Community Respiratory Nurse | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

Community Respiratory Nurse | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Employer:

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Ellesmere Port, CH65 3AD

Contract Type:

Permanent

Disability Confident:

Yes

Closing Date:

03/07/2026

An exciting development opportunity has arisen for a registered nurse to join our multi-disciplinary community respiratory service.

Our community respiratory team takes pride in the positive impact it has on patients' lives every day.

The post holder will be responsible for the provision of long term respiratory disease management in the community.

They will also be responsible for stepping patients up into the virtual ward and receiving patients who have been stepped down to chronic disease management.

You will be supported by experienced band 7 and 6 respiratory nurse specialists.

When required you will also be expected to work alongside other areas of the community respiratory service which includes pulmonary rehabilitation, home oxygen assessment service, supported discharge and community respiratory physiotherapy service.

This post is part time - 29.5 hours per week (days can be flexible). You will be responsible for providing skilled nursing care and will work flexibly supporting the team to deliver high quality respiratory care in the community.

You will need to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to be adaptable, reliable, resourceful and approachable.

Providing integrated respiratory care following a holistic assessment which enables patients to be cared for in their own homes.

You will facilitate the prevention of unnecessary hospital admission/re-admission by reducing the effects of ill health and disability and maximising the individual’s potential for independence.

A robust induction and competency-based development package will be provided.

This role will involve remote working/hybrid working however there will be a requirement to work from the office on certain days Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do.

We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date.

P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.