Band 7 Paediatric Asthma Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job overview

This is an exciting new role helping to empower children, young people and their families to manage their asthma and health care needs confidently and competently through the provision of specialist nursing care in an acute and community environment.

To reduce the burden of asthma on children, their families and the health system by improving asthma management and understanding.

The role involves working within a seamless specialist asthma / respiratory, medical and nursing service that is aimed at continuously improving standards of patient care and facilitating multi-professional working.

This will be achieved through clinical practice, management, education, research and audit.

The team will help ensure that the London Standards for Asthma in Children and Young People are met and exceeded.

Main duties of the job

• Maintain and contribute to setting, monitoring and audit of excellent standards of nursing working with the MDT.
• Maintain personal contact with patients, relatives and carers being sensitive to their need for courtesy, dignity and privacy at all times.
• To act as an advocate for the children, young people and families.
• To provide education for children, young people, families, ward and ED staff.
• To liaise with the Psychology Service.
• To work closely with the Respiratory Physiology Team.
• To run and maintain nurse-led asthma clinics both within St George’s Hospital and outreach clinics.
• To maintain a referral pathway for the Asthma Service.
• Co-ordinate the care of the caseload, maintain a safe patient environment, report any clinical situations to the line manager as necessary.
• To provide personalised treatment plans.
• Ensure good communication; maintain accurate and up to date nursing documentation and ensure that confidentiality is respected. Maintain documentation standards as per NMC guidelines.
• Store, check and administer drugs in accordance with the Trust policy.
• To be aware of and act as appropriate in relation to any safeguarding concerns with the Caseload, working within St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust policy.
• To develop and implement clinical guidelines to optimise asthma care and treatment.
• To ensure personal safety / team safety and report any adverse risks.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

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.