Job summary
Working Hours: 37.5 Hours per week Fixed Term 12 months
As a lead specialist in Paediatric Respiratory Nurse, you will be an identified key worker for a patient caseload, accepting referrals to agreed criteria, coordinating treatment and care whilst practicing autonomously as a core member of the Children's Community Specialist Nursing team.
The post holder will be expected to demonstrate a higher level of practice in both direct care of patients and in their ability to plan and develop services to support patient care. Utilising the skills of leadership, clinical expertise, evidence-based practice and innovation, the post holder will facilitate and deliver care, which is patient centered, safe, and effective.
Main duties of the job
- To ensure effective communication is maintained both written and verbally, regarding patients, through close liaison with professional colleagues, both in primary and secondary care, and to develop working relationships with consultants, general practitioners and other support services.
- To plan/organise/manage a defined patient caseload which includes patients with other health conditions such as cardiac, rheumatology or other health needs.
- To work as a specialist, autonomous practitioner and use expert clinical decision-making skills.
- To ensure effective communication is maintained both written and verbally, regarding patients, through close liaison with professional colleagues, both in primary and secondary care, and to develop working relationships with consultants, general practitioners and other support services.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Children's Nursing Degree
- V300 non-medical prescribing qualification
- Paediatric Clinical Examination Skills CPD module
- Relevant specialty related qualification/module
Desirable
- Specialist Children's Community Practitioner Degree or PG Dip
- Management/Leadership qualification or equivalent
- MSc Advanced Practice/Clinical Masters or working towards
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Strong speciality knowledge grounded by extensive clinical experience
- Autonomous practitioner with experience in running nurse led clinics and doing home visits
- Involvement in service development through initiating and implementing change in practice
- Basic knowledge of financial and corporate objectives within the Trust
- Experience of assessing/supervising student nurses
Desirable
- Supervising students undertaking the V300 NMP course
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered Children's Nursing Degree
- V300 non-medical prescribing qualification
- Paediatric Clinical Examination Skills CPD module
- Relevant specialty related qualification/module
Desirable
- Specialist Children's Community Practitioner Degree or PG Dip
- Management/Leadership qualification or equivalent
- MSc Advanced Practice/Clinical Masters or working towards
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Strong speciality knowledge grounded by extensive clinical experience
- Autonomous practitioner with experience in running nurse led clinics and doing home visits
- Involvement in service development through initiating and implementing change in practice
- Basic knowledge of financial and corporate objectives within the Trust
- Experience of assessing/supervising student nurses
Desirable
- Supervising students undertaking the V300 NMP course
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
