# Paediatric Respiratory/ Allergy Specialist Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-respiratory-allergy-specialist-nurse/f363f9c6-3a37-4764-b604-d9908fef621d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-respiratory-allergy-specialist-nurse/f363f9c6-3a37-4764-b604-d9908fef621d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust - **Town:** Shrewsbury - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum/pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T13:12:05.056Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Shropshire/Telford/The_Shrewsbury_Telford_Hospital_NHS_Trust/Paediatric/Paediatric-v7962380 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7962380?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.sath.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview To provide specialist nursing care of children and young people with allergy and or acute respiratory problems, ensuring a high standards of research and evidence based care. To act as an expert resource for all professionals involved in caring for children/young people and their families across the trust. To take a role in the development and implementation of standards, policies and guidelines and to act as a change agent to bring about new improved patterns of practice. To provide specialist education and training to children and young people, families and other members of the multidisciplinary team. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will be required to provide specialist nursing care of children and young people with allergy and or acute respiratory problems, ensuring a high standards of research and evidence based care. To continually develop the role of the Paediatric Respiratory and allergy link nurse to meet the evolving service requirements. Maintain high standards of practice within the trust, act as a role model to colleagues using specialist knowledge and expertise in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programs of care. Acts a change agent to bring about new patterns of practice. Identify area in which nursing roles can be enhanced to meet the needs of the patients. To be responsible for providing ongoing children's asthma/allergy training sessions for the medical and nursing teams within the trust. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description. ## Job Details To provide specialist nursing care of children and young people with allergy and or acute respiratory problems, ensuring a high standards of research and evidence based care. To act as an expert resource for all professionals involved in caring for children/young people and their families across the trust. To take a role in the development and implementation of standards, policies and guidelines and to act as a change agent to bring about new improved patterns of practice. To provide specialist education and training to children and young people, families and other members of the multidisciplinary team. ## Job Description The post holder will be required to provide specialist nursing care of children and young people with allergy and or acute respiratory problems, ensuring a high standards of research and evidence based care. To continually develop the role of the Paediatric Respiratory and allergy link nurse to meet the evolving service requirements. Maintain high standards of practice within the trust, act as a role model to colleagues using specialist knowledge and expertise in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programs of care. Acts a change agent to bring about new patterns of practice. Identify area in which nursing roles can be enhanced to meet the needs of the patients. To be responsible for providing ongoing children's asthma/allergy training sessions for the medical and nursing teams within the trust. ## Responsibilities For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Evidence of clinical audit - evidence of teaching in a variety of settings - Excellent knowledge of local and national agenders relating to respiratory/ allergy **Desirable** - Evidence of managing change ### Experience **Essential** - Post qualification experience in respiratory / allergy - Proven ability to teach and train staff at all levels **Desirable** - Competent IT skills ### Qualifications **Essential** - BSC or equivalent registered childrens nurse - Recognised Teaching Qualification - PILS/ EPALS in date qualification **Desirable** - Independent nurse prescriber - Leadership course ## Documents - [job pack (pdf, 563.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10321193) - [ai use in recruitment (pdf, 1.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2345) - [relocating to shropshire? 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