Job overview
To provide specialist nursing care of children and young people with allergy and/or acute respiratory problems, ensuring high standards of research and evidence‑based care.
To act as an expert resource for all professionals involved in caring for children/young people and their families across the trust.
To take a role in the development and implementation of standards, policies and guidelines and to act as a change agent to bring about new improved patterns of practice.
To provide specialist education and training to children and young people, families and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
Provide specialist nursing care of children and young people with allergy and/or acute respiratory problems, ensuring high standards of research and evidence‑based care.
Continually develop the role of the Paediatric Respiratory and Allergy link nurse to meet evolving service requirements.
Maintain high standards of practice within the trust, act as a role model to colleagues using specialist knowledge and expertise in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of programs of care.
Act as a change agent to bring about new patterns of practice.
Identify areas in which nursing roles can be enhanced to meet the needs of the patients.
Be responsible for providing ongoing children's asthma/allergy training sessions for the medical and nursing teams within the trust.
Relocation
The Service will relocate to The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in 2028 as part of the HTP. Successful candidates will be expected to move with the Service in early 2028.
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