Respiratory Specialist Practitioner

Somerset Nhs Foundation Trust; South Cheriton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Job summary

Are you a compassionate Registered Nurse seeking a secondment to develop specialist respiratory skills within the Hospital @ Home Respiratory Team? This role blends acute and community nursing to support patients with acute and chronic respiratory conditions. Band 6 pay (£39,959–£48,117) for a 9-month fixed-term, full-time post.

Driving ability is required with mileage allowance provided. Assignment covers Taunton/Bridgwater or Yeovil/West Mendip areas, with 8-8 shift pattern and one in four

Qualifications

• Registered Nursing degree is essential.
• Registered with the Nursing Council (NMC) is essential.
• Experience of managing respiratory patients within a community and acute setting is essential.
• Understanding of working as part of a MDT is essential.
• Enhanced understanding of Respiratory conditions is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality care to patients within the Somerset Respiratory service.
• Provide autonomous practice within the community and acute settings.
• Coordinate and evaluate complex care plans for patients with respiratory disease.
• Work as part of a MDT to support early discharge and prevent admissions.
• Support a 7-day service with weekend and unsocial hours as required.
• Attend to patient needs and develop care pathways in collaboration with the team.

Skills

Respiratory care

Autonomous practice

Team collaboration

Clinical decision making

Education

Registered Nursing degree

NMC Registration

Job description

Job summary

Are you a compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) seeking a new opportunity? We have an exciting secondment opportunity to develop your specialist respiratory skills and work within the Hospital @ Home Respiratory Team. Do you enjoy acute respiratory and or community nursing? This role will allow you to combine acute and community working whilst developing your experience in specialist respiratory care delivering outstanding care for patients with acute and chronic respiratory conditions.

Over service is county wide, however, you will be allocated the West side of the county (Taunton and Bridgwater) working alongside MPH or the East side of the county (Yeovil and West Mendip) working alongside YDH depending upon preference. This positions are day shifts only and cover 8-8pm with one in four weekends which include additional unsocial hours enhanced payments.

You’ll need to be a car driver with your own vehicle to visit patients. We offer a generous mileage allowance to cover the use of your car for NHS business, which includes both mileage and depreciation.

If you’re a qualified RN looking for a rewarding challenge to advance your nursing career, join our friendly, and highly skilled team of respiratory nurses and physiotherapists.

Main duties of the job

The respiratory element of the Hospital @ Home programme is designed to facilitate early/supported discharge of patients from acute medical beds and to prevent hospital admissions of patients with unstable respiratory disease in the community, so creating a 'virtual ward'.

Respiratory Specialist Practitioners work at an enhanced level of practice with specific knowledge and skills in a field of expertise which, this post, is respiratory medicine. They manage a discrete aspect of a patient's care within their current level of practice, which will be particular to a specific context. You will have a high level of acute clinical skills including venepuncture, IV administration, PICC line management and cannulation.

Respiratory Specialist Practitioners work autonomously in the community with patients, their family, carers and the multi-professional team to undertake assessments of patient need and devise and evaluate complex care plans.

A comprehensive training and competency package will be provided to support your development.

About us

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:

• Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
• NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
• Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
• A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential

Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.

The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.

Details

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 9 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 184-OL-BL-5647

Closing date: 04 November 2026

Job responsibilities

The post holders will be skilled, autonomous practitioners working as a core member of the Somerset Respiratory service, Acute Respiratory teams (present at Yeovil District and Musgrove Park Hospitals) and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality care to patients. They will possess the skills, competence, expertise and clinical decision-making abilities required to plan, co-ordinate and carry out enhanced management for patients with unstable respiratory disease within the community setting. This is a 7 day week service.

See job description for further information

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nursing degree
• Registered with the Nursing Council

Desirable

• Relevant Post graduate study
• Teaching qualification or equivalent experience
• Non-medical prescribin

Experience

Essential

• Experience of managing respiratory patients within a community and acute setting
• Understanding of working as part of a MDT
• Enhanced understanding of Respiratory conditions

Desirable

• Experience of developing guidelines, protocols and pathways of care
• Good understanding of the NHS framework and government policy
• Familiar with current local and national issues

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Proven leadership and management experience with respiratory patients
• Evidence of a good standard of Literacy/English language skills
• Able to demonstrate enhanced decision making /clinical reasoning skill through analysis and interpretation
• Ability to take overall responsibility and accountability
• Self-motivated and able to work under their own initiative
• Problem solving approach
• Innovative and creative, able to think laterally
• Able to influence and motivate other staff
• Team player with a 'can do' attitude
• Personal resilience
• Drive, energy and enthusiasm
• Always act in a professional manner demonstrating honesty and integrity
• Adaptable and flexible to needs of others and organisationDemonstrates punctuality and good time keeping
• Develop and maintain good working relationships within the Neighbourhood, Acute setting and with Stakeholders
• Willingness to use technology to improve standards of care and support to our patients
• Ability to cope with potentially distressing situations such as imparting unwelcome news
• Range of communication skills including documentation, email and reports
• Strong prioritisation skills with the ability to manage competing demands
• Keyboard skills
• Physically able to do work described
• Concentrate for long periods on a daily basis
• Complete work whilst being subjected to frequent unpredictable interruptions
• Access to a vehicle for travelling within and outside the trust boundaries
• Work under pressure, dealing with a complex range of competing priorities and agendas

Desirable

• Proven evidence of educational support to others
• Experience in leadership role
• Evidence of research and audit participation and an understanding of the process involved
• Undertaken or participated research
• Good understanding of the NHS framework and government policy
• Familiar with current local and national issues

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Hospital At Home, Magnolia House, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2BN, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/

Contact

For questions about the job, contact: Hiring Manager, Victoria Melhuish, [e-mail]

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