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<p>Are you a passionate Respiratory Nurse looking to develop your specialist skills within a supportive and experienced team?</p><p>We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Respiratory Specialist Nurse to join our established North Kent Respiratory Service.</p><p>This developmental role is ideal for a nurse with experience caring for patients with respiratory conditions who is looking to further develop their expertise within a specialist community service. Working alongside experienced Respiratory Specialist Nurses and Community Matrons, you\'ll receive structured support, mentorship and opportunities for ongoing professional development.</p><p>You\'ll play a key role in supporting patients living with conditions such as COPD, Bronchiectasis and Interstitial Lung Disease, helping them better understand and manage their respiratory health while reducing avoidable hospital admissions and improving quality of life.</p><p>The role combines specialist clinical practice, patient education, health promotion and collaborative working across primary, community and secondary care services. You\'ll have the opportunity to run nurse-led clinics, undertake home visits and support patients receiving home oxygen therapy as part of a highly regarded community respiratory service.</p><p>Our service operates Monday to Friday, with working hours between 8am-4pm or 9am-5pm, with no weekends or bank holidays. A laptop is provi
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About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
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- Date posted: 15 October 2026
- Pay scheme: Other
- Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: HCRGCG/TP/116242/20938
- Job locations: HCRG Care Group, Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8NP, United Kingdom
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This advert is for Respiratory Nurse with HCRG Care Group in Sittingbourne, England. It is listed as a Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £39959.00 to £48117.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 01 Nov 2026.
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