Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist - Community Respiratory Team

Agenda for change

£49,387 to £56,515 a year

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Solihull Community Respiratory Team in a newly developed role

This is a unique opportunity to help shape innovative models of care focused on admission prevention, virtual wards, rapid response and community respiratory management. Working across organisational boundaries, you will support patients with complex respiratory conditions to receive high-quality care closer to home, reducing unnecessary hospital attendance and admissions.

As a senior clinician, you will work collaboratively with primary care, acute and community services to develop new pathways that improve patient outcomes and experience. You will provide expert clinical assessment, leadership and decision-making while contributing to service development and quality improvement.

We are looking for an adaptable, forward-thinking individual with excellent clinical, communication and leadership skills who is passionate about patient-centred care and service transformation.

This role will support the development of the Solihull Respiratory Hub, virtual ward services and innovative models of respiratory care across the locality.

* Undertake advanced respiratory assessments to support diagnosis and develop personalised management plans.

* Initiate and optimise evidence-based respiratory treatments and medications within scope of practice.

* Perform and interpret Capillary Blood Gas (CBG) analysis to support oxygen therapy and clinical decision-making.

* Assess and manage patients with acute respiratory symptoms in community, clinic and virtual ward settings.

* Support admission avoidance pathways through timely assessment, intervention and care coordination.

* Determine appropriate care pathways, including safe management at home where suitable.

* Work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care.

* Provide specialist input to the Solihull Virtual Ward, helping prevent unnecessary hospital admissions and facilitate early intervention.

* Provide education and self-management support to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.

* Act as a specialist respiratory resource for conditions including COPD, bronchiectasis, asthma and ILD.

* Deliver advice on inhaler technique, airway clearance, oxygen therapy, symptom monitoring, smoking cessation and lifestyle changes.

* Contribute to service development, quality improvement and the implementation of innovative respiratory pathways across Solihull.

* Develop individualised care plans that promote independence, improve outcomes and reduce avoidable hospital admissions

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Full-time, Flexible working

• *Registered Adult / Child Nurse on the NMC Register (Field dependent upon role)
• *Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in (appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to degree / masters level equivalent FHEQ Level 6 /7
• *Recognised mentorship course
• *Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
• *Significant years post registration experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at B6 or above in defined or associated speciality Extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level
• *Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence.
• *Demonstrate expert knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality.
• *Experience and enthusiasm for developing educational programmes and teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting.
• *Working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment.
• *Experience of patient service user advocacy role
• *Can demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients and give advice and information to patients / relatives/ care staff
• *Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality
• *Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding
• *Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
• *Ability to explain the requirement to balance clinical caseload
• *Ability to communicate with a wide range of health care professionals, on a variety of complex and sensitive issues which require persuasive and empathetic skills.
• *Extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level and to manage / prioritise own workload, supervise / appraise and asses junior staff
• *Competent in a range of clinical skills and expanded practices relevant to the scope of practice required Ability to work under pressure across competing priorities
• *Ability to undertake clinical audit, analyse information and develop robust measurable action plans to support improvement / change
• *Evidence of ability to compile reports and documents for internal / external communication
• *Knowledge of current evidence-based practice and ability to apply to service and policy development

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Solihull Hospital

Lode Ln

Solihull

West Midlands

United Kingdom

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

26 October 2026

Band 7

Permanent

304-9018522

Solihull Hospital

Lode Ln

Solihull

West Midlands

United Kingdom