Clinical Nurse Specialist: Paediatric Respiratory and Asthma
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We are seeking a dynamic Clinical Nurse Specialist for this exciting role within the West London Children's Healthcare Paediatric Respiratory Medicine and Asthma Service. The service provides multi- disciplinary care for babies, children and young people with complex respiratory conditions.
You will be part of the multi-disciplinary team delivering this service, contributing your expert assessment, intervention and advice to the diagnostic process and patient pathway. This role has an academic research component with 50% clinical time and 50% research and academic time, funded through the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).
You will be joining a strong team of Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professionals and Pharmacists (NMAHPPs) leading and delivering research at West London Children's Healthcare and will have the opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across Imperial College's Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health (PaeCH).
The role is based primarily at St Mary's Hospital and will work across WLCH sites.
You will have opportunities to lead on both discipline specific and inter-professional development projects, demonstrating your leadership and innovation.
If you have clinical expertise within children's paediatric respiratory care, have leadership experience, are innovative with enthusiasm for development, and an ability to think creatively, this could be your next opportunity.
Job description
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education
Essential
- Registered Children's Nurse on NMC register
Desirable
- Postgraduate study or willingness to work towards; Foundations of Managing Asthma - Level 5 Diploma oMSc in Advanced Practice or Respiratory Nursing
- Non- Medical Prescribing qualification
- Relevant post-registration accredited clinical course in advanced assessment
- Leadership or management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Excellent relevant Paediatric clinical skills including assessment of lung function (PEFR, Spirometry, FeNO), inhaler technique, asthma plans
- Significant post registration experience working with children who have respiratory illnesses, allergies or asthma
- Able to motivate and develop a multi-professional team
- Experience of teaching, training, mentoring, and precepting colleagues
Desirable
- Experience working in the community setting including schools, early years settings and patients homes
- Experience of handling clinical incidents, complaints, and safeguarding issues
- Experience managing a specialist caseload, including complex, high-risk, or severe asthma
- Experience in quality improvement or service development projects
Skills
Essential
- Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk and quality
- Sound knowledge of specialist paediatric asthma care, including pathophysiology, management protocols, and evidence-based practice
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and lead clinical workload.
- Understanding of child protection procedures and safeguarding
Desirable
- Ability to lead clinical workload and change initiatives, both personally and as a facilitator
- Experience or willingness to participate in audit, research, and quality improvement initiatives
About the employer
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .