Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist – Severe Asthma
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.
Closing date: 31 July 2026
The Birmingham Regional Severe Asthma Service (BRSAS) is a nationally commissioned service providing highly specialised care delivery to patients across the country. We are one of the largest specialist severe asthma services in the UK.
BRSAS situated at Heartlands Hospital is seeking a Band 6 nurse to join our enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic team. This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 nurse who is looking for a new challenge. We will offer you the opportunity to work as part of a team committed to ensuring that our patients receive high‑quality, holistic care and the chance to expand your knowledge with personal development opportunities to become a specialised asthma nurse.
Main duties of the job
You will be a committed team player, but with the ability to work independently. Excellent communication skills are required.
- Review patients providing specialist advice, education, inhaler techniques and assess adherence to medications and complete the asthma bundle.
- Collect data and submit onto the National Asthma Audit Programme.
- Undertake biological clinics administering injections and undertaking assessments requiring detailed knowledge of the patient response to treatment.
- Educate patients and carers to enable homecare delivery of biologic therapy.
- Undertake nurse‑led clinics, reviewing patients’ progress, making appropriate amendments to care or treatment.
- Responsible for undertaking and interpreting diagnostic tests.
- Participate in research and audit, publication and attending meetings and presenting.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values‑driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. We want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds and support the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For staff with a disability, including long‑term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, we are committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
- Portfolio of certified/accredited post‑registration professional development.
- Health Assessment post‑graduate qualification or willingness to work towards it.
Experience
- Post‑registration experience with evidence of knowledge and development for the associated area of specialist practice.
- In‑depth knowledge of specialist procedures required for role, with willingness to undertake further training/education to achieve agreed level of competence.
- Knowledge of standards and policies associated with role.
- Experience working in a multi‑disciplinary and cross‑agency work environment.
- Understanding of national/NHSE diagnostic/therapeutic expectations/strategy around endoscopy services related to the role.
- Understanding of clinical governance/patient safety processes and how they relate to personal/professional accountability.
Additional Criteria
- Ability to follow complex instructions consistently in relation to the delivery of endoscopy practice.
- Consistently professional, collaborative, and compassionate approach to colleagues/patients.
- Effective people skills, high degree of self‑awareness/self‑regulation.
- Ability to understand, interpret and critically analyse information/data and develop skills in reporting of video capsule images.
- Ability to recognise limits of own competence and seek advice/support escalating concerns as required.
- Ability to apply evaluative and reflective techniques to personal practice, events, and activities.
- Ability to plan, prioritise workload in response to service need.
- Ability to explain the requirement to balance clinical caseload and developing skills, knowledge, and competence.
- Ability to work towards autonomous enhanced practice through exposure, supervised practice to a preset level of clinical competence.
- Ability to contribute to service development.
- Actively support and enable teamwork.
- Cheerful outlook towards supporting organisational/service changes, learning and continuous quality improvement.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and is required to submit for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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