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The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

Children's Asthma Advanced Nurse Practitioner

The closing date is 25 November 2025

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Job summary

Are you a highly skilled and motivated Advanced Practitioner (AP) with expertise in paediatric asthma care?

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is recruiting a Specialist Paediatric Advanced Practitioner to lead an exciting new asthma service as part of a 6-month pilot. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in improving asthma care for children and young people (CYP) by delivering rapid post-discharge support by conducting a 48-hour review. This review will include providing an inhaler technique assessment, reviewing or developing a Personalised Asthma Action Plan (PAAP) and delivering tailored asthma education to the child/young person and their family.

Using your clinical expertise, you will work collaboratively across acute, primary, and community settings, aiming to reduce hospital admissions and re-admissions and improve long-term outcomes for CYP with asthma.

Main duties of the job

Conduct 48-hour post-discharge asthma reviews for CYP aged 5 - 16 years

Perform clinical assessments, risk stratification, and deliver tailored asthma education to CYP and their families

Assess inhaler technique

Develop/review Personalised Asthma Action Plans (PAAPs)

Optimise pharmacological asthma treatment in line with BTS/NICE 2024 guidelines

Collaborate closely with the A&E department, children's ward and primary care to ensure seamless care pathways

Support data collection, audit, quality improvement initiatives to evaluate the pilot and shape future service delivery

The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) has emphasised the importance of timely post-attack management stating: "Recognise asthma attacks as significant events and ensure the correct pathways are in place for a detailed 'post attack review' to be conducted within 48 hours. This should be undertaken by an appropriately trained professional to identify and deal with modifiable risk factors to prevent future attacks".

This pilot also anticipates the upcoming refresh of the NHS England Bundle of Care for Children and Young People with Asthma, expected in summer 2025, which will introduce a new structured three-stage approach to post-attack management.

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

11 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

Depending on experience Per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

426-012-25TAM

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Gayton Road

Kings Lynn

PE30 4ET


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about this role please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about this role please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

Essential

  • RN (Child) or RSCN
  • A NHSE recognised advanced practice qualification at level 7, including advanced clinical assessment and non-medical prescribing
  • Educated to Master's Level or equivalent qualifications/training and experience
  • Safeguarding Level 3
  • Mentorship/practice assessor qualification
  • Leadership Course

Desirable

  • APALS/EPALS

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive experience of working autonomously at advanced level within the specialist area
  • Broad knowledge of other respiratory conditions (including cystic fibrosis and tracheostomy management)
  • Knowledge of community support networks available to children, parents and families

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to deliver expert nursing care to children and young people
  • Teaching, assessment and supervision of others
  • Ability to deliver education and training programmes

Desirable

  • Spirometry accredited
  • Holds a full UK Driving Licence
Person Specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

Essential

  • RN (Child) or RSCN
  • A NHSE recognised advanced practice qualification at level 7, including advanced clinical assessment and non-medical prescribing
  • Educated to Master's Level or equivalent qualifications/training and experience
  • Safeguarding Level 3
  • Mentorship/practice assessor qualification
  • Leadership Course

Desirable

  • APALS/EPALS

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive experience of working autonomously at advanced level within the specialist area
  • Broad knowledge of other respiratory conditions (including cystic fibrosis and tracheostomy management)
  • Knowledge of community support networks available to children, parents and families

Skills, abilities and knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to deliver expert nursing care to children and young people
  • Teaching, assessment and supervision of others
  • Ability to deliver education and training programmes

Desirable

  • Spirometry accredited
  • Holds a full UK Driving Licence

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Gayton Road

Kings Lynn

PE30 4ET


Employer's website

https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

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:

Deputy Head of Nursing

Laura Morgan

laura.morgan@qehkl.nhs.uk

07977628101

Details

Date posted

11 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

Depending on experience Per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

426-012-25TAM

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Gayton Road

Kings Lynn

PE30 4ET


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