Senior Specialist CYP Asthma Practitioner

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

Following the national work on the National bundle of care for CYP with asthma and the NICE guidelines 2024, an exciting opportunity exists for a highly experienced Asthma Practitioner with relevant experience of working with children and young people with asthma.

The aim of the Senior specialist asthma practitioner is to lead the team in providing targeted interventions to CYP patients in Primary Care at the highest risk of an asthma attack. This post complements the NHS Long Term Plan commitments to improve CYP asthma care and respond to the recent recommendations from the HSIB and coroners reports that have criticised NHS care.

The aim of this role/service is to support the ICS to achieve the NHSE/I ambition to:

Reduce avoidable harm from asthma (improve control and reduce the risk of asthma attacks and death)

Improve quality of life.

Develop and embed a whole system approach to improve environment, education, personalised care, preventative medicine and accuracy/ timeliness of diagnosis.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POST:

Improving quality and outcomes

To liaise with the multi-disciplinary team in order to effect best possible care outcomes initiating and developing flexible and innovative approaches to meet the needs of the patients and their families.

Leading the implementation of a risk stratification tool to identify those CYP at most risk of an asthma exacerbation.

Supporting escalation in ICS systems where asthma outcomes/pathways of care require improvement to meet national standards.

Championing adherence to national guidelines and good practice.

For children and young people who are admitted to hospital with asthma the post holder will help providers to facilitate safe discharge and follow up arrangements through post attack reviews.

To be aware of new products and protocols including Asthma medications and devices and to disseminate research findings as appropriate.

To collate and use data to help influence commissioning of future services.

Enabling Clinical Leadership

To promote up to date education and expert advice for health professionals, families and carers with regards to asthma

To lead on the delivery of the asthma care bundle across the ICS

Support the development of a network of ICS clinical leadership

To champion person centred care

Enabling patient and public involvement

To act as a champion for patients and their interests

To work within the ICS to involve patients, carers and citizens in the development of commissioning tools and resources

To embed patient and public involvement into the organisations decision making and practice at all levels

Promoting equality and reducing inequalities

To uphold organisational policies and principles on the promotion of equality

To create an inclusive working environment where diversity is valued, everyone can contribute, and everyday action ensure we meet our duty to uphold and promote equality

To facilitate partnership and cross boundary working

To develop excellent clinical partnerships across community, primary, secondary, and tertiary asthma healthcare

To work closely with clinical networks to deliver objectives

To model a collaborative and influencing style of working, negotiating with others to achieve the best outcomes

To promote innovation and research through leadership, promoting data scrutiny and evidence synthesis

Developing an excellent organisation

To actively support the development of individuals and the team through appraisal, personal development planning, coaching and mentoring

To work in partnership with others and as part of cross directorate teams to deliver successful outcomes

To support the organisations ways of working, model its values and champion the NHS Constitution

To ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of all staff within the team

To ensure compliance with all confidentiality and governance requirements within the system

To adhere to the NHS Managers Code of Conduct and any other relevant professional codes of conduct at all times

To ensure regular, productive and open communication with staff whom they lead

Skills

Essential

• Advanced clinical assessment and decision-making;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team;
• Teaching and mentoring skills;
• IT literacy (including extracting and analysing data in excel)

Desirable

• Ability to run searches and use software to extract patient data; Behavioural/motivational skills

Experience

Essential

• Expert clinical skills, knowledge and expertise in the care and management of children with Asthma. Minimum of tier 4 level as detailed in the National CYP Asthma Capability Framework.
• Significant band 7 experience of working within the specialty.
• Must have a good knowledge of pharmacological treatment of asthma.
• Excellent respiratory assessment skills
• Excellent understanding of how to use data to improve quality and productivity.
• Experience of carrying out audits.
• Significant experience of working as a clinical leader
• Works well as part of a team as well as independently
• Experience of operating in a range of healthcare settings and systems
• Significant experience of developing, applying and reviewing an evidence-based approach to decision making
• Significant experience of providing education sessions with multi agency childrens workforce/professionals and other stakeholders
• Experience of creating and delivering formal presentations to a range of audiences including very senior managers and stakeholders

Desirable

• Previous experience of working at 8a level in similar role
• Experience in both primary and secondary care settings;
• Involvement in change management; Knowledge of primary care IT systems (EMIS, System One, AccuRx, DOCMAN, ICE etc.)

Values & Behaviours

Essential

• Commitment to dignity, respect, fairness, integrity, openness, honesty, caring, kindness, and compassion;
• Ability to work collaboratively and put people at the heart of care

Desirable

• Involvement in relevant clinical networks (ARNS, PCRS, BTS)

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level in a relevant scientific/nursing / allied health/pharmacy discipline or have relevant experience.
• ARTP accredited Paediatric Spirometry and interpretation; Advanced Inhaler Technique trainer

Desirable

• Prescribing Qualification. MSC in relevant field.
• Teaching qualification;
• Membership of relevant specialist interest group.
• Previous research experience.
• Good Clinical Practice certificate;
• Published work

Other

Essential

• Ability to travel between sites within Surrey Heartlands as required;
• Flexible approach to service needs; Commitment to equality, diversity, and safeguarding

Desirable

• Involvement in clinical networks

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).