Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated paediatric nurse with an interest in Asthma to work with Children and families in the community. We are looking to recruit an Asthma Specialist Nurse to manage nurse-led clinics across the community within Enfield GP practices.
The Asthma nurse service is intended to provide more specialist skill in the community, supporting primary care and decreasing need for referral into secondary care for management. This will include nurse led clinics in GP surgeries, community centres, school and home visits. As well as delivering improvements in consistency and quality of care in the community it will decrease both outpatient activity, ED activity and primary care activity through better control and access to more specialist input in the community. The post holder will work collaboratively with all members of the Multidisciplinary team including GP's, practice nurses, community children's nurses and school nurses to deliver effective, high quality, safe patient centred care in the community and on the main Hospital site.
Main duties of the job
This established service further provides expert specialist skill in the community, support primary care, and decrease the need for referral into secondary care for management. As well as delivering improvements in consistency and quality of care in the community it will decrease outpatient activity, emergency department activity and primary care activity through better control and access to more specialist input in the community.
The post holder will work collaboratively with all members of the multidisciplinary team including General Practitioners, Paediatricians, and school nurses to deliver effective, high quality. We look forward to this exciting opportunity and welcome applicants.
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at royal free London NHS foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at royal free London NHS foundation Trust
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values.
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Child/ RSCN.
- ENB 998 or equivalent Teaching qualification.
- Evidence of further training relevant to asthma and atopy.
Desirable
- Relevant Degree.
- Degree level Asthma course.
- Community nursing experience.
Experience
Essential
- Experience with paediatric asthma.
- Significant post registration experience working in acute.
- Chronic disease management.
- Ability to manage own case load and accept and make referrals.
- Evidence of child protection awareness and training.
- Experience of teaching children and families self management of illness.
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking audits/database.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Ability to develop care pathways and protocols.
- Have IT skills.
- Ability to audit and use findings in service planning.
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills.
- Works effectively within the MDT.
- Ability to develop and lead team.
- Able to work flexibly as the Trust requires.
- Effective role model.
Desirable
- Ability to negotiate and advocate for children and their families.
- Ability to make clinical decisions and develop others in this area.
- Ability to analysed complex problems and propose realistic solutions.
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Commitment to furthering knowledge and responsibility.
- Dynamic, flexible, capable of inspiring confidence and able to bring people with you in change.
- Motivate confidence and assertive.
- Commitment to patient care.
- Continues to advance their asthma knowledge and understanding.
- Ability to reflect, question, and evaluate own practice.
Desirable
- Committed to staff and personal professional development.
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values.
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse Child/ RSCN.
- ENB 998 or equivalent Teaching qualification.
- Evidence of further training relevant to asthma and atopy.
Desirable
- Relevant Degree.
- Degree level Asthma course.
- Community nursing experience.
Experience
Essential
- Experience with paediatric asthma.
- Significant post registration experience working in acute.
- Chronic disease management.
- Ability to manage own case load and accept and make referrals.
- Evidence of child protection awareness and training.
- Experience of teaching children and families self management of illness.
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking audits/database.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
- Ability to develop care pathways and protocols.
- Have IT skills.
- Ability to audit and use findings in service planning.
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills.
- Works effectively within the MDT.
- Ability to develop and lead team.
- Able to work flexibly as the Trust requires.
- Effective role model.
Desirable
- Ability to negotiate and advocate for children and their families.
- Ability to make clinical decisions and develop others in this area.
- Ability to analysed complex problems and propose realistic solutions.
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- Commitment to furthering knowledge and responsibility.
- Dynamic, flexible, capable of inspiring confidence and able to bring people with you in change.
- Motivate confidence and assertive.
- Commitment to patient care.
- Continues to advance their asthma knowledge and understanding.
- Ability to reflect, question, and evaluate own practice.
Desirable
- Committed to staff and personal professional development.
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).
