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York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Respiratory Specialist Nurses

The closing date is 31 July 2025

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Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a band 6 nurse to join our well established and supportive respiratory nursing team.

If you are passionate about taking care of respiratory patients and looking to develop into a specialist role then this may be exactly what you are looking for. The role offers you the variety of working across the acute setting and in the community. The team supports patients with COPD, Asthma and those requiring home oxygen across the Vale of York. We hold a number of clinics across three different sites; Tang Hall, Selby War Memorial Hospital and York Hospital. The service operating hours are Monday to Friday ( excluding bank holidays) between the hours of 08:00-16:30.

As this role encompasses 3 different sites, you must be able to transport yourself between the sites and hold a current UK License.

The ability to transport yourself and equipment across the locality during the course of a normal working day is required for this vacancy.

If you are currently employed by the Trust and you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post.

Please note: This post may become Permanent at the end of Fixed Term/Secondment.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will

  • Have Excellent communication skills and the ability to work as part of the multidisciplinary
  • Work collaboratively with the Multi-Disciplinary Teams, contributing to the ongoing development of the Home Oxygen Service-Assessment and Review (HOS-AR)
  • Run nurse-led clinics in support of the Advanced Nurse Specialist
  • Support ward staff to manage COPD and Asthma patients
  • Support nursing and medical staff in the safe management of oxygen
  • Perform comprehensive assessment of a patient's needs
  • Support a caseload of respiratory patients and non respiratory patients requiring LTOT, Ambulatory and palliative oxygen providing community follow-up and ongoing telephone contact.
  • Support the ongoing development and day to day running of the Early Supported Discharge Service (ESDS) as required
  • Support the Advanced Nurse Specialist in providing education for all grades of staff both within and outside formal programmes of learning.
  • Actively participate in clinical professional development by way of regular training, support, clinical reasoning and peer review.
  • Participate in evidence-based audit and research projects to further practice, making and acting upon recommendations for changes in practice to improve service delivery including the formulation and implementation of the service protocols.

About us

To find out more information click on the following link for our Trust Information pack:

https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

  • Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
  • 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
  • A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
  • Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
  • NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
  • An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
  • Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Details

Date posted

17 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

419-7333128-RSN-MY

Job locations

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust

York

YO31 8HE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY. Remote interviews will not be available.

The validity of Nursing and Midwifery Council PIN will be checked before shortlisting, inaccuracies in NMC PIN details will mean your application will not be progressed

Interested candidates are encouraged to make contact with the Recruiting Manager to have an informal discussion about the role

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY. Remote interviews will not be available.

The validity of Nursing and Midwifery Council PIN will be checked before shortlisting, inaccuracies in NMC PIN details will mean your application will not be progressed

Interested candidates are encouraged to make contact with the Recruiting Manager to have an informal discussion about the role

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (Level 1)
  • Post registration qualification in specialty e.g. Diploma in COPD and Asthma
  • Degree Level education or equivalent

Desirable

  • Non-medical prescriber or willing to work towards.
  • Teaching qualification or equivalent experience

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Running Nurse Led Clinics
Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Registered Nurse (Level 1)
  • Post registration qualification in specialty e.g. Diploma in COPD and Asthma
  • Degree Level education or equivalent

Desirable

  • Non-medical prescriber or willing to work towards.
  • Teaching qualification or equivalent experience

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Running Nurse Led Clinics

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).

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).

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust

York

YO31 8HE


Employer's website

https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust

York

YO31 8HE


Employer's website

https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Respiratory Specialist Nurse Team Lead

Maria Branton

maria.branton@nhs.net

01904726448

Details

Date posted

17 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

419-7333128-RSN-MY

Job locations

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust

York

YO31 8HE


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