Paediatric Allergy & Asthma Cns

Bedfordshire Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Luton; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for the Paediatric Allergy & Asthma CNS at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital. This role leads the allergy provision and supports the MDT while educating the wider nursing and medical teams to deliver family-centred care.

With support from lead Consultants and the CNS team, the post offers opportunities to expand clinical skills, participate in research and develop services to improve patient care within a busy, supportive Trust.

Qualifications

• Registered pediatric nurse with UK registration (RSCN/RN child or equivalent).
• Paediatric Allergy training (PAT1) and Tier 3 Asthma training.
• Experience in allergy services and MDT leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead nurse for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for children with complex allergies.
• Perform and interpret skin prick testing and report results to MDT.
• Perform and interpret spirometry; liaise on treatment plans.
• Educate families using evidence-based practice.
• Develop allergy clinical nurse specialist clinics with the MDT.

Job description

Job summary

We are pleased to invite applications for the role of Paediatric Allergy & Asthma CNS at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, knowledgeable, dynamic and enthusiastic Paediatric Nurse to lead and grow our allergy provision.

The successful candidate will be will understand the complexities of looking after a child with allergies and asthma. They will be expected to facilitate the multidisciplinary team and provide education for the wider nursing and medical team; they will have a proven track record in leadership and change management.

With support from the lead Consultants, Paediatric Deputy Head Nurse and the wider CNS team, the successful candidate will be in a good position to expand their own skills and experience whilst developing the service to deliver family centred care.

The role requires working 4 x 7.5 hour shifts Monday-Friday with 80% focus on allergy and 20% focus on asthma.

For further details / informal visits contact: Deputy Head Nurse, Marva Desir - 01582 497105

Main duties of the job

• Facilitate the MDT and provide education to the wider nursing and medical team.
• Performing skin prick testing and reporting results to MDT
• Performing and interpreting spirometry results
• Educating families using evidence based approach
• Participate in MDT meetings. Work with the MDT team to develop and conduct allergy clinical nurse specialist clinics.
• Support research studies within the allergy service

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job.

Job responsibilities

• The post holder is the lead nurse for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating programmes for care for patients with complex allergies using agreed guidelines and protocols in conjunction with the multi-professional team.
• Responsible for performing and interpreting skin prick testing and reporting the results to the multi-professional team. Alongside teaching and training colleagues this procedure.
• Responsible for performing and interpreting spirometry results, liaising with the multi-professional team on treatment plans as necessary. Alongside teaching and training colleagues this procedure.
• Responsible for educating families using evidence based practice, ensuring this is relevant and up to date.
• Responsible for performing food challenges using agreed protocols. Treating patients undergoing food challenges who have allergic reactions/anaphylaxis according to agreed protocols.
• Teaching updates on allergy and anaphylaxis for the Paediatric nursing directorate.
• Actively supporting research studies within the Allergy service.
• Teaching anaphylaxis management to families, consultants and carers using evidence based practice ensuring this is relevant and up to date.Participation in MDT meetings on and off site as required
• Working acutely on the paediatric wards during busy periods or where resilience is needed.
• Develop and implement a positive transition programme for young people with allergies.
• Work closely with the Multi-Disciplinary Team to develop and conduct Allergy Clinical Nurse Specialist clinics.
• Prescribes within trust policy for non-medical prescribers as outlined in the Trust`s prescribing policy.
• Take an active part in developing the business plans for the paediatric allergy service.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• oExtensive clinical experience across a broad spectrum of paediatric specialities
• oAbility to practice within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct
• oExperience of caring for children and young people with allergies.
• oExtensive experience of autonomous working
• oExperience of working in specialist clinics oManagerial experience within a Children's Outpatient setting

Desirable

• oStandard setting and audit
• oExperience of writing for publication
• oExperience of supervision of junior staff

Knowledge

Essential

• oUnderstanding the principles of disease related paediatric allergy
• oPresentation skills
• oUnderstanding of the need of confidentiality awareness at all times

Personal Skills

Essential

• oAbility to actively listen to patients and families oAbility to teach children, parents and professionals
• oAbility to give complex, distressing information using a variety of age appropriate styles with sensitivity.
• oLeadership skills
• oIT skills
• oAwareness of research and audit oAnalytical skills
• oConfident in Paediatric Skin Prick Testing and management of anaphylaxis

Desirable

• oAdvanced communication training

Qualifications

Essential

• RSCN/RN child or equivalent MSPP or equivalent
• Paediatric Allergy specific training 1 (PAT1) RCPCH
• Tier 3 Asthma training

Desirable

• Masters Degree
• Non medical prescribing or working towards
• BSACI Member

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.

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