Paediatric Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist

Paediatric Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist Band 7

Main area Paediatric Specialist Nursing Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job  
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Site Cross Site Working Town Epsom Salary £55,524 - £62,652 pro rata per annum incl HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 21/09/2026 23:59

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.

The Paediatric Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist will provide specialist nursing care, assessment, treatment, education and ongoing support to children and young people with asthma and other respiratory conditions across acute and community settings. The post holder will manage a specialist caseload, deliver nurse-led and multidisciplinary clinics, undertake respiratory assessments including FeNO and spirometry, and provide expert advice to children, families and healthcare professionals.

The role will work closely with paediatric respiratory consultants and the wider multidisciplinary team to coordinate care, support safe discharge and transition to adult services, and promote evidence-based asthma and respiratory management. The post holder will also contribute to staff education, clinical audit, research, quality improvement, clinical governance and implementation of national asthma and respiratory standards across the Trust.

The post holder will:

• Manage a specialist caseload of children and young people with asthma and respiratory conditions, providing assessment, treatment, education and ongoing support.
• Deliver nurse-led and multidisciplinary asthma/respiratory clinics and undertake specialist assessments, including FeNO, spirometry and skin prick testing.
• Provide specialist respiratory nursing advice and education to children, young people, families, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Support medicines optimisation and prescribe independently where appropriate, in accordance with service requirements.
• Coordinate care across acute, community and primary care settings, including complex discharge planning and transition to adult services.
• Provide education, clinical supervision and mentoring to nursing colleagues and act as a specialist respiratory resource across the Trust.
• Lead and contribute to clinical audit, research, quality improvement, clinical governance and implementation of national asthma and respiratory standards.
• Promote evidence-based practice and contribute to the development and review of local asthma and respiratory guidelines and pathways.

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area;
St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to…