Respiratory Nurse

Main area Integrated Respiratory Care Grade NHS AfC:
Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Saturday) Job
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Employer The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Hilllingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Town Uxbridge Salary £44,485 - £52,521 per annum (incl. of HCAA) Salary period Yearly Closing 04/02/2026 23:59 Interview date 12/02/2026

The Trust only accepts applications made through this site, please register when you click APPLY at the end of this advertisement. The Trust is able to offer hospital accommodation, pension scheme, on-site nursery (through third party provider), together with salary sacrifice schemes (including child care vouchers, ride to work) and a range of national and local staff discounts (subject to availability).

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The post holder will work collaboratively with healthcare professionals and stakeholders involved in the provision of integrated care, to ensure joined up care for patients across acute, community, primary and secondary care settings. A collaborative approach ensures a comprehensive patient centred service is provided.

This post would suit a Nurse looking to develop their respiratory knowledge base and gain experience in delivering Integrated Respiratory Care. The post holder will develop a good working knowledge in the diagnosis and management of Asthma and COPD, hone their clinical assessment skills and experience working as an autonomous practitioner.

Under the direction of the Band 7 Physiotherapist/Nurse, the post holder will ensure the smooth and efficient running of the Service, support hospital at home services, as well as providing specialist advice to both patients/carers and other teams within the hospital. There will also be opportunities to help support education and the upskilling of primary care in managing respiratory patients.

• To plan, evaluate treatment and care for patients using the required assessment tools, agreed pathways and clinical guidelines
• To assess patients on wards/departments for suitability for Early Supported Discharge
• To provide clinical assessment in patient’s homes, making management decisions with the support of Band 7/Integrated Respiratory Consultant when appropriate
• To participate in Integrated Care MDTs and case conferences.
• To support admission avoidance schemes currently operating within the department, whereby assessment of acutely unwell patients in a variety of settings including patient homes, General Practice, community sites and ambulatory/secondary care clinics as required.
• To provide support for the COPD HOT line for both patients and General Practitioners to provide knowledge/information and to advise on exacerbation management and suitability for admission avoidance/home assessment.
• To provide inpatient assessments, assess for suitability for Respiratory Pathways and facilitate Early Supported Discharge
• To support the Respiratory Virtual Ward, providing virtual assessments and monitoring.
• To participate in audit and service development projects to assess service delivery and ensure best practice.
• To provide education and expert resource to practice nurses, the wider community multidisciplinary team, and general practitioners.

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,
community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London…