Paediatric Respiratory and Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Nurse Specialist
The closing date is 18 August 2025
Job summary
To be a nursing clinical and professional resource for paediatric respiratory and cystic fibrosis patients, their carers and the multi-professional team for the delivery of specialist nursing.
The postholder provides skills, knowledge and expertise in the care and management of children and young people with respiratory illness/cystic fibrosis. This will encompass inpatient, outpatient and home or school visits.
Main duties of the job
The postholder is responsible for supporting the direction of the Paediatric Respiratory Service with the MDT including education, audit, research and service development.
Also providing nursing support in the transition of this patient group to the adult services and further develop the existing transition process
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Details
Date posted
01 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year pa, pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
229-SUR-7244521
Job locations
Hereford County Hospital
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Hereford County Hospital
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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