Job summary
Community Children's Asthma Nurse - Band 6
We are looking for a highly committed and enthusiastic Band 6 Children's Nurse or Specialist Community Public Health Nurse with an interest in Asthma. This is an exciting opportunity to support and grow the successful applicant into an Children's Asthma Specialist Nurse.
This post is a Band 6 Community Children's Asthma Nurse. The aim is to support the Band 6 Nurse to develop the skills to be ready to apply for a Band 7 Children's Asthma (Specialist) Nurse in future. The post sits within the Children's Community Nursing Service and the post holder will be expected to work as part of the team.
The post is part-time 30 hours per week. However, flexible working hours would be considered for the post.
The successful applicant will be an innovative practitioner who is able to demonstrate excellent communication, assessment, leadership and management skills. Candidates are expected to have completed an appropriate course of study at degree/masters' level, as well as hold evidence of continued professional development in credited courses relating to children and young people with asthma or willingness to work towards this.
Physical Assessment and History Taking and Non-Medical Prescribing qualifications would be preferable, although applicants seeking a development opportunity will be considered. You must demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of working with CYPs with a diagnosis of asthma or suspected asthma.
Main duties of the job
This role focuses on using expert clinical knowledge and experience to provide specialist support and advice on relevant pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment / interventions and asthma plans based on robust evidence, within primary care centres. The post holder will also be a source for other professionals within the borough and support those delivering asthma care. Through providing specialist support on the chronic management of asthma, you will educate other professionals within the primary care network, who empower children and young people, and their parents and carers within community settings, to manage their condition on a day-to-day basis to improve quality of life, improve outcomes and help prevent avoidable hospital admissions.
Safeguarding is a fundamental part of the role and requires a sound knowledge base to safely manage the caseload and support junior staff.
About us
The successful candidate will be joining a friendly, forward thinking Community Children's Nursing Team and will need to demonstrate resilience, identify areas for improvement, work to deadlines and use their initiative to manage conflicting priorities.
Vaccination
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will need to be flexible, have excellent communication skills, be able to work independently but have the ability to work as a team player. As the post holder will be supported to gain the necessary qualifications, knowledge and skills for the post, the post holder will be expected to work as part of the CCN team, managing and delivering care to a large and diverse caseload, during this period. As a senior nurse you be able to demonstrate good organisational skills and you will be responsible for overseeing the smooth delivery of the asthma service whilst working as part of the the wider CCN team. Part of the development will include line management of junior colleagues, facilitating clinical and safeguarding supervision and acting as a role model for junior colleagues, as required.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders, the local CCG, GPs, Acute and Primary Trusts and wider members of the multi-disciplinary team, to promote seamless working and achieve the best outcomes for children/young people with asthma and their families.
This post requires you to hold a Full UK driving licence and have access to the use of a car.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will need to be flexible, have excellent communication skills, be able to work independently but have the ability to work as a team player. As the post holder will be supported to gain the necessary qualifications, knowledge and skills for the post, the post holder will be expected to work as part of the CCN team, managing and delivering care to a large and diverse caseload, during this period. As a senior nurse you be able to demonstrate good organisational skills and you will be responsible for overseeing the smooth delivery of the asthma service whilst working as part of the the wider CCN team. Part of the development will include line management of junior colleagues, facilitating clinical and safeguarding supervision and acting as a role model for junior colleagues, as required.
The successful candidate will work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders, the local CCG, GPs, Acute and Primary Trusts and wider members of the multi-disciplinary team, to promote seamless working and achieve the best outcomes for children/young people with asthma and their families.
This post requires you to hold a Full UK driving licence and have access to the use of a car.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse /Children's nurse/ Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) [NMC Registered]
- Relevant post-registration qualifications, e.g. paediatrics or asthma/respiratory care.
- Working proactively with practitioners from own or other profession who are experienced in this area, together with relevant short courses and self-study
- Post registration experience with in a relevant area, e.g. paediatrics and asthma/respiratory care or working towards this.
Desirable
- Independent & Supplementary Prescribing Course
- Formal training and accreditation or experience to master's level preferably within a paediatric asthma field.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Previous experience as a Band 6 nurse / as a Band 5 nurse
- Recent experience with children's nursing within acute/community setting.
- Theoretical and practical knowledge relating to the specialty.
- Able to understand and use research, evaluation and audit in practice
- Experience in teaching in formal and informal settings on a Trust wide or network basis
- Able to demonstrate flexibility in clinical situations
- Experience in working within protocols, delivering key performance indicators and meeting targets
- Maintain a personal, professional profile, identifying role and skill developments in line with the scope of Professional Practice
Desirable
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone and writing letters and reports.
- Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies
- Work well with other members of the team including communicating effectively, being kind and considerate, reliable and enthusiastic
- Manage others and contribute to the management of the team
- Contribute to the culture of the team and play a role in making it inclusive, kind and hard working
Desirable
- An understanding of clinical governance framework in relation to practice
- Ability to work under the direction and guidance of senior team members
- Ability to work autonomously and prioritise workload
- Supervision, Line management and appraisal training
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse /Children's nurse/ Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN) [NMC Registered]
- Relevant post-registration qualifications, e.g. paediatrics or asthma/respiratory care.
- Working proactively with practitioners from own or other profession who are experienced in this area, together with relevant short courses and self-study
- Post registration experience with in a relevant area, e.g. paediatrics and asthma/respiratory care or working towards this.
Desirable
- Independent & Supplementary Prescribing Course
- Formal training and accreditation or experience to master's level preferably within a paediatric asthma field.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Previous experience as a Band 6 nurse / as a Band 5 nurse
- Recent experience with children's nursing within acute/community setting.
- Theoretical and practical knowledge relating to the specialty.
- Able to understand and use research, evaluation and audit in practice
- Experience in teaching in formal and informal settings on a Trust wide or network basis
- Able to demonstrate flexibility in clinical situations
- Experience in working within protocols, delivering key performance indicators and meeting targets
- Maintain a personal, professional profile, identifying role and skill developments in line with the scope of Professional Practice
Desirable
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Able to communicate with the multi-disciplinary team, present cases, take note of actions, update others in the team and use handover effectively. Speaking face to face but also by telephone and writing letters and reports.
- Maintaining accurate, timely, concise and legible clinical records both electronic and handwritten which adhere to the CNWL policies
- Work well with other members of the team including communicating effectively, being kind and considerate, reliable and enthusiastic
- Manage others and contribute to the management of the team
- Contribute to the culture of the team and play a role in making it inclusive, kind and hard working
Desirable
- An understanding of clinical governance framework in relation to practice
- Ability to work under the direction and guidance of senior team members
- Ability to work autonomously and prioritise workload
- Supervision, Line management and appraisal training
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).
