Paediatric Allergy Clinical Nurse Specialist

Main area Paediatrics Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time Job
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Site St Mary's Hospital Town London Salary £58,133 - £65,261 pa inclusive pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 01/11/2026 23:59

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

We have an exciting opportunity for a part-time Band 7 Allergy Clinical Nurse Specialist, based at St Mary’s Hospital.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced nurse to provide visible and supportive leadership to our team. The Paediatric Allergy Day Unit is a busy unit, which provides a 5-day service. A team of Specialist Nurses and world renowned Specialist Consultants, are trained in oral food challenges, skin prick test, spirometry, oral and intravenous immunotherapy, etc.

The post holder will work in partnership with service users and enabling their care and support by assessing and managing care of children who attend our Paediatric Allergy Day Unit; and our consultant and nurse-led clinics, which includes the Hammersmith Hospital site. Aside from promoting positive learning culture, the post holder will lead on a range of risks, governance and quality improvement.

The post holder will work with the MDT in monitoring and maintaining policies, standards of nursing care and staff development. This will involve dealing with complex situations and having to take appropriate action in elective, and emergency or unforeseen situations.

As the Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist, you will offered the opportunity to engage in nurse-led clinics and advancing your skills the assessment modules and non-medical prescribing.

It is an expectation that all staff employed who come in contact with children and young people have a duty to safeguard and promote their welfare.

• To deliver efficient, compassionate and excellent nursing care to patients and their families which is evidence based.
• The post holder will work with the Allergy Lead Clinical nurse specialist and multi-disciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining policies, standards of nursing care and staff development, as part of the allergy team. In addition he/she will provide specialist allergy nursing care and/or support and deputise for the Matron and Lead Nurse in the management of the clinical area. This will involve dealing with complex situations and having to take appropriate action in emergency or unforeseen situations.
• To co-ordinate the unit on a regular basis and act as a senior clinical resource to staff.
• To minimise risk and maintain safety of patients and staff; supporting the ward manager in investigating incidents and identifying ways to improve practice.
• To actively promote the safeguarding of children and young people.
• To use evidence based practice and…