Paediatric Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Registered Nurse to join the Children and Young People’s (CYP) service at UCLH to deliver transformational patient care for young people with respiratory illnesses including asthma, tracheostomies and long term non-invasive ventilatory support. You will be joining a vibrant multidisciplinary team providing supportive care to ensure CYP and their families receive high quality clinical care from admission through to discharge and when they are at home in the community. Patient safety and a positive patient experience is at the heart of this role. As one of the top performing trusts in the UK this post is an excellent opportunity for professional development and growth. We are seeking to employ an individual with strong clinical and communication skills, dynamic leadership attributes and credibility. The successful candidate will lead on respiratory care for CYP, support the CYP Division to lead change, quality improvement projects and shape our CYP services for the future.

Do you have excellent interpersonal skills, senior nursing experience, sound clinical skills, and the ability to work sensitively and collaboratively? If so, we can offer you: •    Job satisfaction working within a dynamic multidisciplinary team.  •    Excellent career development and learning opportunities.

Main duties of the job

A key focus of this role is delivering exceptional asthma care, including nurse lead asthma assessment and management clinics, supporting consultant-led clinics, and coordinating care with community teams and tertiary centres.

As the Respiratory CNS, you will lead the winter palivizumab vaccination service

You will also work collaboratively across hospital services, including neonatal, oncology, and general paediatric teams. You will play a vital role in supporting respiratory patients admitted to the ward, managing high-dependency care, tracheostomies, and long-term ventilation (LTV).

This position also involves providing expert training to nursing and medical teams across the division, ensuring the highest standards of care. Key clinical skills for this role include assessment and care planning, performing lung function tests and skin prick testing, teaching, and leading service management and improvement initiatives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

The Children and Young People’s Division at UCLH is part of the Specialist Hospitals Clinical Board. Our team offers cutting-edge care across primary, secondary, tertiary, and national referral services. Departments include General Paediatrics, Adolescent Endocrinology, Cancer Services, Mental Health, Diabetes, Surgery, and more, supported by world-class facilities and teams.

Our adolescent unit is the largest in Europe, complemented by state-of-the-art outpatient areas and a renowned diabetes service. We are proud to offer innovative Proton Beam Therapy and new models of care linking acute paediatrics and oncology. Dedicated specialists provide age-appropriate, patient-centred care across general paediatrics, surgery, and complex cases.

With over 6,000 admissions annually, we pride ourselves on excellence in medical and psychological support.

Our acute team is dedicated, embodying values of kindness, respect, and collaboration, while providing exceptional care for general paediatric issues such as asthma and winter viruses, as well as managing complex cases involving multisystem illness, tracheostomies, and long-term ventilation.

Our asthma service offers weekly consultant-led and nurse-led clinics to provide comprehensive assessments, diagnostics, and education for children and teenagers. Our holistic approach includes personalised management plans, transition support to adult services, and collaboration with schools, community care, and leading hospitals like the Royal Brompton and Great Ormond Street Hospitals.

As a key contributor to integrated care projects within North Central London ICS, we strive to enhance asthma outcomes. Utilising the EPIC electronic system, our team ensures seamless communication and exceptional care for young patients and their families.

UCLH Trust is committed to treating children and young people, their parents and / or carers with kindness, inclusivity, respect and compassion. If you are committed to delivering high quality patient care to ensure the safety and emotional well-being of our children, young people, and their families we look forward to receiving your application.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.

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