Job overview
The Community Respiratory Service in conjunction with the Morecambe Bay Respiratory Network are looking to recruit to permanent a Community Respiratory Nurse (Band 6) post. The post will cover pulmonary rehabilitation assessments and classes, as well as provide Respiratory Specialist Nursing care in the home setting, for those with severe, chronic, respiratory disease.
This role offers you a permanent contract with our Trust (UHMBT) and the Community Respiratory Service.
As a Band 6 Respiratory Nurse, you will have previous experience working in respiratory (in General Practice, community services or hospital) and demonstrable post-graduate CPD relevant to the role.
So, if you are a nurse with a passion for respiratory care and want to help us to improve the lives of people living with respiratory disease across Morecambe Bay - then this role could be for you! Please get in touch to find out more about our team and this role.
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 management of respiratory symptoms and chronic respiratory disease.
To be actively involved in your own respiratory CPD, engage in role-specific training and competency frameworks, and support students, colleagues , patients and families to learn how to better managed chronic respiratory disease.
To work closely with the CRT/MBRN teams and wider MDT to improve the management and early diagnosis of respiratory disease across Morecambe Bay.
To work closely with the CRT/MBRN team members to measure, audit and evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the pulmonary rehabilitation and domiciliary nursing service, at the patient and service level, engaging in a cycle of continuous service improvement.
To work closely with system partners to embed the delivery of CORE+20 and local population health agendas into our Pulmonary Rehabilitation programme.
Please see the job description for further details
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Person specification
E/D
Essential
- Professional Nursing Registration (NMC Adult RN1)
- Evidence of relevant post-graduation CPD
- Demonstrates interest in this specific post
- Post-graduate nursing experience relevant to this post
- Car Owner/driver
Desirable
- Previous experience working within a community setting
- Previous experience working within respiratory care
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This advert is for Community Respiratory Nurse with University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust in Kendal, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Nurse (community and district) role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 Dependant on experience. The contract type is This is a permanent post within the Trust. The application deadline is 23 Jul 2026.
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