Senior Respiratory CNS - Virtual Ward & Community Care Lead

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Solihull Community Respiratory Team. The role focuses on innovative models of care to prevent admissions, support virtual wards, and deliver high-quality respiratory management at home.

You will lead advanced assessments, manage oxygen therapy, and develop new care pathways in collaboration with primary care and community services to improve outcomes.

Qualifications

• NMC registered nurse with valid practicing licence.
• At least two years of Band 6 respiratory experience with advanced assessment skills.

Responsibilities

• Undertake advanced respiratory assessments to support diagnosis and develop personalised management plans.
• Initiate and optimise evidence-based respiratory treatments and medications within scope of practice.
• Perform and interpret Capillary Blood Gas (CBG) analysis to support oxygen therapy and clinical decision-making.
• Assess and manage patients with acute respiratory symptoms in community, clinic and virtual ward settings.
• Support admission avoidance pathways through timely assessment, intervention and care coordination.
• Determine appropriate care pathways, including safe management at home where suitable.
• Work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care.
• Provide specialist input to the Solihull Virtual Ward, helping prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and facilitate early intervention.
• Provide education and self-management support to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Act as a specialist respiratory resource for COPD, bronchiectasis, asthma and ILD.
• Deliver advice on inhaler technique, airway clearance, oxygen therapy, symptom monitoring, smoking cessation and lifestyle changes.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement and implementation of innovative respiratory pathways across Solihull.
• Develop individualised care plans that promote independence, improve outcomes and reduce avoidable hospital admissions.

Skills

Advanced respiratory assessment

Clinical leadership

Communication skills

Care coordination

Self-management education

Oxygen therapy management

Capillary blood gas interpretation

Education

NMC registered nurse

Job description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Solihull Community Respiratory Team. The role focuses on innovative models of care to prevent admissions, support virtual wards, and deliver high-quality respiratory management at home.

You will lead advanced assessments, manage oxygen therapy, and develop new care pathways in collaboration with primary care and community services to improve outcomes.