Specialist Paediatric Asthma Nurse

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Rotherham seeks a Specialist Paediatric Asthma Nurse to enhance asthma care. The successful candidate will provide expert management, lead asthma clinics, and educate families. Required qualifications include a specialist degree in asthma and NMC membership. Join our dedicated team to improve patient outcomes across various healthcare settings.

Qualifications

• Relevant clinical experience in managing asthma patients.
• Experience in community healthcare environments.
• Demonstrated continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert assessment and management for asthma patients.
• Deliver nurse-led asthma clinics.
• Educate families on asthma management.

Skills

Asthma management

Change management

Effective communication

Education

Specialist degree in asthma

NMC Membership

Non-medical prescriber to masters level

Job description

Areyou a passionate, motivated children's nurse looking to develop specialistskills in the management of childhood asthma? An exciting opportunity hasarisen for an experienced and enthusiastic nurse to join our dynamic Children'sServices team as a Specialist Paediatric Asthma Nurse.

Thisis an excellent opportunity to work within a well-established multidisciplinaryteam delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to children and young peoplewith asthma across acute, community, and primary care. You'll play akey role in improving asthma outcomes, empowering families through education,and promoting self-management to reduce hospital admissions and emergencyattendances.

As a Band 6 SpecialistNurse, you will:

Provideexpert assessment, care planning, and review for children with asthma, both inhospital and in community clinics.

Delivernurse-led asthma clinics and support early intervention and discharge planning.

Educatechildren, young people, families, and school staff on asthma management,inhaler technique, and trigger avoidance.

Act as a resource for clinical colleagues, offering advice and training on asthmacare and current national guidelines

Contributeto service development, audit, and quality improvement initiatives aimed atimproving asthma outcomes and patient experience.

Workcollaboratively with respiratory consultants, GPs, pharmacists, school nurses,and community teams to ensure continuity and coordination of care.

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist assessment, management, and review for children and young people with asthma in both hospital and community settings.

Deliver nurse-led asthma clinics and contribute to early discharge and admission avoidance pathways.

Educate and support children, families, and carers on asthma self-management, inhaler techniques, and trigger control.

Offer expert advice, education, and training to colleagues and other professionals involved in paediatric care.

Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, including respiratory consultants, GPs, pharmacists, school nurses, and community teams.

Participate in the development and implementation of clinical guidelines, protocols, and care pathways in line with national standards (BTS/SIGN, NICE).

Support audit, data collection, and quality improvement projects to monitor and enhance service delivery.

Act as a resource and advocate for children with asthma, ensuring care is safe, effective, and family-centred.

Maintain accurate documentation and ensure continuity of care across services.

Engage in ongoing professional development and supervision to maintain and expand clinical competence in paediatric respiratory care.

About us

The RotherhamNHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving ourlocal population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act theright way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities ofRotherham

As a Trust weare on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart ofeverything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are thesecond most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as aplace to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagementoverall

But don't justtake our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations forour Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people andrecognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives ofpatients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making

All of our colleagues are key to our journey, and we are continuing to improveour services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together.If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join uson our journey to excellence

Certificates of Sponsorship

For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link below to check your eligibility. Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) band 2 and band 3 roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specificationfor the full details about the role and the responsibilities.

Person Specification

Experience

• Has relevant clinical experience in managing asthma patients.
• Experience of Change Management
• Previous community experience

Knowledge

• Knowledge of local, regional and national policies, practices and procedures e.g. NHS national policies, standards, requirements and directions that relate to Paediatric nursing and community care
• Knowledge of autonomous practice and the challenges it presents

Qualifications

• Member of relevant professional body (NMC)
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Holds a specialist degree in asthma
• Is a non-medical prescriber to masters level
• Undertakes spirometry testing

Communication and relationships

• Able to present and receive complex information within a multi professional team.
• Ability to convey sensitive information in an empathetic manner to patients, relatives, carers and staff.
• Demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Produce timely, accurate written/electronic records and documents.
• Demonstrates skills and knowledge in the management of change and adapting to change.

NMC Registration/PIN

• Please enter NMC registration

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearPro rata, per annum