Childrens Respiratory and Atopic Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job overview

We are seeking an experienced Paediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our Respiratory and Atopic Team. The post is Band 7 full time working as part of the wider Respiratory and Atopic team with the primary base of the role being confirmed at interview,  therefore, the ability to travel across sites with access to your own car is essential. The team work across sites to ensure the person with the right skills for the role is being utilised and to ensure peer support for the team. Being responsible for leading and co-ordination of the care for children and young people with severe/chronic respiratory and allergy conditions including the development of individualised personal development plans, ensuring children diagnosed with respiratory/atopic conditions receive care in line with current best practice and demonstrate innovative ways of working. Play a key role in running nurse-led services and delivering specialist assessments at consultations working closely with the Speciality Consultant Paediatricians. Developing and implementing educational material, individual management plans, competency training, audit and research. Demonstrate excellent leadership qualities and experience of quality improvement and governance. To apply for this position you will need to have significant post registration experience including working at Band 6 level caring for children with Allergy/respiratory conditions.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for facilitating and providing comprehensive care packages for children and young people with respiratory and atopic disease both in hospital and community settings to meet the changing needs of the developing respiratory service.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.