Respiratory Specialist Practice Nurse

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. Farnham Road Practice Respiratory Specialist Practice Nurse The closing date is 25 November 2026 Apply for this job Job summary Would you like to join our friendly and resolute team of clinicians and non-clinicians at a large NHS general practice based in Slough, Berkshire? We are looking for a motivated enthusiastic, and hard-working Respiratory Specialist Practice Nurse to join our team. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as the opportunity to work in a supportive and collaborative environment, with a diverse committed workforce from different ethnic backgrounds ensuring the quality of our services to our patients are to a high standard. You will be part of nursing team providing expert autonomous nursing care within the practice with a specialist focus on respiratory disease to its patients through primary care. This will include leading the delivery of structured asthma reviews and the provision and interpretation of diagnostic and monitoring spirometry for patients with COPD and other respiratory conditions. You would be based at Farnham Road Practice but would be expected to travel to our other sites within Slough, to be involved in the wider running of the practice, such as contributing to the wider nursing service, working as part of the multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care and to support the practices long-term condition, QOF, and IFF respiratory objectives. The full job description and Person Specification for the role are attached. Main duties of the job Lead and deliver structured annual and interim asthma reviews for adults and children, in line with current national guidance (NICE, BTS SIGH and GINA), including assessment of symptom control, adherence and trigger management. Assess asthma control using validate tools (e.g., the Asthma Control Test or RCP three questions), risk-stratify patients, and adjust treatment up or down in accordance with current guidance and within own scope of competence. Plan, perform and interpret quality-assured diagnostic and monitoring spirometry (including bronchodilator reversibility testing where indicated) to support the diagnosis and ongoing monitoring of COPD, to ARTP / national spirometry quality-assurance standards. Interpret spirometry results in the clinical context, distinguishing obstructive from restrictive patterns, and formulate and agree appropriate management plans; recognise abnormal or borderline results requiring onward referral or GP review. Deliver structured COPD reviews, including symptom and exacerbation-risk assessment (e.g. MRC dyspnoea scale / CAT score), optimisation of inhaled and other therapies, and rescue-pack and self-management planning. Maintain accurate respiratory disease registers and support call and recall, ensuring timely and complete SNOMED CT coding of reviews, spirometry, diagnoses and QOF / IIF-relevant data on EMIS Web. About us Farnham Road Medical Group (FRMG) is an outstanding group of training GP practices that are approved by Health Education England. With four clinical sites based in Slough, we now have a team of over 100 people looking after 38,730 patients. The practice is committed to innovation in providing high-quality health care for our patients and a protected working and learning environment for our staff. Our team includes pharmacists, nurses, phys