Respiratory Practice NurseNHS

Job summary

Are you a passionate and experienced nurse with an interest in respiratory care looking for an opportunity to make a real difference within a friendly, forward-thinking GP practice?

Alma Road Surgery is seeking a motivated and skilled Respiratory Nurse to join our established clinical team for 20 - 25 hours per week. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop high-quality respiratory care for our patients, working closely with GPs and Nurses

We welcome applications from experienced respiratory nurses as well as Practice Nurses with a strong background in managing long-term conditions with a particular interest in respiratory care

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

As our Respiratory Nurse, you will play an important role in the management of patients with respiratory conditions, including asthma and COPD. You will provide expert clinical care, undertake respiratory reviews, support patients to self-manage their conditions, and help ensure the practice delivers evidence-based respiratory services aligned with current national guidance.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and review patients with asthma and COPD.
• Conduct respiratory assessments and annual reviews.
• Perform and interpret spirometry (where appropriately qualified).
• Support the early diagnosis and effective management of respiratory disease.
• Develop personalised treatment and self-management plans.
• Deliver patient education, including inhaler technique and smoking cessation advice where appropriate.
• Work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to improve respiratory outcomes.
• Support achievement of QOF and other quality standards.
• Contribute to service development, clinical audit and quality improvement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records.

Job description

• Manage and review patients with asthma and COPD.
• Conduct respiratory assessments and annual reviews.
• Perform and interpret spirometry (where appropriately qualified).
• Support the early diagnosis and effective management of respiratory disease.
• Develop personalised treatment and self-management plans.
• Deliver patient education, including inhaler technique and smoking cessation advice where appropriate.
• Work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team to improve respiratory outcomes.
• Support achievement of QOF and other quality standards.
• Contribute to service development, clinical audit and quality improvement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records.

About us

Alma Road Surgery is a well-established semi-rural Practice with just over 16000 registered patients located in the market town of Romsey. We are a forward-thinking GP practice with 16056 patients in Romsey and the surrounding villages. We are committed to providing high-quality, patient-centred care and continually strive to improve the services we deliver to our local community.

We have a team of 8 GP Partners, 3 Salaried GPs, 1 Retainer and 2 GP registrars, 4 Practice Nurses and a Healthcare Assistant

Benefits:

Allocated coffee breaks

5 weeks annual leave, 1 day Birthday leave

Social events

NHS pension scheme