Children’s Clinical Nurse Specialist (Asthma)
The closing date is 06 March 2026
Join us at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust as we develop an exciting and forward-thinking Children’s Asthma Service. This pivotal Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist role offers the chance to shape high‑quality asthma care for children and young people. As our Asthma CNS, you will work autonomously, managing your own caseload while collaborating closely with the Lead Paediatric Asthma Consultant and the wider multidisciplinary team. You will play a key role in developing clinical pathways, running nurse‑led clinics, delivering specialist assessments, and ensuring that children with asthma receive safe, timely, and evidence‑based care in the most appropriate setting.
Your expertise will drive service improvement through audit, education, and research, helping to set standards that positively impact care across primary, secondary, and community services. You will be a visible resource for families, carers, and colleagues advocating for best practice, leading on diagnostics such as FeNO and spirometry, and supporting consistent, high‑quality asthma management across the network. This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated, innovative nurse with respiratory expertise to influence service development, grow professionally (including the opportunity to become a non‑medical prescriber), and make a meaningful difference to the lives of children living with asthma.
Main duties of the job
* Lead and independently manage a caseload of children with asthma, providing expert assessment, planning and coordination of care.
* Run nurse‑led asthma clinics alongside and between consultant‑led clinics.
* Perform and interpret diagnostic tests including FeNO, spirometry, peak flow and basic lung function assessments.
* Develop and implement asthma care pathways to ensure safe, timely and effective management for children with complex or high‑risk asthma.
* Work collaboratively across hospital, primary care and community services to support seamless care and strengthen the asthma network.
* Provide specialist education, training and advice to children, families, carers, and healthcare professionals.
* Participate in local and national asthma audits, data collection and relevant research activity to drive service improvement.
* Act as a key resource for asthma best practice, supporting referral pathways and offering expert guidance across the Trust.
* Contribute to safeguarding processes, ensuring concerns are escalated appropriately.
* Produce accurate clinical documentation and communicate effectively with MDT co
About us
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) is proud to care for the communities of West Essex, delivering safe, compassionate, and high‑quality services. We are part of the Neighbourhood Wave; a national programme that’s changing how care is delivered by focusing on prevention, early support, and more joined‑up services across health, social care, and the voluntary sector. This means we’re working more closely with local partners to bring care closer to home and support people to live healthier, more independent lives. We’re a supportive and inclusive organisation that values its people. We offer development opportunities, flexible working, and a strong focus on wellbeing. As a Disability Confident and equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. Join us and help shape the future of care in West Essex.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* RN Child or RSCN
* Specialist course in respiratory nursing or asthma
* Evidence of professional development and leadership training.
* Working towards relevant degree or masters
* MSc level of study in children’s physical assessment
* Independent Non‑Medical Nurse Prescribing Course
Experience
* Significant post registration experience working with children who have asthma
* Previous knowledge/experience of assessing children’s lung function e.g. PEFR Spirometer and carrying out diagnostics (FeNO/ spirometry/reversibility)
* Experience of change management.
* Previous experience as an asthma CNS
* Research and audit
* Working in the community setting
* Experience of caseload management
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.
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