# Respiratory Nurse Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/respiratory-nurse-specialist/b6fe38a7-11bb-4d48-b913-d4d6241567e9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/respiratory-nurse-specialist/b6fe38a7-11bb-4d48-b913-d4d6241567e9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 per annum inclusive of HCAS (pro rata) - **Contract type:** Permanent: none - **Employment type:** Part time - 18.75 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-20T12:00:33.532Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/East_Finchley_LONDON/Central_London_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Respiratory_Nurse_Specialist/Respiratory_Nurse_Specialist-v8140535 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8140535?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.clch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you an experienced Respiratory Nurse looking for a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference in community care? Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a passionate and motivated Band 7 Respiratory Nurse Specialist to join our friendly and supportive Barnet Respiratory Service based at Oak Lane Clinic. This is a part-time, permanent opportunity to become part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team delivering outstanding respiratory care across the London Borough of Barnet. In this autonomous and varied role, you will provide specialist respiratory care for patients with COPD through our innovative Hospital at Home Service, nurse-led outpatient clinics and domiciliary home visits. You will play a key role in supporting patients to manage their long-term respiratory conditions, helping to reduce hospital admissions and improve quality of life. Working closely with GPs, consultants, community teams and other healthcare professionals, you will contribute to delivering high-quality, person-centred care while supporting service development and continuous improvement. If you are passionate about respiratory nursing, enjoy working autonomously within the community and are committed to delivering excellent patient care, we would love to hear from you. ### Main duties of the job - To undertake comprehensive assessments of complex COPD respiratory patients with co-morbidities, including physical examination, and to develop treatment plans for patients using investigative and analytical skills, and to formulate individualised management and treatment plans using clinical reasoning. - To assess, develop and implement specialist care programmes, including home oxygen therapy, medication reviews, adhering to evidence based guidelines. - To accurately undertake specialist clinical skills including  performing arterial / capillary  blood gases and spirometry. - To interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical tests to form an accurate assessment and suitability for the Hospital at Home scheme, co-ordinate appropriate services to ensure safe transfer of care to the community and develop comprehensive discharge plans. - To work in a variety of clinical areas including patients’ homes and out patient clinics - To work as an autonomous practitioner accepting clinical responsibility for a specialised caseload of patients, and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time - To liaise with and give specialist advice to other members of the Multidisciplinary team (MDT) and Primary Care regarding the clinical management of patients with a COPD diagnosis. - Have knowledge of COPD disease management pathways within the community, secondary and primary care setting ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to Job description and person specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required. Successful applicants will be required to demonstrate alignment with the Trust’s values - Accountability, Inclusion, Compassion, and Empowerment, alongside fulfilling the duties detailed in the attached Job Description and Person Specification ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010) ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working with respiratory patients - Experience of working within a community setting. - Demonstrates ability to develop new initiatives - Demonstrates ability to managing change ### Skills & Knowledge **Essential** - A working knowledge of clinical governance and evidence based practice - Ability to demonstrate specialist clinical expertise - Sound working knowledge of guidelines in the field of respiratory care - Knowledge awareness of recent NHS policies/DoH agend - Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the holistic needs of the client group - Computer skills i.e. Word, data- bases email, internet **Desirable** - Ability to perform arterial / arterialised blood gas sampling ### Education/Qualification **Essential** - Registered Nurse - Current registration with NMC. - Possess a Degree or equivalent experience - Post basic qualification in Respiratory care or equivalent experience - Qualification in Independent nurse prescribing or willing to undertake training ## Documents - [clch trust values (pdf, 893.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10442218) - [functional req form (pdf, 439.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10439157) - [job description & specifications (pdf, 690.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10439156) ## 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.