Asthma Nurse Specialist: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

We are seeking to appoint an innovative and enthusiastic Community Children’s and Young People’s Asthma Nurse Specialist in Bexley and Greenwich.The Community CYP Asthma service is integrated with the existing Community Children’s Nursing and Hospital at Home Team, who are part of an integrated network of services for children and young people in Bexley and Greenwich providing high quality specialist child centred care.

The post holder will develop, implement and evaluate a seamless specialist service for children and young people with asthma, ensuring patients receive the highest standard of clinical care. The post holder will lead the specialist service and demonstrate a high level of expertise within the Asthma service, providing advice, education, treatment and support to health care professionals and patients.

This post may require unsocial hours working as part of the CCN roster for weekend working, on-call for end of life care.

Main duties of the job

• Ensuring the Community CYP Asthma Service (2-19 years) provides a high quality, evidence based locally appropriate service to families.
• Identifying new theories, policies and guidelines relating to Asthma care in the community; disseminating research findings and developing local policies and standards accordingly.
• Providing professional and clinical leadership to all children’s community nursing staff, ensuring that they are engaged with and adhering to local policies, guidelines and expectations.
• Assessing nursing care needs, developing, implementing and evaluating programmes of nursing care for children and young people with asthma on the caseload.
• Working in partnership with the acute setting to promote ongoing monitoring and support for children, young people and their families and likewise with the GPs in Bexley and Bexley and Greenwich.
• Facilitate clear communication with children, young people and their families, colleagues and other community professional enabling planned care to take place effectively.
• Act as designated resource to children, young people and their families within the case load /sphere of practice, multidisciplinary professionals and other community services.
• To be an expert and knowledgeable practitioner within the Specialist Asthma service ensuring the provision of high-quality evidence-based asthma care for the children, young person and their families from diagnosis and through to the transition to adult services.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current NMC registration
• RSCN or RN (Child) Degree level
• Post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or equivalent post qualification experience

Desirable

• ARTP (Association for Respiratory Technology & Physiology) Spirometry Certification
• Diploma in Asthma Care

Experience

Essential

• Extensive post registration experience of working autonomously at an advanced level within the specialist area delivering effective patient focused care
• Experience of relevant clinical competence
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Demonstrates leading in service change or development

Leadership

Essential

• Evidence of management/leadership skills and autonomous practice
• Evidence in applying teaching skills to patients in how to manage their condition and raise their awareness of their condition
• Ability to conduct operational change, research, audits and evaluate implemented projects successfully

Desirable

• Experience in managing clinical incidents and complaints.

Closing Date: 23 August 2026