Childrens Community Asthma Nurse | West London NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 03 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £44,485 - £52,521 per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 December 2025 |
| Location: | Hounslow, TW3 3LN |
| Company: | West London Mental Health Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7590796/222-HOU-129 |
Summary
Come and join our amazing Children’s Community Nursing Service as a Children’s Community Asthma Nurse specialist. If successful, you will be instrumental in supporting development and delivery of a shared care pathway between the community and acute setting. One which collaborates with the wider North West London Asthma network to enable tangible change for Children and Young people and their health outcomes. Come and join us in making a real difference where it really matters.
Our Asthma team deliver primarily clinic-based care, carrying out respiratory assessment, inhaler use and technique, diagnostic testing and education. A new clinic which is supported by both community and acute settings is moving towards a more targeted approach to effectively manage children and young people with Asthma.
Our nurses need to work autonomously, managing caseloads to assess, implement and evaluate care. High standards of care and competence underpin our service. This clinical ability and confidence support education of wider children’s services.
· Manage and run community Asthma clinics
· Assess, implement and evaluate care including diagnostic testing
· Co-manage complex asthma patient caseload
· Support education programme delivery
· Demonstrate competence and excellence in clinical care delivery
· Work collaboratively as part of the wider Children’s community
Nursing Service and within children’s services
· Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver Asthma
care to meet the needs of Hounslow's Children and young people.
· Support the North West London Asthma network by delivering core
shared initiatives
· Develop and participate in a shared care pathway between acute and
community services.
· Demonstrate competence using IT based systems
· Demonstrate excellent team work and communication
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Monday 17 Nov 2025