Children's Respiratory Nurse
The closing date is 02 September 2025
Job summary
You will work as part of the Children's Community Nursing Team and Children's Nurse Specialist Team, supporting and managing Children within the community and in the hospital with diagnosed Respiratory condition.
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care delivery that supports the child/young person to remain in the community setting and where possible prevent hospital admission. Where hospital admission is required, you will be able to support the inpatient ward team to meet the needs of the child or young person and support with timely discharge.
It is expected that you will work collaboratively across local and national networks for asthma, cystic fibrosis, long term oxygen and tracheostomy, ventilation at home management.
You will participate in service development and collaborative working across health, social care and multi-agencies for patients diagnosed with complex respiratory conditions.
Main duties of the job
To work autonomously, managing own caseload of patients to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care.
To provide specialist advice and support to children and young people (CYP) and their families to improve self-management of their condition within the community setting, in hospital and in nurse led clinic's.
To appropriately triage, visit and support patients who may be unwell.
To provide support that is appropriately planned to meet the individual's needs, empowering them to manage their care, to recognise deterioration/acute episodes requiring immediate specialist attention and how to access the necessary support.
Ensure nursing practice is in accordance with the NMC/HCPC Code of Professional Conduct and any specific competencies for the role are completed.
About us
There's never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We're working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital due to open in 2031/32 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we've ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as 'Good', and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.
We love working here and think you will too.
Details
Date posted
19 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
426-915-25TAM
Job locations
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn
Gayton Road
Kings Lynn
PE30 4ET
Employer details
Employer name
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT
Address
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kings Lynn
Gayton Road
Kings Lynn
PE30 4ET
Employer's website
https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Children's Community and Outpatient Team Lead
Charlotte Lorraine
charlotte.lorraine@qehkl.nhs.uk
07502602709
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