We are currently recruiting for the following role to join our Respiratory Disease sub committee:
- Respiratory Infectious Diseases Lead
Please see the role description below for full details of this opportunity.
If you would like to apply for this important role, please send a short CV and a statement outlining what you feel you could bring to the role to info@arns.co.uk by 11:59pm on Saturday 5th September 2026. Informal interviews will be arranged via Microsoft Teams (date to be confirmed).
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Could you be the new Respiratory Infectious Diseases Lead for ARNS? Apply now!
ARNS is seeking an enthusiastic and committed member to take on the newly established role of Respiratory Infectious Diseases Lead — an influential position shaping national direction in respiratory infectious disease care.
This role will champion best practice and improved outcomes for people living with respiratory infectious diseases, with a particular focus on tuberculosis (TB) and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). The successful candidate will work closely with our Acute Care Lead, representing ARNS at local, national, and international levels, and contributing to policy, education, advocacy, and strategic development across the respiratory community.
We are seeking a new Respiratory Infectious Diseases Lead for ARNS. This is a hugely important and influential role, and we are looking for an ARNS member who is enthusiastic about improving the lives of people living with TB or a respiratory infectious disease by representing ARNS at local, national, and international levels.
You should be passionate about helping us ensure that all aspects of respiratory infection, diagnosis and management across primary and secondary care remain at the forefront of the strategic health agenda. If that sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. Joining the ARNS Respiratory Disease Subcommittee as the Respiratory Infectious Diseases Lead is a great way to exert real influence on the future direction of respiratory nursing and enhance your career development.
The term of office is an initial two years, with an option to extend for a further two years. As Respiratory Infectious Diseases Lead, you will be expected to:
- Be a member of ARNS
- Attend four subcommittee meetings a year (via Microsoft Teams)
- Attend joint committee meetings (face-to-face or online)
- Attend a pre-conference committee meeting in May. You will receive a funded place at the conference, with an honorarium and travel costs in recognition of this
- Attend one strategy day per year, usually held in the autumn, for which there is also an honorarium with travel costs covered
- Support ARNS educational webinars, podcasts, and other resources
- Assist at the ARNS conference and represent us at other conferences
- Write a yearly blog for the ARNS website
- Represent ARNS at roundtable meetings or other consultations. ARNS will refund travel costs if these are not covered by the organiser
- Provide comments and guidance on various stakeholder consultations with respiratory organisations such as NICE, BTS, and Asthma + Lung UK
- Provide a short biography and photograph for the ARNS website
If you would like to apply for this important role, please send a short CV and a statement outlining what you feel you could bring to the role to info@arns.co.uk by 11:59pm on Saturday 5th September 2026. Informal interviews will be arranged via Microsoft Teams (date to be confirmed).