Children's Asthma and Allergy Nurse Specialist | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust; Colchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a skilled Nurse Specialist to join a multi-professional team focused on asthma and allergy management. The successful candidate will support children in North East Essex, providing high-quality care. Responsibilities include running nurse-led clinics and providing clinical advice. This full-time position offers flexible hours and numerous benefits including a generous pension scheme and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Unsocial hours payments

27 days annual leave

NHS discounts

Health & Wellbeing programme

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Skilled and motivated Nurse Specialist.
• Experience in asthma and allergy management is preferred.
• Ability to work in a multi-professional team.

Responsibilities

• Support the coordination of the service and run nurse-led clinics.
• Advise health care staff on patient management.
• Promote seamless primary and secondary care.
• Assess patients and carry out specific tests.
• Utilize specialist skills for innovative practice.
• Ensure continuous service across hospital and community.

Skills

Patient assessment

Clinical advice

Innovative care practices

Team collaboration

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a well-established and knowledgeable multi-professional team, specialising in the assessment and management of children with asthma and allergy conditions.

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Nurse Specialist to provide specialist support to the asthma and allergy service, assisting with an existing caseload of children across North East Essex. They will work as part of a multi-professional team to ensure that children receive the highest standard of care and support.

This is a full time 37.5 hours per week permanent post, but part time hours will be considered for the right candidate.

Responsibilities

• support the co-ordination of the service and run nurse-led clinics for patients from diagnosis through to treatment and follow up
• act as an advisor to health care staff on matters relating to the patient’s management and to provide clinical, professional advice
• promote the development of clinically effective care that is seamless between primary and secondary care settings
• assess patients, select, carry out, and interpret the end results of specific tests in conjunction with Lead Nurse and Paediatrician
• with the support of the Lead Nurse, demonstrate and utilise specialist skills and knowledge to provide innovative practice in paediatric asthma /allergy
• ensure a continuous service to children/young people is offered in the hospital and in the community as required

About the Trust

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across East Suffolk and North Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

Benefits

• generous pension scheme
• unsocial hours payments (where applicable)
• 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata)
• access to a range of NHS discounts
• Staff Health & Wellbeing programme offering a variety of services
• wide range of training and development opportunities
• flexible working options

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients. We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with the leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Sunday 26 Oct 2025