Respiratory Specialist Practitioner
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Yeovil, BA20 2BNView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
4 November 2026
11 days leftJob description
Are you a compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) seeking a new opportunity? We have an exciting secondment opportunity to develop your specialist respira...
The respiratory element of the Hospital @ Home programme is designed to facilitate early/supported discharge of patients from acute medical beds and to prevent hospital admissions of patients with unstable respiratory disease in the community, so creating a 'virtual ward'.
Respiratory Specialist Practitioners work at an enhanced level of practice with specific knowledge and skills in a field of expertise which, this post, is respiratory medicine. They manage a discrete aspect of a patient's care within their current level of practice, which will be particular to a specific context. You will have a high level of acute clinical skills including venepuncture, IV administration, PICC line management and cannulation.
Respiratory Specialist Practitioners work autonomously in the community with patients, their family, carers and the multi-professional team to undertake assessments of patient need and devise and evaluate complex care plans.
A comprehensive training and competency package will be provided to support your development.
The post holders will be skilled, autonomous practitioners working as a core member of the Somerset Respiratory service, Acute Respiratory teams (present at Yeovil District and Musgrove Park Hospitals) and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality care to patients. They will possess the skills, competence, expertise and clinical decision-making abilities required to plan, co-ordinate and carry out enhanced management for patients with unstable respiratory disease within the community setting. This is a 7 day week service.
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At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life. We offer:
- Flexible working options to help you balance work and life
- NHS pension scheme for long-term financial security
- Generous annual leave allowance to recharge and relax
- A strong focus on career development to help you grow and achieve your potential
Additionally, you'll gain access to our Blue Light Card, unlocking exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks to support you both inside and outside of work.
We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Why Somerset? Somerset offers the perfect blend of idyllic countryside, outstanding areas of natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away - and only two hours to London.
The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.
Somerset truly has it all - the peaceful countryside and cosmopolitan city life, with something for everyone to enjoy.
Qualifications
Essential: - Registered Nursing degree; - Registered with the Nursing Council
Desirable: - Relevant Post graduate study; - Teaching qualification or equivalent experience; - Non-medical prescribin
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing respiratory patients within a community and acute setting
- Understanding of working as part of a MDT
- Enhanced understanding of Respiratory conditions
Additional Criteria
Essential
- KNOWLEDGE
- Proven leadership and management experience with respiratory patients
- SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Evidence of a good standard of Literacy/English language skills
- Able to demonstrate enhanced decision making /clinical reasoning skill through analysis and interpretation
- Ability to take overall responsibility and accountability
- Self-motivated and able to work under their own initiative
- Problem solving approach
- Innovative and creative, able to think laterally
- Able to influence and motivate other staff
- Team player with a 'can do' attitude
- Personal resilience
- Drive, energy and enthusiasm
- Always act in a professional manner demonstrating honesty and integrity
- Adaptable and flexible to needs of others and organisation
- Demonstrates punctuality and good time keeping
- Develop and maintain good working relationships within the Neighbourhood, Acute setting and with Stakeholders
- COMMUNICATION SKILLS
- Willingness to use technology to improve standards of care and support to our patients
- Ability to cope with potentially distressing situations such as imparting unwelcome news
Desirable
- KNOWLEDGE
- Proven evidence of educational support to others
- Experience in leadership role
- Evidence of research and audit participation and an understanding of the process involved
- Undertaken or participated research
- Experience of developing guidelines, protocols and pathways of care
- Good understanding of the NHS framework and government policy
- Familiar with current local and national issues
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
21 October 2026
Last checked
24 October 2026
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