Paediatric Long-Term Ventilation Clinical Nurse Specialist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to join the Paediatric Respiratory and Long Term Ventilation (LTV) service. The role involves supporting children and young people with LTV needs in St George's and South-West London, both in hospital and at home. Key responsibilities include clinical care, educational aspects, and utilizing the WellChild Better at Home simulation suite for parent training. The postholder will manage a clinical caseload, coordinate discharge processes, and provide ongoing care and support.
Essential criteria
- Excellent
- Kind
- Responsible
- Respectful
- Professional and Clinical Qualifications
- RSCN/RN Child or equivalent.
- Evidence of experienced practice either through degree level qualification or extensive clinical experience within the field of long-term ventilation
- Level 3 Safeguarding Children Training.
- Prevent Training
- PILS
- Teaching and Assessing training or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- ALS training
- ICU/HDU Course
- Tracheostomy Course
- Management of children within a PICU/NICU/HDU setting
- Experience of the discharge process regarding paediatric LTV
- Knowledge of cardio-respiratory anatomy and physiology
- Knowledge of ventilatory care needs of the highly dependent child
- Knowledge and proof of skills in the care of the child with a tracheostomy
- Relevant clinical experience including paediatric respiratory care in nursing
- Working as an effective member of an MDT.
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries/NHS Trusts/Tertiary and Primary Health Care at all levels
- Evidence of providing written and verbal communication to children, young people, families and other healthcare professionals
- Knowledge and understanding of Quality Assurance including Standards and Audit
- Clear understanding of safeguarding procedures
- Experience of managing parental expectations
- Evidence of professional development
- Involvement in research and audit
- Experience of working with children with complex needs
- To have evidence of service development (including research, audit and teaching/training)
- Previous community experience
- Experience of high degree of autonomous practice.
- Understanding of commissioning within the NHS with knowledge of ICB children's services
- Skills and Knowledge
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to inspire and motivate others
- Ability to advocate for child and family in the professional arena.
- Excellent organisation skills - using own initiative
- Ability to manage change - developing services using a multidisciplinary approach
- Resource management - human and material
- Awareness of current issues regarding Long Term Ventilation packages of care
- Able to manage conflict and difficult situations effectively
- Palliative care skills and child bereavement awareness
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Excellent oral and written communication skills - ability to compile complex written information
- To work as part of the MDT as well as independently
- Experience of providing teaching to patients and families
- Experience working with simulation equipment, scenario teaching
- Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance, audit and quality assurance
- Experience of managing a database
- Able to develop and implement clinical guidelines
- Organisational Management
- Ability to assess, plan and evaluate nursing care according to individual needs.
- Ability to prioritise / adapt quickly and organise own workload.
- Demonstrate the ability to work as part of the MDT.
- Demonstrate the ability to use resources effectively.
- General/Other
- Motivated and demonstrates an enthusiasm for the specialty
- Reliable and well presented.
- Demonstrates a caring and sensitive approach to needs of patients/parents/ guardians and relatives.
- Flexible attitude to ways and hours of working
- Good interpersonal skills. Kind and compassionate, calm and objective
- Progressive outlook on professional development
- Able to prioritise workload and manage own time
- Ability to adapt to the changing needs of service
- Approachable
- Demonstrates St George's Hospital Values
- Excellent
- Kind
- Responsible
- Respectful
- Professional and Clinical Qualifications
- RSCN/RN Child or equivalent.
- Evidence of experienced practice either through degree level qualification or extensive clinical experience within the field of long-term ventilation
- Level 3 Safeguarding Children Training.
- Prevent Training
- PILS
- Teaching and Assessing training or equivalent
- ALS training
- ICU/HDU Course
- Tracheostomy Course
- Management of children within a PICU/NICU/HDU setting
- Experience of the discharge process regarding paediatric LTV
- Knowledge of cardio-respiratory anatomy and physiology
- Knowledge of ventilatory care needs of the highly dependent child
- Knowledge and proof of skills in the care of the child with a tracheostomy
- Relevant clinical experience including paediatric
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £58,133 – £65,261 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Paediatric Long-Term Ventilation Clinical Nurse Specialist
The closing date is 31 August 2026
Job summary
WellChild Long Term Ventilation & Better at Home Clinical Nurse Specialist-Band 7
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to join the Paediatric Respiratory and Long Term Ventilation (LTV) service at St George's Hospital. With support from WellChild we have developed a Better at Home simulation suite to train parents and carers of children with complex respiratory needs. The postholder will work alongside our current WellChild LTV Clinical Nurse Specialists to support children & young people in St George's and South-West London with LTV needs. The role will include both clinical and educational aspects. There is the opportunity to work within the Better at Home SIM training programme and facility within St George's to advance training for parents and carers of children with LTV needs, prior to discharge from hospital and at home. The postholder will also share the clinical caseload to support the initiation of ventilation (invasive and non-invasive), coordinating the discharge process and providing ongoing care and support of children with LTV after discharge including outpatient clinics, telephone advice, and domiciliary visits. The postholder would be expected to work independently/aut
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