experience of teaching in various formats, e.g. teaching packages developed, formal programmes delivered
• Experience of managing a case load or team
• Evidence of experience in running nurse‑led clinics (desirable)

Person specification – skills

• Ability to formulate teaching packages and educate / teach colleagues, junior staff members and student nurses
• Organisational skills
• Involvement in MDT meetings and being able to achieve outcomes for patients
• Autonomous practitioner / able to prioritise workload
• Independently assess respiratory patients and interpret findings (desirable)
• Ability to assess a patient for home oxygen (desirable)

Safeguarding

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

Recruitment conditions

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.

Employer details

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Poplar Grove, Stockport, SK2 7JE

Website: http://www.stockport.nhs.uk/