Paediatric Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist

We’re seeking an experienced and compassionate Paediatric Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our expanding Community Diagnostic Hub service. This role plays a pivotal part in improving early identification and management of asthma in children and young people. You will lead on delivering accurate, timely asthma assessments and diagnoses, ensuring families receive clear, evidence‑based guidance and rapid access to the right support. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you’ll help shape a high‑quality, community‑based diagnostic pathway that reduces delays, enhances patient experience, and supports better long‑term outcomes.

Main duties of the job:

• Conduct specialist asthma assessments, including history‐taking, spirometry, FeNO testing, and symptom evaluation.
• Provide timely and accurate diagnosis of asthma within Community Diagnostic Hubs.
• Develop personalised care plans and ensure families understand management strategies.
• Offer expert clinical advice and education to children, families, and healthcare colleagues.
• Support service development to strengthen community‑based respiratory pathways.
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to training across the wider paediatric workforce.
• Participate in audit, research, and quality improvement initiatives.

About Us:

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together. Our fundamental values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development.
• Ongoing support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4,810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2,077 per week.
• An average of 1,115 patients are seen in A&E across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research‑active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Person Specification:

Essential:

• NMC registration & revalidation requirements.
• Significant post‑registration experience, and experience at a band 6 post.
• Tier 3 Training – Children & Young People Asthma Capability Framework.
• ARTP Accreditation.
• Evidence of management/leadership skills gained through theoretical knowledge and/or experience.
• Experience of mentoring, supporting, coaching and developing staff.
• Takes responsibility and is accountable for all delegated nursing care within the team.
• Is a decision maker.
• Able to assess associated risks and take appropriate action.
• Manage safe/safer staffing.
• Communicates highly complex condition‑related, sensitive information to patients, public and staff.
• Understands and overcomes barriers to communication and acceptance.
• Car owner and full driving licence essential to role.

Desirable:

• Evidence of degree / working towards higher degree or equivalent experience.
• Specific knowledge of the clinical area / speciality.
• Evidence of teaching/nurturing.
• Provides expert advice.
• Negotiation, persuasion, motivation, reassurance, facilitation and influencing skills.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.