Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist Paediatric Respiratory

We are a specialist paediatric respiratory service and helped pioneer the development of the specialty in the UK. We diagnose and treat infants and children with all types of respiratory problems, and specialise in complex illnesses. We see children referred by local GPs as well as by hospitals in south London and south east England. Our outpatients clinics include general respiratory, asthma, difficult asthma, tuberculosis, non-CF bronchiectasis, ventilation (NIV and invasive), and a weekly rapid access clinics.

Lead anddeliver an expert nursing service within the paediatric respiratory service, and manage a caseload of patients. Assessing patients, planning and implementing care, providing specialist advice; maintaining associated records.

Be the lead specialist in a defined area of nursing care; provide specialist education and training to other staff and students

Use knowledge and skills as a basis from which further to develop practice, understanding the implications of the social, economic and political context of health care, including the assessment and management of risk. This will be achieved by engaging in flexible, cross-boundary partnership working facilitating the care of this group of people in the community.

Develop evidence based clinical nursing practice by undertaking research and lead on clinical audits in own specialist area., To work as an autonomous senior clinical nurse specialist to co-ordinate and deliver expert nursing care effectively to a defined caseload of children and young people and their families across both the acute and community setting.

To lead in the development of evidence based clinical nursing practice in line with current research and guidelines.

To maintain clear lines of communication with primary healthcare teams in order to increase knowledge and facilitate the care of this group of children, young people and families in the community.

To act as a key resource and source of specialist support to colleagues across primary/secondary/tertiary care settings.

Particular emphasis is put at Kings on the need to ensure that all staff recognize their responsibility to deliver services in a high quality, courteous, patient focused manner maintaining patient confidentiality at all times.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.