Job overview

West London Children’s Healthcare is offering an opportunity to join a collaborative and innovative paediatric service as an Complex Asthma and Respiratory and Clinical Nurse Specialist (Band 7), based at St Mary’s Hospital.

This role sits within an integrated system across two major NHS trusts, delivering services across multiple sites and working closely with community, primary care, and wider partners to improve outcomes for children and young people. 

The organisation is committed to reducing variation in health outcomes and addressing inequalities across North West London, with a strong focus on high-quality, equitable and research-driven care. Staff are supported to deliver excellence through professional development opportunities, access to research, and involvement in service transformation. 

The Complex Asthma and Respiratory and CNS role offers the opportunity to contribute to both clinical care and wider system improvement, working within a multidisciplinary team to enhance asthma management across acute and community pathways. The service prioritises children and young people with complex needs and those from underserved populations. 

This is an exciting post within a developing organisation, providing the chance to influence service delivery, improve patient experience and support innovative approaches to paediatric asthma care across the region. 

Main duties of the job

• The complex Asthma and Respiratory  Clinical Nurse Specialist is responsible for delivering and developing specialist asthma services for children and young people, ensuring care aligns with national guidelines and standards.
• The role involves autonomous management of a specialist caseload, including children with complex, severe or high-risk asthma.
• The post holder undertakes advanced clinical assessments, develops personalised management plans, and coordinates care across acute, community and primary care settings.
• A key aspect of the role is improving outcomes and reducing variation in asthma care, particularly for underserved and high-risk populations. This includes contributing to population health initiatives and system-wide priorities.
• The post holder also plays a central role in education, leadership and service development, supporting staff and promoting best practice across the multidisciplinary team.
• Overall, the role combines enhanced clinical practice, collaboration and quality improvement to deliver safe, effective and equitable asthma care.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.  

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme.  Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. 

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly,  part time or job share.  Please talk to  us at interview. 

Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people’s health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.