Job Description

Nursing Associate / Assistant Practitioner



Join our award-winning Adult Integrated Respiratory (AIR) Team in East Berkshire, where we deliver specialist respiratory care across home, community, and hospital settings. We support patients with a wide range of long-term respiratory conditions, focusing on providing intelligent, compassionate care to both patients and their families.

Our service includes:

Pulmonary rehabilitation



Admission avoidance and supported hospital discharge



Oxygen therapy management



Psychological therapies



Palliative respiratory care



We work closely with primary care and voluntary sector partners to ensure holistic, patient-centred support.



As a Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner, you will contribute to high-quality respiratory care in both acute hospital and community environments. You'll be fully supported through a supernumerary induction, structured teaching sessions, multidisciplinary supervision, and development of specialist respiratory competencies.

With us, you can expect:

An excellent learning environment



Opportunities for personal, professional, and respiratory-specific development



Ongoing guidance from experienced respiratory nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact:

Specialist Nurse, Stephanie Ciampa

King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor

0300 614 6466



To provide planned care under the supervision of a registered clinical practitioner, to deliver a seamless service for patients, by always working safely and within scope of practice Under supervision initially, the Nurse Associate/Assistant Practitioner will attend to patients in their home, where they will carry out follow-up assessments under the supervision of a registered clinical practitioner Under supervision initially, the Nurse Associate/Assistant Practitioner will be expected to deliver patient education at both pulmonary rehabilitation classes and patients' homes when required Under the direction of a registered practitioner, to assist in assessment and safety visits of patients being considered or established on home oxygen (training will be provided) To provide training as agreed with supervisor to patient, their families, carers, and students To provide training to patients with digital monitoring as required and monitor the dashboard as it develops Be responsible for maintaining the in-hospital database, and any other organisational tasks required by the service. Assist in National Audit data collection e.g., COPD, Asthma audits and virtual ward reporting

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.



Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.



We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.



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For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.