Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist: Band 7
Hours per week: 37.5 - Full/Part time/Flexible
Working pattern: Monday-Friday

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our well established multi-disciplinary Integrated Respiratory Team.

We are seeking an experienced, highly motivated and dynamic respiratory nurse with advanced clinical knowledge and leadership skills to play a key role in delivering and developing respiratory services across acute and community settings.

Essential criteria

• Respiratory Nurse Experience
• Car driver

Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be passionate about improving patient outcomes and driving high-quality, patient-centred care across the respiratory pathway.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced respiratory nurse looking to further develop their leadership, service development and advanced clinical practice skills within an innovative and expanding service.

The Integrated Respiratory team work across both hospital and community settings, providing specialist acute inpatient care and ongoing community support.

The IRS supports admission avoidance, acute inpatient care, early supported discharge, outpatient clinics, community MDT clinics, Virtual MDT clinics, community home assessments and home oxygen assessment and review.

About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5,000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing programme alongside a strong commitment to developing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family ensures you feel valued from your initial interview and throughout your time with us.

We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging hospital and community services, alongside delivering regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford, with community sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh, and services delivered in patients' homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We work in partnership with Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust through a collaborative Group Model, supporting joined-up services, workforce flexibility and development opportunities.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated us as Outstanding. We are proud of our achievements and continue to invest in our people and infrastructure.

To learn more about life at Royal Surrey, please watch our short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Job responsibilities
To work across primary and secondary care providing excellent specialist respiratory care to patients and their relatives/carers from diagnosis to end of life.

Support colleagues across primary and secondary care delivering the highest possible standards of evidence based care.

Empower patients to manage their respiratory conditions through education and support.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: First Level Registration
• Essential: Evidence of continuing education and development
• Desirable: ENB 998 - Teaching and Assessing/Mentor Preparation
• Desirable: Degree or relevant other Respiratory qualification or willingness to work towards

Knowledge

• Essential: Post qualification clinical experience in respiratory care
• Essential: Recent experience of learning and development
• Desirable: Evidence of innovative practice
• Desirable: Experience of clinical audit/research relating to clinical practice

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.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Employer's website: https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Nicola Cummins
nicolacummins@nhs.net
01483406747

Reference number: 384-AGB-EMF21591-B7
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Salary: £51,657 to £58,785 a year per annum including High Cost Area Supplement
Contract: Permanent
Date posted: 15 October 2026
Closing date: 21 October 2026

Adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.