The closing date is 20 May 2026
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year pro rata
Job summary
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and enthusiastic Band 5 Staff Nurse to join the Respiratory Team. We have 2 posts available.
The successful candidate will be working mainly on the Respiratory Service in Royal Blackburn Hospital, and St Peters assisting the specialist nurses to deliver quality care for patients attending hospital requiring Respiratory Diagnostic procedures and pleural diseases.The Respiratory Team deliver the Home Oxygen service and Pulmonary rehab service so the roles will cross multiple specialist areas.
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities:
In line with the Trust Vision to provide safe, personal and effective care
Professional values
Act with professionalism and integrity, and work within agreed professional, ethical and legal frameworks and processes to maintain and improve standards;
Act as a role model
Communication and interpersonal skills
Work in partnership with other health and social care professionals and agencies, service users, carers and families ensuring that decisions about care are shared
Nursing practice and decision making
Assess, plan, deliver and evaluate the nursing care of patients in accordance with UK law, the NMC code of conduct and the Trust values
Deliver high quality essential care to all persons in their care;
Deliver complex care to service users in their field of practice;
Act to protect the public, and be responsible and accountable for safe, person-centered, evidence-based nursing practice;
Practice in a compassionate, respectful way, maintaining dignity and wellbeing and communicating effectively;
act on their understanding of how peoples lifestyles, environments and where care is delivered influence their health and wellbeing;
Seek out every opportunity to promote health and prevent illness;
Leadership, management and team working
Work effectively as a member of the multidisciplinary team
Manage a patient/caseload of patients within defined clinical area
Use leadership skills to supervise and manage others and contribute to planning, designing, delivering and improving future services
To organise own time and that of non-registered staff, students and other learners as appropriate
To support the senior members of staff in the management and supervision of the defined clinical area
Actively contribute to a good learning environment by taking on the role of mentor/assessor for learnersPerson Specification Qualifications Essential
- Active registration with the NMC as a Registered Nurse
- Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of a professional portfolio, registration revalidation & commitment to life long learning
- Post graduate teaching qualification or willingness to work towards
DesirableExperience Essential
- Experience in an Acute Medical Setting
- Experience in Caring for Patients with Respiratory Conditions
Knowledge / Skills Essential
- Acts as a role model and are able to lead by example to ensure the Trust’s values and behaviours are reinforced throughout their area of practice
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to supervise non-registered staff to ensure effective service and care delivery
- Work with enthusiasm and genuine interest within the multidisciplinary team
Person Specification
shortlisting
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Acute medical experience
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- recognised mentoring qualification or equivalent
- Evidence of continual professional development
Desirable
- Respiratory experience
- Spirometry experience
- Endoscopy experience
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).