King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Paediatric Respiratory/Asthma

The closing date is 06 August 2025

Job summary

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in South East London is a large teaching hospital and is at the forefront of academic and nursing excellence. We are looking for a highly motivated, flexible and enthusiastic individual to recruit into a band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist role for Paediatric Respiratory/Asthma.

At Kings College Hospital we are a specialist paediatric respiratory service and have helped pioneer the development of the specialty in the UK. We diagnose and treat infants and children with all types of respiratory problems and specialise in complex illnesses. Within our Paediatric Asthma Service, we see children referred by local GPs as well as by hospitals in south London and south east England. Our outpatients' clinics include general respiratory, asthma and difficult asthma and can be consultant led, or nurse led.

To manage with supervision (depending on experience) a caseload of children and young people with asthma.

To be a key part of the MDT involved in the care and management of children and young people with severe asthma

To ensure children and young people with any severity of asthma receive the highest standard of care

To act as a key resource and source of specialist support to colleagues across primary/secondary/tertiary care settings.

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Main duties of the job

To work as an autonomous clinical nurse specialist to co-ordinate and deliver expert nursing care effectively to a defined caseload of children, young people with respiratory conditions/asthma and their families across both the acute and community setting.

To lead in the development of evidence based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guidelines.

To maintain clear lines of communication with primary healthcare teams in order to increase knowledge and facilitate the care of this group of children, young people and families in the community.

To act as a key resource and source of specialist support to colleagues across primary/secondary/tertiary care settings.

Particular emphasis is put at Kings on the need to ensure that all staff recognize their responsibility to deliver services in a high quality, courteous, patient focused manner maintaining patient confidentiality at all times.

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reachis our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King's to another level

Date posted

23 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£54,320 to £60,981 a year per annum including HCA

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

11 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

213-CAX-7326416-A

Job locations

King's College Hospital

Denmark Hill

London

SE5 9RS

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Clinical Practice

To manage a caseload, under supervision as needed, ensuring continuity of a high standard of evidence-based care, ordering diagnostic tests, and making referrals as appropriate.

To be a knowledgeable and visible practitioner within the specialty, working with ward/clinic staff to ensure the provision of high-quality evidence based nursing care for children and young people, and that this is accurately communicated and documented.

To have a role in the assessment of children prior to administration of biologics for children with severe asthma

To work in the community where needed e.g. home visits for children with severe asthma

To be a key member of MDT discussions for children with severe asthma, and to co-ordinate meetings as appropriate

To participate in relevant fora at Care Group and Trust level to represent the service perspective

To participate in the development and updating of clinical protocols and strategies to enhance both the continuity and standard of specialist care for asthma, whilst ensuring equity of access to the service.

To provide information, clinical advice and support to children and families with asthma and act as a resource to other professionals involved in that childs care

To actively involve children, young people and families in providing feedback of their experience of the current service and suggestions for improvements.

To work with other colleagues within the MDT to develop the transition service for young people with asthma.

2. Leadership and Management

Empower children and young people and their families/carers through appropriate support and education.

To act as a resource for the childrens community nursing team, primary care and secondary care other community and multi-agency/multidisciplinary groups

Have the relevant skills to communicate complex and sensitive information to clients/ carers where there may be significant barriers to understanding. Communication will include both spoken and written methods

Maintain and provide accurate and timely client documentation e.g. patient records and reports reflecting highly specialist knowledge, sharing with others as appropriate and observing data protection guidelines

Follow best practice for the management of asthma in accordance with national, regional and professional standards

To participate in the operational and strategic development of the specialist epilepsy service, both in and outpatients.

To contribute actively to any relevant initiatives within the care group and provide support to senior colleagues and Head of Nursing.

To contribute positively to the leadership of nursing within the Care Group, acting as an effective role model.

To work with and support managers and clinical staff to identify areas where changes in practice are required.

To introduce measures to actively manage and reduce risk to patients. To ensure the formal reporting of adverse incidents in line with Trust policy.

To support the Head of Nursing in implementing Trust initiatives and strategies.

To network with the team of clinical nurse specialists within the Child Health Dept and Trust to evaluate, develop and promote the specialist-nursing role.

To utilise and maintain information systems to aid audit and to provide regular actively analysis reports.

To maintain electronic records and send reports set by various bodies pertaining to the specific speciality.

To maintain contemporaneous and accurate treatment records, submitting relevant statistics, reports and activity data as requested.

To contribute to the evaluation of service delivery, in terms of clinical effectiveness and excellence.

To ensure the best use of available resources is used within agreed budget to provide a cost-effective service

3. Education and Research

To ensure appropriate information and educational literature is available to help patients make informed choices as to their treatment plan and continuing management.

To implement programmes of education and training in accordance with the identified needs children, young people and families and other healthcare professionals involved in their care.

To contribute to the development of nursing practice within the Child Health Dept. Additionally, where appropriate, to act as a practice supervisor to Trust and honorary contract employees.

To attend meetings and conferences as appropriate having a thorough knowledge of current issues both within the Trust and within specialist services locally and nationally.

To promote and facilitate evidence-based practice and clinical audit within the Trust, raising the profile and enhancing the contribution of nursing to patient care.

To participate in and assist with any appropriate/relevant Trust approved research projects conducted within the department.

To promote nursing research and evidenced based practice relevant to the speciality.

To work with and support ward managers and other clinical staff to identify areas where changes to practice are required. Also, where opportunities exist to improve treatment and support for patients.

To publish and present relevant clinical practice.