What are the responsibilities and job description for the Respiratory Lead Nurse, Band 7 position at The Children's Trust?
An exciting opportunity
has arisen for a Respiratory Lead Nurse to join our Nursing and Care Directorate. This role will require the successful candidate to play a pivotal role in building the respiratory expertise within the clinical team, focusing on upskilling other clinical leads and staff at all levels to ensure the delivery of high-quality care to children and young people with complex respiratory needs.
As well as being the clinical nurse expert overseeing respiratory assessment and care plans for the CYP, the post-holder will also empower the wider clinical workforce, ensuring they are fully equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to provide effective respiratory support.
This role will lead the development of education, training, and resources to establish sustainable, expert respiratory care practices across the team.
This role reports directly to the Head of Care and works closely with the wider clinical leadership team to ensure the Children’s Trust remains a leader in respiratory care for children with long-term ventilation and tracheostomy needs.
Staff benefits include London weighting, shuttle bus, and more… Read more below
Role Requirements
- Lead on the upskilling and education of clinical leads and nursing and care teams across the service to build expertise in respiratory care.
- Oversight of respiratory assessment and care planning for CYP with complex respiratory needs across residential care and rehabilitation.
- Decision making responsibility in relation to complex respiratory care (. changing ventilator settings, trialling one-way valves) working in a team around the child.
- Collaborate with the team around the child within rehabilitation, residential / school settings with particular focus on working in partnership with the respiratory physiotherapist.
- Collaborate with the Clinical Education Lead to develop and implement structured training programs for nursing staff, ensuring the workforce can confidently manage complex respiratory needs.
- Develop a system of continuous clinical support and knowledge sharing , ensuring that all staff are equipped to deliver evidence-based, high-quality respiratory care.
- Support staff who cover the Clinical Site Manager rota (CSMs) and other team leaders in the development of their respiratory care competencies, ensuring they can deliver care at the highest standard without relying on a single expert.
Interview Date : To be confirmed.
If you would like to discuss the role, please contact the Recruitment & Compliance Team, on 01737 365 880 or email :
Terms and Conditions
PLEASE NOTE : The Children's Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted, for your application to be considered. As part of the shortlisting process, gaps in employment will be examined and further explored during the interview process.
Strictly no agencies, please.
As we often receive high levels of applicants for our roles, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interviews. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for an interview on this occasion.
