# Airways/Interstitial Lung Disease CNS Band 6 > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/airwaysinterstitial-lung-disease-cns-band-6/ee06aee5-81fa-40a2-8b4d-ca55797f3f28 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/airwaysinterstitial-lung-disease-cns-band-6/ee06aee5-81fa-40a2-8b4d-ca55797f3f28.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** RHCH - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pa - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (RHCH based role) - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-31T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-17T10:10:48.217Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hampshire/Winchester/Hampshire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Respiratory_Medicine/Respiratory_Medicine-v8173778 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8173778?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Airways/Interstitial Lung Disease CNS (Band 6, 0.8WTE) Location: Cross-site – Basingstoke & Winchester We are seeking a motivated and dynamic Band 6 nurse to join our Airways Respiratory Specialist Team. If you have respiratory experience and are looking to broaden your skills and expertise in specialist respiratory care, this is an excellent opportunity to develop within a supportive and experienced team. The role focuses on the management and care of patients with Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and asthma. As a specialist CNS, you will act as an autonomous practitioner, supported by the Airways/ILD Lead, delivering expert care to both inpatients and outpatients throughout their treatment journey. Your role will involve providing clinical support, education, and psychological guidance, ensuring patients receive holistic and patient-centred care. Additionally, you will play a key role in promoting tobacco dependency services across the Trust, working closely with our dedicated Tobacco Dependency Advisors to support patients in reducing and overcoming tobacco addiction. Join us in making a meaningful difference in respiratory care and patient wellbeing. ### Main duties of the job As the main point of contact for patients, you will provide expert guidance, signposting to appropriate services, and liaise effectively with other healthcare professionals (HCPs) as necessary to ensure seamless, high-quality care. This role requires excellent communication skills, along with a kind and compassionate approach to patient support. You will work closely with individuals and their families, offering education, reassurance, and tailored interventions to help them navigate their condition. You will be part of a patient-focused, friendly, and supportive team, where professional growth and development are actively encouraged. The team will provide mentorship and opportunities for you to expand your skills and knowledge in specialist respiratory care. This is a part-time position (30 hours per week). If you are passionate about respiratory care and interested in joining our team, we would love to hear from you. You would be most welcome for an informal visit. Please contact Kelly Younger (RHCH) on 01962 825574, kelly.younger@hhft.nhs.uk or Linda Chu (BNHH) on 01256 314781, linda.chu@hhft.nhs.uk to arrange this. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered. Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Excellent communication skills including; to communicate complex, sensitive or confidential information in an appropriate manner; to liaise and negotiate effectively; to understand and disseminate multifaceted information to manage any barriers to information - Ability to motivate self and others **Desirable** - Specialised clinical skills across the relevant speciality - respiratory ### Experience **Essential** - Post registration experience of caring for patients with respiratory, Asthma/ILD/COPD conditions **Desirable** - Knowledge of audit, research and quality improvement ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Nurse/ current NMC registration - Mentorship/ teaching qualification - Diploma or degree level education or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study, or employment experience **Desirable** - Additional post graduate learning in specialist field - Advanced communication skills training ### Other specific requirements **Essential** - Move between hospital sites - Keen to learn and take on opportunities for personal and departmental development - Professionally presented and calm approach - Ability to manage conflicting and constantly changing priorities ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 769.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10543641) - [hhft employee rewards & benefits (pdf, 723.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=900) - [tackling climate change at hampshire hospitals (pdf, 4.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2900) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.