Community Respiratory Nurse | University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 26 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 25 April 2026 |
| Location: | Lancaster, LA14JT |
| Company: | University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7718831/331-7718831-UHMB |
Summary
The Community Respiratory Service, in conjunction with the Morecambe Bay Respiratory Network, are looking to recruit a fixed-term Community Respiratory Nurse (Band 6) post to cover maternity leave. 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.
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.
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
UHMBT Community Services provides care outside of the hospital setting, including community locations and people’s own homes. Although primarily based in North Lancashire; this role involves working across the Baywide area.
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/
This advert closes on Thursday 9 Apr 2026