Complex Respiratory Nurse Specialist

Job summary

The Morecambe Bay Respiratory Network in conjunction with the Community Respiratory Service, have secured funding until April 2026, to trial a number of new services across Morecambe Bay, including (but not limited to) integrated MDT clinical pathways for chronic respiratory disease management, additional localised pulmonary rehabilitation programs, and specialist home rehabilitation and support, for people with respiratory disease living with high symptom burden who are at high risk of deterioration and urgent care use.

We have up to 1 remaining WTE Nursing post available to support our new Advanced Respiratory Care at Home service across the Bay. This role offers you a permanent contract with our Trust (UHMBT), and a role aligned with the Community Respiratory Service until 31st March 2026. Further funding for us to continue these Respiratory services beyond April 2026, will be dependent on the success of this trial period. So, if you have a passion for respiratory care and want to help us to improve the lives of people living with respiratory disease across Morecambe Bay, and if you are up for a challenge and want to help us make these new services a success - then this role could be for you!

Main duties of the job

To provide thorough, holistic assessments, clinical examination and co-ordination and delivery of specialist clinical care interventions to patients, to support the palliative care of respiratory symptoms and chronic respiratory disease.

To work closely with the MBRN teams and wider MDT to improve palliative care of respiratory disease across Morecambe Bay.

To work closely with UHMBT hospital and community service to support timely and safe discharge from hospitals for those in the end stages of their respiratory disease, to ensure appropriate high quality palliative care and enable patient choice for preferred place of care.

To work closely with the MBRN support staff and other members of the 'high risk' service to measure, audit and evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the service, at the patient and system level, engaging in a cycle of continuous service improvement.

To provide clinical leadership, supervision and training to the MBRN and wider MDT to support an overall improvement in Palliative care in Chronic Respiratory Disease across Morecambe Bay.

Please see job description for further details

About us

UHMBT Integrated Community Services provides care outside of the hospital setting, including community locations and people's own homes.

UHMBT Hospital services operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the advertised position and the principal job duties/responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification found under the supporting documents section. Additional information about the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay can be accessed on our website.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Nursing degree
• Palliative care qualification
• Evidence of recent specialist training or experiential competence in Palliative care or Respiratory

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Advanced knowledge in a relevant specialist field
• Demonstrable advanced clinical skills [assessment, examination, clinical care and treatment]
• Demonstrates high levels of clinical reasoning
• Leadership / Management experience
• Advanced communication skills
• experience of clinical service improvement and audit
• experience of delivering clinical supervision and teaching

personal attributes

Essential

• Can travel independently across Morecambe Bay
• Recent clinical experience in the NHS or a UK hospice
• Demonstrates enthusiasm and good understanding for this role and the new high risk service

Additional information

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).