Children's Asthma Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS; Rayleigh; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Join NHS's Community Asthma Service as a nurse specialist for children and young people. You will manage patient care across Essex, collaborating in a multidisciplinary team to provide expert advice and education on asthma management. Flexible working options are available, along with benefits like NHS discounts and training opportunities.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities and opportunities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars

Day One Flexible Employer

Qualifications

• Essential: children's community experience.
• Essential: asthma experience in pediatrics.
• Desirable: non-medical prescribing and asthma module.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of patients and deliver personalized care.
• Develop and evaluate specialist asthma services for children and young people.
• Teach other staff members and educational professionals.

Skills

children's community experience

communication skills

asthma experience in pediatrics

Job description

Job summary

Previous applicants need not apply

EPUT

COMMUNITY ASTHMA NURSE SPECIALIST FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

BAND 7

Full time and part time hours available

We are delighted to announce exciting new opportunities to join the Community Asthma Service for Children and Young People within Mid and South Essex Community Collaborative (MSECC)

The Mid and South Essex Community Collaborative (MSECC) brings together the three main providers for community services: Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT), North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) and Provide Community Interest Company CIC in a Community Health Services Provider Collaborative.

In order to drive this transformation we now require asthma nurses to provide expert advice and education to support diagnosis and management of children and young people with Asthma within the community setting.

if you would like to make a difference in transforming the asthma care in the community , then please contact us to discuss this opportunity.

Main duties of the job

The CCAN will work autonomously, managing a caseload of patients, working across a various Mid and South Essex clinic sites, in collaboration with the Community Collaborative whilst working as part of the Multi-disciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct patient care. The CCAN are responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision and will be required to teach other registered and non-registered nursing staff, educational professionals, parents/families/carers.

About us

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.

Details Date posted

01 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

364-A-9016-A

Job locations

Rayleigh Clinic

Eastwood road

rayleigh

SS6 7JP

Job description Job responsibilities

In partnership with members of the multidisciplinary nursing team the CCAAN will develop, implement and evaluate a seamless specialist service for children and young people with Asthma, ensuring that service users receive the highest standard of clinical care implementing evidence-based nursing care.

Job description Job responsibilities

In partnership with members of the multidisciplinary nursing team the CCAAN will develop, implement and evaluate a seamless specialist service for children and young people with Asthma, ensuring that service users receive the highest standard of clinical care implementing evidence-based nursing care.

Person Specification essential Essential

• children's community experience

Desirable

• non medical prescribing

desirable Essential

• Asthma experience in paediatrics

Desirable

• asthma module

essential Essential

• communication skills

Desirable

• tier 4

Person Specification essential Essential

• children's community experience

Desirable

• non medical prescribing

desirable Essential

• Asthma experience in paediatrics

Desirable

• asthma module

essential Essential

• communication skills

Desirable

• tier 4

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 the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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 the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rayleigh Clinic

Eastwood road

rayleigh

SS6 7JP

Employer's website

https://eput.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Rayleigh Clinic

Eastwood road

rayleigh

SS6 7JP

Employer's website

https://eput.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)