Paediatric Long Term Ventilation Clinical Nurse Specialist
Closing date: 14 July 2026
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 registered nurse to join our established Long Term Ventilation Team at University Hospital Southampton. You will report to one of the band 7 clinical nurse specialists within the team.
The LTV service at UHS cares for a constantly growing, diverse population of children and young people within the Central South Coast region who require invasive or non-invasive ventilation. Our aim is to initiate ventilation and discharge patients in a timely manner, enabling them to thrive at home.
You will work closely with the existing LTV and Sleep team across inpatient, outpatient and community areas. There will also be a requirement for you to work night shifts each month.
You will provide direct patient care to children with complex care needs and their families. You will be involved in the initiation of ventilation, ongoing management and troubleshooting. You will facilitate discharge, providing ongoing support for the child and their family at home.
You will be responsible for teaching key skills of ventilation and sleep monitoring to staff and families as required.
Job responsibilities
You will need to work well in a team and have excellent communication skills, whilst also being able to work autonomously.
You will be required to undertake night shifts, run titration nights and analyse sleep studies.
There will be an expectation that you will attend consultant follow-up clinics at UHS and also provide telephone support for families in the form of telephone clinics.
Ideally, you will have clinical experience and expertise in the highly specialist field of long term ventilation.
You will have an education role, supporting the provision of both formal and informal teaching. Evidence of ongoing professional development is essential and you will need to hold a current Paediatric Life Support (PLS) certificate.
You should hold a UK driving licence and have access to transportation to facilitate home visits and outreach support.
Person Specification
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
- Registered nurse on relevant part of the NMC register
- Degree qualification or equivalent 120 credits at L6
- Post registration qualification within area of speciality or equivalent experience
- Completion of all Band 5 (preceptorship) competencies
- Extensive post registration experience within specialist area
- Provide evidence of supporting colleagues to promote effective learning in practice
- Registered on MSc Pathway – completion of HTPA competencies
- Act in the role of Practice Assessor or support the progression of learners, or support challenges as needed
- Counselling qualification
- Palliative care course
- IT training
Trust Values and Behaviours
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 per annum, pro rata (depending on experience)
We warmly welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a diverse team.
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