Children's Asthma Advanced Nurse Practitioner

NHS; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in King's Lynn is seeking a Specialist Paediatric Advanced Practitioner to lead an innovative asthma service. In this role, you'll provide vital post-discharge support for children, conducting comprehensive asthma reviews and developing Personalised Asthma Action Plans. The ideal candidate will have advanced clinical qualifications and experience in children's respiratory care. This is a fixed-term part-time contract for 6 months with competitive pay based on experience.

Benefits

Comprehensive range of specialist services

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• RN (Child) or RSCN.
• Extensive experience of working autonomously at advanced level.
• Broad knowledge of other respiratory conditions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct 48-hour post-discharge asthma reviews for children aged 5-16.
• Perform clinical assessments and deliver tailored asthma education.
• Develop and review Personalised Asthma Action Plans (PAAPs).

Skills

Ability to deliver expert nursing care to children and young people

Teaching, assessment and supervision of others

Ability to deliver education and training programmes

Education

NHSE recognised advanced practice qualification at level 7

Educated to Master’s Level or equivalent qualifications/training

Safeguarding Level 3

Mentorship/practice assessor qualification

Leadership Course

Job description

Job summary

Are you a highly skilled and motivated Advanced Practitioner (AP) with expertise in paediatric asthma care?

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is recruiting a Specialist Paediatric Advanced Practitioner to lead an exciting new asthma service as part of a 6‑month pilot. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in improving asthma care for children and young people (CYP) by delivering rapid post‑discharge support through a 48‑hour review. This review will include providing an inhaler technique assessment, reviewing or developing a Personalised Asthma Action Plan (PAAP) and delivering tailored asthma education to the child/young person and their family.

Using your clinical expertise, you will work collaboratively across acute, primary and community settings, aiming to reduce hospital admissions and readmissions and improve long‑term outcomes for CYP with asthma.

Main duties of the job

• Conduct 48‑hour post‑discharge asthma reviews for CYP aged 5–16 years.
• Perform clinical assessments, risk stratification and deliver tailored asthma education to CYP and their families.
• Assess inhaler technique.
• Develop/review Personalised Asthma Action Plans (PAAPs).
• Optimise pharmacological asthma treatment in line with BTS/NICE 2024 guidelines.
• Collaborate closely with the A&E department, children’s ward and primary care to ensure seamless care pathways.
• Support data collection, audit and quality‑improvement initiatives to evaluate the pilot and shape future service delivery.

The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) has emphasised the importance of timely post‑attack management stating: "Recognise asthma attacks as significant events and ensure the correct pathways are in place for a detailed ‘post‑attack review’ to be conducted within 48 hours. This should be undertaken by an appropriately trained professional to identify and deal with modifiable risk factors to prevent future attacks".

This pilot also anticipates the upcoming refresh of the NHS England Bundle of Care for Children and Young People with Asthma, expected in summer 2025, which will introduce a new structured three‑stage approach to post‑attack management.

About us

There has never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once‑in‑a‑generation opportunity to build a new state‑of‑the‑art hospital due to open in 2031/32 and we are also carrying out one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper‑based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined‑up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community‑based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Camps and South Lincolnshire.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approximately 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award‑winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.

We love working here and think you will too.

Details

Date posted: 18 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

Depending on experience. Per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Part‑time

Reference number

426-012-25TAM-B

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gayton Road, Kings Lynn, PE30 4ET

Job responsibilities

For further information about this role please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Essential qualifications/training and professional development

• RN (Child) or RSCN
• A NHSE recognised advanced practice qualification at level 7, including advanced clinical assessment and non‑medical prescribing
• Educated to Master’s Level or equivalent qualifications/training and experience
• Safeguarding Level 3
• Mentorship/practice assessor qualification
• Leadership Course

Desirable qualifications/training and professional development

• APALS/EPALS

Essential experience

• Extensive experience of working autonomously at advanced level within the specialist area
• Broad knowledge of other respiratory conditions (including cystic fibrosis and tracheostomy management)
• Knowledge of community support networks available to children, parents and families

Desirable experience

• Spirometry accredited
• Holds a full UK Driving Licence

Essential skills, abilities and knowledge

• Ability to deliver expert nursing care to children and young people
• Teaching, assessment and supervision of others
• Ability to deliver education and training programmes

Desirable skills, abilities and knowledge

• Spirometry accredited
• Holds a full UK Driving Licence

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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. For further information visit UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

Address: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gayton Road, Kings Lynn, PE30 4ET

Employer's website: https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk