Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

NHS Band 6 Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 per annum

Hours per Week: full time 37.5 

Contract Type: 2 x Temporary for 12 months

Are you a healthcare professional looking to gain experience and further your understanding of the management of COPD? Are you keen to work as part of a dynamic and welcoming team? If so, we need you to help us deliver high quality patient centered care that gives real benefit to our patients.

The COPD Specialist Team at Portsmouth Hospital Trust is looking for    hours per week) Band 6 Nurse Currently, the team consists of a full time Band 7 Team Lead CNS and a full time Band 6 CNS.

PHUT sees approximately 1200 patients a year admitted with an acute exacerbation of COPD. The team is responsible for reviewing acute COPD admissions within 24 hours of their admission, and delivering a tailored COPD care bundle, aimed at optimising care and reducing readmission. The COPD service is also an integral part of the respiratory virtual team, identifying respiratory patients for early supported discharge, co-ordinating daily virtual review of patients on the virtual ward during MDT, and supporting direct admissions to the respiratory wards.

The team works across a wide variety of areas including the Emergency Department, Acute Medical Unit, Medical Wards, Respiratory Wards, Respiratory High Care and Respiratory Outpatients. There is a close working relationship with staff in these areas, as well as colleagues within the specialist respiratory services in primary care.

This role is an excellent opportunity for you to develop experience and knowledge of management of COPD, as well as having the potential to work alongside other specialist respiratory services including asthma, bronchiectasis, Tuberculosis, non-invasive ventilation and sleep medicine.

If you are interested in being part of a fantastic team and broadening your experiences, then please contact Consuela O’Leary via email [email protected] for more information.

For full job details please refer to enclosed job description.

Essential

• Current RN
• Registration with NMC
• BSc Degree in relevant field 
• Minimum 4 years post registration experience including at least 2 years’ experience in respiratory medicine.

Desirable

• Masters’ degree and evidence of working towards) 
• Post Reg. qualifications in respiratory medicine 

Skills and Knowledge

• Clinically competent in respiratory medicine.
• Clinical decision-making skills
• Advanced Communication Skills Training
• Organisational skills and forward planning
• Flexibility
• Critical appraisal skills
• Strong customer service skills.
• IT literate

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.   

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs. 

For more information, please see our People and OD Strategy 2026