Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Clinical Nurse Specialist in Sheffield

Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 24 hours per week Job ref 190-2097-DIR

Site Northern General Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £39,959 - £48,117 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 22/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 03/11/2026

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Clinical Nurse Specialist Team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are seeking an enthusiastic registered nurse with respiratory experience who is committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to individuals living with complex respiratory conditions.

The ILD service provides specialist care and support for patients diagnosed with a range of interstitial lung diseases, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other progressive fibrotic lung conditions. Working alongside our multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in supporting patients and their families throughout their treatment journey.

This is an excellent opportunity for an individual wishing to further develop their clinical expertise within respiratory medicine while contributing to service development, education and quality improvement initiatives.

Main duties of the job

As an ILD Clinical Nurse Specialist you will:

Act as a key worker for patients with interstitial lung disease across both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Provide expert clinical advice, support and education to patients, carers and healthcare professionals.

Participate in nurse-led clinics, telephone reviews and virtual consultations.

Work closely with respiratory consultants, allied health professionals, primary care teams and external organisations to ensure seamless patient care.

Support the monitoring and management of patients receiving antifibrotic therapies and other specialist treatments.

Contribute to service development, audit, quality improvement and research activity within the ILD service.

Promote excellent patient experience and ensure care is delivered in line with national guidance and best practice standards.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• Current NMC Registration
• To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
• Attained or working towards 1st Degree in health related subject
• Evidence of recent study
• Non-medical prescribing V300 course
• Education for Health or ARTP/BTS Certificate in Spirometry or equivalent
• APACS

Experience

• Demonstrable post registration experience
• Demonstrable experience in relevant area of practice (respiratory medicine) or equivalent area
• Experience of successful multiagency working
• Effective leadership skills
• Evidence of applying research and audit in practice
• Experience within Palliative Care
• Experience with managing Home Oxygen

Skills and Knowledge

• Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, crossing professional and organisational boundaries
• Ability to work autonomously
• Well-developed effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Computer literacy skills including knowledge of databases, power point and word processing and patient record systems
• The maintenance of up to date knowledge of local and national developments in nursing,
• Experience developing integrated care pathways, protocols and guidelines
• Evidence of previous health promotion work
• Demonstrates advanced clinical practice

Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here .

When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.

If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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