Specialist Nurse (Respiratory)

NHS; Exeter; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in Exeter seeks a Respiratory Specialist Nurse to join their specialist team. The role involves providing patient education and management for respiratory conditions, working in various settings including wards and outpatient clinics. This position offers 27 days of annual leave and flexible working arrangements. Ideal candidates should have experience in respiratory disease management. Applications close on November 28, 2025.

Benefits

Flexible working schemes

27 days paid annual leave

NHS Pension and staff discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in respiratory disease management and patient care.
• Ability to provide education and support to patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Provide education and management for patients with respiratory diseases.
• Review patients in various settings including home and outpatient clinics.
• Liaise with GPs and healthcare professionals.

Job description

Overview

Job summary: An exciting opportunity to join our specialist nursing team in Respiratory Medicine. The position is permanent and 15 hours a week. Our Respiratory team includes specialist respiratory nurses and physiotherapists providing services such as home oxygen, home ventilation, severe asthma, bronchiectasis, TB, COPD and early supported discharge.

As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will work with an exceptional team to help patients stay healthy when they need it most.

Responsibilities

• Respiratory Specialist nurse: provide education, management, advice and expertise in all aspects of respiratory disease to a wide variety of patients. This includes work on wards, in outpatient clinics at Wonford and other community hospital sites, and in patients homes when needed.
• Reviewing patients on the ward, at home and in follow-up clinics.
• Giving telephone advice.
• Liaising with GPs and other healthcare professionals.

Working pattern

Working pattern: Monday to Friday (working 15 hrs over 2 days).

Further information

Interview Date: 28th November 2025

Contact: Pilar Rodal Bravo, Clinical Nurse Manager for the Respiratory Specialist Nurses. Email: [e-mail]

Qualifications

• Essential: See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description
• Desirable: See job description text above, and (where applicable) you can download a copy of the full job description

Benefits

• Flexible working schemes and family-friendly policies to support work-life balance.
• 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
• Occupational health services, counselling and onsite wellbeing activities.
• Salary sacrifice options and access to staff discounts, with NHS Pension included.

Note: This post is subject to standard NHS recruitment checks and closing vacancy policy remains at the employer’s discretion.

Other information

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.