Children's Asthma and Atopy Nurse

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our well-established Children’s Community Asthma Team, part of our wider Children’s Community Nursing Service.

We are seeking a dedicated and innovative paediatric nurse who is eager to develop their skills in the management of paediatric asthma and atopy. Our recently expanded team now also provides support with eczema management.

If you are looking for the next step in your paediatric nursing journey, we would love to hear from you!

This is a substantive post to support and facilitate the integrated asthma and allergy service throughout the Lewisham borough. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly across community care to provide a comprehensive nursing service.

• The post holder will support specialised nursing care to children with atopy within the community setting.
• The aim of the post is to deliver community- based paediatric atopy care that raises awareness, improves care and helps to reduce emergency department attendances, hospital admissions and readmissions and shortens length of stay where
  
  

appropriate.

• Support nurse led asthma/allergy clinics.
• Support the monitoring, auditing and evaluation of the cost effectiveness and quality of services provided in conjunction with the, in order to achieve the best services and outcomes for clients.
• Support the provision of education and training to staff and clients.
• Work in partnership with members of the multi-disciplinary team across acute, primary and community care settings to maintain high quality care and promote practice that is family centred
• Work closely with local schools, GP surgeries and community organisations, including pharmacists, to improve children’s inhaler use and ensure treatment complies with best practice.
  
  

Our People Are Our Greatest Asset. When We Feel Supported And Happy At Work, This Positivity Reaches Those Very People We Are Here For, The Patients. Engaged Employees Perform At Their Best And Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Initiatives Contribute To Cultivate a Culture Of Engagement. We Have Four Staff Networks, a Corporate EDI Team And a Suite Of Programmes And Events Which Aim To Insert The 5 Aspirations

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Amy Palmer Job title: Children's Asthma Team Lead Email address: amy.palmer25@nhs.net Telephone number: 0203 049 3780

Amy Palmer 020 3049 3780