We are looking for
an efficient, well-motivated and enthusiastic nurse to join our team. The CNS will provide specialist nursing advice and support to patients with asthma (in-patient and out-patient) and their family, throughout the care pathway, ensuring a seamless service for these patients.
We are an expanding service, delivering secondary and tertiary respiratory care in the region. The successful candidates will be RSCN or RN Child Branch; relevant clinical experience in paediatric respiratory nursing is essential along with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
The post offers an excellent career development opportunity for an individual committed to children’s nursing. A car driver/owner is desirable, as we have a number of clinics based throughout Bristol.
1. The CNS will deliver inhaler teaching, patient and family education and will provide Personalised Asthma Action Plans for all children with asthma.
2. The CNS will be involved with children with asthma on the medical wards or within the ED to provide management advice, inhaler technique and asthma education to families and staff.
3. The CNS will also be involved in the administration of injectable monoclonal antibody therapies for difficult asthma.
4. The CNS will actively be involved in education, research and audit. There will be the opportunity to undertake a specific educational module in paediatric asthma management.
5. The post holder will engage and lead discussions in multidisciplinary team meeting
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.