Job summary
- Main area
- Respiratory
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 151-SF40
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Frimley Park Hospital
- Town
- Camberley
- Salary
- £48,270 - £54,931 per annum pro rata incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Paediatric Respiratory Nurse Specialist
Band 7
Job overview
We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated, skilled and innovative Specialist Nurse with a wide range of experience in respiratory conditions to join our passionate and enthusiastic team.
This post offers a unique opportunity to work alongside medical and specialist nursing colleagues in both the hospital and the community. You will need to act as a resource on the management and treatment of asthma & respiratory conditions in childhood for patients, carers and healthcare professionals and develop strong relationships with both children and their families.
Main duties of the job
The CNS role also includes delivering staff training and education for the management of children with asthma and wheeze across the Trust.
The Band 7 CNS shall be expected to lead and manage his/her own respiratory patient cohort working closely with the interdisciplinary team. This will include provision of expert advice and knowledge in the management and co-ordination within the multidisciplinary service for children and taking a holistic approach to the child and family.
The post holder will be required to oversee the safe discharge of patients from hospital to home, assist in the review of patients in the MDT asthma outpatient clinic and run nurse led clinics where needed. The CNS will be required to arrange and communicate with patients requiring biologics and further investigation for children and young people with difficult to treat or severe asthma.
The post holder will work as part of the Respiratory team, covering Asthma, Allergies and Cystic Fibrosis. There is a wide scope for development within the team to cover these aspects of respiratory.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification attached for further information on the role for more detailed information.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Sick Children’s Nurse (NMC Sub –Part 1 (Children) /RN Child
- Relevant specialist post basic programme in paediatric respiratory and management
- First degree in nursing, or demonstrable experience at this level
Desirable criteria
- Completed / completing a Master’s pathway
- Diploma in asthma care
Experience
Essential criteria
- Advanced clinical assessment skills
- Ability to initiate, sustain and evaluate change
- Previous experience of formal / informal teaching of patients & staff
- Able to work autonomously and within a team and ability to work collaboratively
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in audit and evaluation
- Experience in acting as a clinical supervisor and mentor to others
- Previous community nursing experience Non-Medical prescribing course
- Experience of applying research evidence to clinical practice
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience in managing paediatric respiratory patients in the hospital / community setting
- Demonstrates skilled written and verbal communication skills
- Presentation skills Keyboard and word processing skills
Desirable criteria
- Participating in nurse delivered clinics
- Previous practice development experience
- Extensive asthma experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nina Somerville
- Job title
- Lead Nurse for Respiratory- Paediatrics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07798746081
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