Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- 18 months (Fixed term/secondment until 1/11/2025)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR263-24
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ipswich/Colchester Hospital
- Town
- Ipswich
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Children's Asthma & Allergy Outreach Nurse Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Band 7 fixed term / secondment contracts until 01.11.2025 to deliver the health inequalities children and young people asthma management project.
We are looking for skilled and motivated professionals who can be flexible practitioners within the community setting, a good team player and be able to develop collaborative working relationships with other healthcare professionals, services and agencies.
You will also liaise closely with a broad range of disciplines and agencies, including Education, social services, voluntary agencies and primary and secondary care.
Clinical supervision and a supported induction is provided.
We have two posts one in Colchester and one in Ipswich, please be aware some cross sites work is required.
Main duties of the job
You will sit within children’s services with responsibility for the delivery of the Asthma in C&YP project as part of the Trust’s Inequalities Programme.
They will have direct clinical involvement and knowledge of paediatric asthma.
Youwill be responsible for ensuring schools, GP Surgeries and potentially pharmacies in these areas are supported with achieving the asthma kite mark standards.
You will be expected to assist primary and secondary care with referrals of children with poor asthma control, to improve asthma morbidity and non-elective attendances to primary and secondary care. You will be based at either acute site setting, or potentially work from community settings accordingly.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the duties and responsibilities of this role, please see attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Nursing including acute paediatric settings
- General Paediatric experience
Desirable criteria
- Community Experience
- Has run nurse-led asthma clinics
- School Liaison experience
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registration/RSCN/RN Child
- Diploma in Asthma Care and/or Paediatric Respiratory Care
- Independent non-medical prescriber training
- Degree
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of further professional development
- School nursing qualification
- Paediatric Asthma short course
- Advanced assessment skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Models excellent clinical skills and knowledge i.e.
- Leadership skills
- Awareness of professional nursing issues/quality
- Commitment to research based practice and evidence based care
- Clear understanding of child protection issues
Desirable criteria
- Participated in audits
- Be aware of research and willing to participate in same
- Knowledge/evidence of participation in service development or change management
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Martina Thomas
- Job title
- Matron – Children’s Community Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
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