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Salary for this role£39,959 – £48,117 a year

Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year

Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

This occupation falls under the Health and Care Worker route. Salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement.

Closest occupation match: SOC 2233, Registered specialist nurses. Pay for this occupation is set by national pay scales (NHS bands), so no single Home Office going rate applies.

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Role description

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated individual to join our newly established Specialist Ventilatory Community Home Visit Service, part of the Respiratory Support and Sleep Centre (RSSC) at Royal Papworth Hospital. This innovative service delivers expert, patient-centred care to individuals receiving long-term invasive and non-invasive ventilation within their own homes.

Working within a specialist multidisciplinary team, you will help ensure patients receive proactive, flexible and personalised support at the right time, in the right place, from the right professionals.

The Role

As a Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will manage a specialist caseload of patients with respiratory disease and home mechanical ventilation needs. You will provide expert clinical assessment, ongoing management, education and support for patients and carers across their ventilation journey.

Who Are We Looking For?

We are seeking a registered nurse with significant respiratory experience, ideally including care of patients receiving invasive and non-invasive ventilation. You will be a confident communicator who is passionate about delivering exceptional patient care and developing expertise in long-term ventilation management.

Main duties of the job

Key aspects of the role include:

*Specialist Clinical Care -- Undertaking comprehensive respiratory and ventilation assessments, developing care plans and optimising treatment in partnership with patients and carers.

*Patient and Carer Support -- Providing education, advice and advocacy to promote safety, independence and quality of life.

*Leadership and Education -- Supporting staff development, supervising learners and sharing specialist knowledge across multidisciplinary teams.

*Service Development -- Contributing to audit, quality improvement and the ongoing development of this innovative community service.

*Collaborative Working -- Liaising with consultants, physiotherapists, ACP, community teams, primary care and hospices to deliver coordinated care.

This role offers the opportunity to work autonomously in the community while remaining closely supported by an experienced specialist team.

The successful candidate will:

*Be a Registered Adult Nurse with current NMC registration.

*Have experience caring for patients with complex respiratory disease.

*Be able to work independently and effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

*Have experience supporting and educating patients, carers and healthcare professionals.

*Be committed to service improvement, quality care and professional development.

*Have a full UK driving licence, and ability to independently travel and transport equipment throughout the region as community visits form a key part of the role.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour

Date posted

15 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

175-2627-2018

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Adult Nurse with current NMC registration.
Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience.
Post-registration respiratory training or specialist knowledge supported by relevant practical experience.
Evidence of continuing professional development.

Desirable

Qualification in respiratory care or long-term ventilation.
Teaching and assessing qualification.
Leadership or management qualification.
MSc modules relevant to specialist practice.

Experience

Essential

Significant post-registration experience caring for patients with respiratory disease including management of invasive and non-invasive ventilation.
Experience of managing or supervising staff and ability to mentor/educate junior staff.
Experience delivering patient and carer education.
An understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures, particularly those related to vulnerable patients
An understanding of clinical governance frameworks including Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), policy and procedure, audit and quality assurance.
Experience of home visits and lone working.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to be able to problem solve, use own initiative and plan, organise and prioritise own and others workload.

Desirable

Experience of advance care planning discussions.
Knowledge of national ventilation guidelines.
Knowledge of cough augmentation techniques and airway clearance strategies.

Additional Criteria

Essential

As well as being able to demonstrate examples of how they work in a way that is consistent with our values of compassion, excellence and collaboration the successful candidate will be able to clearly demonstrate a commitment to driving culture change through equality, diversity and inclusion.
Full UK driving license with own vehicle.
Ability to travel and transport equipment independently throughout the region.

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.