Clinical Nurse Specialist / Practitioner | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 16 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £40,616 - £48,778 per annum incl HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 October 2025 |
| Location: | Farnham, GU99QL |
| Company: | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7470719/151-NM171 |
Summary
This job overview is for a Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist or Allied Health Professional (AHP) specializing in respiratory care.
Role Summary:
• Deliver specialist respiratory patient-centered care.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team (MDT) including Respiratory Consultants, Physiotherapists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, HCAs, and Therapy Support Workers.
• Collaborate with external professionals such as GPs, Urgent Care Teams, Community Nurses, and Palliative Care Specialists.
Key Responsibilities:
• Provide specialist respiratory interventions.
• Support the MDT in assessing patients and developing holistic management plans.
• Assess patients with a variety of respiratory conditions, including complex physical and psychological needs.
• Develop and deliver individualized treatment programs.
• Understand and manage multiple lung conditions, such as COPD, Bronchiectasis, Interstitial Lung Disease, Asthma, and Oxygen therapy.
• Stay aware of local and national guidelines related to these conditions.
The successful candidates will provide specialist respiratory intervention, as well as supporting the multidisciplinary team in assessment and development of a holistic management plan. You will be expected to perform assessment of respiratory patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions. You will understand the assessment and management of multiple respiratory conditions and be aware of local and national guidelines for COPD, Bronchiectasis, Interstitial Lung Disease, Asthma and Oxygen.
We are looking for clinicians to join us in this demanding but enjoyable role which will provide a wide variety of experience and skills enhancing your professional portfolio. With dedicated support for your professional development in two organisations that received ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ on their recent CQC inspections there is every reason to join our expanding teams! We offer a comprehensive induction programme and actively support ongoing learning.
The role is a predominantly Monday – Friday with the hours being 9-5, although there is a longer term plan to provide a 7 day service.
The role is available in Frimley Health; based in Farnham Community Hospital covering North-East Hampshire and Farnham and Surrey Heath.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Please see the attached job description and person specification for further information relating to the job role.
This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Sep 2025