Wye Valley NHS Trust

Respiratory Nurse Clinical Specialist

The closing date is 16 December 2025

Job summary

The post holder will work as an integral part of the respiratory team to provide clinical expertise, specialist advice, and support for patients with a wide range of lung conditions.The post holder will be required to have a general respiratory knowledge with the ability to adapt to the needs of the service.The post will be predominantly outpatient based and will:

Provide highly specialised assessment, treatment and care within the outpatient setting to those patients with chronic and acute respiratory conditions using advanced clinical knowledge that is evidence-based.

Will function independently or within the clinical team and will demonstrate competency complementary to the consultant's role in the delivery of healthcare.

Will provide a high level of professional autonomy, expert advice and support, ensuring the needs of the patients are met by leading, challenging, and changing practice within the clinical setting.

Main duties of the job

  • The post will be predominantly outpatient based and will:

    Provide highly specialised assessment, treatment and care within the outpatient setting to those patients with chronic and acute respiratory conditions using advanced clinical knowledge that is evidence-based.

    Will function independently or within the clinical team and will demonstrate competency complementary to the consultant's role in the delivery of healthcare.

    Will provide a high level of professional autonomy, expert advice and support, ensuring the needs of the patients are met by leading, challenging, and changing practice within the clinical setting.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South WarwickshireUniversity NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.

More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.

Details

Date posted

02 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

229-MED-7646994

Job locations

Hereford County Hospital

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Job description

Job responsibilities

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties, but merely to highlight the current main responsibilities of the post. The Trust reserves the right to change terms from time to time. Along with your main duties; you will also be expected to carry out any other duties that are reasonably asked of you. It may be reviewed from time to time in agreement with the post holder and line manager. The post holder will be required to comply with all policies and procedures issued by and on behalf of Wye Valley NHS Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties, but merely to highlight the current main responsibilities of the post. The Trust reserves the right to change terms from time to time. Along with your main duties; you will also be expected to carry out any other duties that are reasonably asked of you. It may be reviewed from time to time in agreement with the post holder and line manager. The post holder will be required to comply with all policies and procedures issued by and on behalf of Wye Valley NHS Trust.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered nurse/allied health professional
  • Teaching qualification relevant to specialty or willingness to undertake
  • Relevant Diploma/ Degree/ MSc or equivalent
  • Non-medical prescriber

Desirable

  • Prepared to undertake post-registration qualification within specialty or equivalent

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to manage own time and prioritise effectively
  • Computer literate

Desirable

  • Able to assess plan implement and evaluate programmes of care

Experience

Essential

  • roven and demonstrable experience and knowledge within specialty
Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered nurse/allied health professional
  • Teaching qualification relevant to specialty or willingness to undertake
  • Relevant Diploma/ Degree/ MSc or equivalent
  • Non-medical prescriber

Desirable

  • Prepared to undertake post-registration qualification within specialty or equivalent

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to manage own time and prioritise effectively
  • Computer literate

Desirable

  • Able to assess plan implement and evaluate programmes of care

Experience

Essential

  • roven and demonstrable experience and knowledge within specialty

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.

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.

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

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Hereford County Hospital

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Hereford County Hospital

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Respiratory CNS

Cath Gilsenan

catherine.gilsenan@wvt.nhs.uk

01432364416

Details

Date posted

02 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

229-MED-7646994

Job locations

Hereford County Hospital

Union Walk

Hereford

HR1 2ER


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