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
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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
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
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