Paediatric Nurse Specialist

4 weeks ago


Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom NHS Full time
Asthma Paediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Respiratory Asthma Clinical Nurse Specialist

Band 6

Full Time 37

The CNS will provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients with asthma (in-patient and out-patient) and their family, throughout the care pathway, ensuring a seamless service for these patients.

We are a dynamic team delivering secondary and tertiary respiratory care in the region. The successful candidates will be RSCN or RN Child Branch; relevant clinical experience in paediatric respiratory nursing is essential along with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

The post offers an excellent career development opportunity for an individual committed to children's nursing. A car driver/owner is desirable, as we have a number of clinics based throughout Bristol.

Main duties of the job
  • The CNS will deliver inhaler teaching, patient and family education and will provide Personalised Asthma Action Plans for all children with asthma.
  • The CNS will be involved with children with asthma on the medical wards or within the ED to provide management advice, inhaler technique and asthma education to families and staff.
  • The CNS will also be involved in the administration of injectable monoclonal antibody therapies for difficult asthma.
Person Specification
  • Current NMC Registration
  • 1st Degree in nursing or health related subject, willing to undertake/ working towards
  • Qualification in Teaching and Assessing
  • Qualification / Short course in Asthma management
Knowledge & Experience
  • Appropriate post registration experience in paediatric asthma nursing
  • Proven commitment and experience, evidence in teaching
  • Appropriate proven leadership and management experience
  • Experience of undertaking research or audit
  • Evidence of commitment to research based practice or evidence of project work undertaken
  • Experience as preceptor / mentor
Skills & Abilities
  • Organisation and management skills
  • Teaching
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure
  • Ability to problem solve
  • Flexibility, adaptability to meet needs of a changing service
  • Ability to work alone or as part of a team.
  • IT skills including use of email and Microsoft office packages
  • Act as a role model and as a mentor
  • Innovative and participates with practice and policy change
  • Awareness of professional responsibilities to self and others
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Knowledge of national and local specialty specific issues
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.



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