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From the employer's advert, checked 26 October 2026.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors as “London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust” (Skilled Worker). Register checked 23 October 2026.
About the job
Job summary
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) provides comprehensive respiratory services across the boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and Hillingdon. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced Band 7 Respiratory Clinical Specialist Nurse to join our Respiratory Service.
The successful applicant will join an established multidisciplinary team and contribute to the delivery of high-quality respiratory care across acute settings. The role will involve supporting patients with a range of respiratory conditions, including COPD, bronchiectasis, asthma, home oxygen therapy, and patients receiving care through the Respiratory Virtual Ward.
The successful candidate will work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team to support service development, promote evidence-based practice, and contribute to the education and development of staff. This is an excellent opportunity to influence the future direction of respiratory services and improve outcomes for patients living with long-term respiratory conditions.
Main duties of the job
- Provide expert clinical assessment, management and follow-up for patients with a range of respiratory conditions, including COPD, asthma, and patients requiring home oxygen therapy.
- Act as an autonomous practitioner, undertaking advanced clinical assessments, formulating management plans and making evidence-based clinical decisions.
- Support the delivery and development of Respiratory Virtual Ward services, ensuring safe monitoring and management of patients in the community.
- Work collaboratively with respiratory consultants, therapists, primary care teams, community services and other members of the multidisciplinary team to provide integrated respiratory care.
- Lead and coordinate specialist nurse-led respiratory clinics, providing ongoing assessment, treatment, education and support to patients and their families.
- Contribute to the management of patients with acute exacerbations of respiratory disease, supporting admission avoidance and facilitating timely hospital discharge where appropriate.
For further details please refer to the job description document
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job responsibilities
Applicants are strongly encouraged to refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification for comprehensive details of responsibilities, requirements and role expectations.
Job description
Advert text from London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, published on NHS Jobs. Read the original advert.
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