Job summary
OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

Join Our Dynamic Respiratory Nursing Team!

Are you an enthusiastic Band 5 Nurse ready to take your career to new heights? We have exciting opportunities waiting for you in our friendly and supportive respiratory nursing team, where passionate professionals come together to deliver exceptional patient care in the field of Respiratory Medicine!

About Ward ARCU:
Step into ARCU Ward, a thriving hub of respiratory and general medical nursing featuring 48 beds, where we specialize in cutting-edge treatments like CPAP, NIV, and Nasal High Flow. You'll be diving into a variety of cases, providing excellent care for patients with COPD, ILD, Cancer, Asthma, pleural effusion, pneumothorax, and palliative care.

What Makes Us Special:

• Work alongside a dedicated duty coordinator and an inspiring supervisory Ward Manager.
• Collaborate closely with a passionate multidisciplinary team, including the PLs service, Macmillan, and Pain Team, ensuring holistic and comprehensive care for our patients.
• Benefit from a nurturing environment where your ideas are valued, and your professional growth is supported.

Why Join Us?
Be part of a team that is committed to maintaining the highest standards of patient care, while also supporting each other through challenges and celebrating successes together.

PLEASE NOTE, APPLICANTS MUST HAVE PROVEN POST REGISTRATION EXPERIENCE AND HAVE COMPLETED THEIR REGISTERED NURSING PRECEPTORSHIP TO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THIS VACANCY

Main duties of the job
We are looking for a reliable team player who thrives in high-pressure environments and can also shine when working independently.

As a vital member of our team, you will not only show care and respect for our patients and their families but also extend that compassion to your colleagues. Your commitment to high-quality patient care and interest in respiratory nursing will be crucial in this role.

Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team are essential. We need someone with a flexible approach, ready to adapt to the fast-paced demands of an acute clinical environment.

You'll receive a supernumerary period designed to equip you with the skills to care for acutely ill patients. We offer both full-time and part-time positions, with flexible working patterns to accommodate service needs, including weekends, bank holidays, and nights.

If you're passionate about respiratory medicine and want to make a real difference in patients' lives, this is the perfect role for you! We'd love to give you a tour so you can see our wonderful team in action.

About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Details
Date posted: 29 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 236-MED-NM834-26-I

Job responsibilities
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 working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse or Midwife in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.

The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely. To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website: https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-uk/how-to-guide/

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.

Person Specification
Experience, Knowledge, Skills
Essential

• Good IT skills
• Good communication skills
• Proven post NMC registration experience

Desirable

• Time management skills
• Previous experience within a respiratory setting

Registration & Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse with current NMC Pin
• Nursing degree or equivalent
• Completion of a registered nursing preceptorship

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Oldham, Rochdale Road, Oldham, OL1 2JH, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Ward Manager, Jinan Moteirek, jinan.moteirek@nca.nhs.uk, 01616561980

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