Job summary Please note - this role can be based at any of the locations int he ICB footprint and will be discussed at interview and confirmed on appointment Are you ready to take your career to the next level? This is an exciting opportunity to drive change at a strategic level and be at the forefront of leading clinical transformation for children and young people. Humber & North Yorkshire ICB are excited and ambitious about radically improving the health & wellbeing of our children & young people. As part of the nursing and quality directorate the children and young people's transformation team will lead on driving change to make this happen. This is an incredible opportunity for a registered children's nurse and/or primary care nurse who are keen to develop into strategic roles and contribute to the transformation of services and make a difference at a system wide level. This role will focus on those children and young people with respiratory disease, predominantly although not exclusively asthma. Asthma is the most common long term condition effecting children and young people in the UK and one of the most common reasons for children and young people to attend hospital in an emergency. The role will also contribute to the development and transformation of children and young people accessing urgent and emergency care services / urgent treatments centres and/or primary care settings, who provide clinical advice to children and young people with minor illnesses. Main duties of the job As Children & Young People's Respiratory and Urgent and Emergency care nurse specialist you will work as part of a supportive and dynamic children and young people's team, within the quality and nursing directorate of Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board. The post holder will support the Respiratory and UEC Lead to deliver the mandate set out in the NHY CYP delivery plan, with a specific focus on respiratory disease and Urgent and Emergency Care across the HNY geography. The post holder will act as a champion for CYP respiratory and urgent and emergency care and provide clinical advice and leadership in these respects: They will support and provide professional leadership to the HNY system partnerships and support the development of a system wide strategy and implementation plan in relation to respiratory disease and urgent & emergency care in CYP. They will be expected to develop key relationships across the system partnership including primary and secondary care providers and ensure robust clinical governance is embedded within all work projects. This includes ensuring a commitment to high quality evidenced based practice. They will help to facilitate improvements in patient pathways, policies, clinical standards, and quality of care. They will develop a business intelligence and population health methodology and subsequently lead work projects in relation to respiratory disease and UEC. About us NHS Humber &North Yorkshire ICB is a statutory organisation accountable for NHS spend & performance for 1.7million people. The ICB is a core member of the Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership, alongside NHS providers, local councils, health & care providers and voluntary, community & social enterprise (VCSE) organisations The golden ambition of the ICB is to radically improve the health &wellbeing of all children & young people living in our communities. This is supported through our children and young people's strategy and delivery plan Humber & North Yorkshire Health & Care Partnership is committed to improving the health & wellbeing of all our population and work will initially focus on those groups and communities who are disadvantaged and have poorer outcomes. The geography covers, North & Northeast Lincolnshire, Hull, East Riding, York & North Yorkshire and has a diverse population across urban, rural and coastal areas The children & young peoples transformation team is part of the nursing and quality directorate and sits within a function of healthcare and partnerships The team also works with clinical leads across primary and secondary care and through a spectrum of clinical networks. We are friendly & supportive and are excited to be welcoming new team members. We offer excellent clinical, managerial & programme support & supervision & nurture creativity & new ways of working. Date posted 25 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £52,809 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working Reference number D9857-25-0026 Job locations NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 1 Grimbald Crag Court Knaresborough HG5 8QB Health House Grange Park Lane Willerby HU10 6DT Hull Place Warehouse 8 Hull HU1 1HJ Health Place Wrawby Road Brigg DN20 8GS City Of York Council Station Rise York YO1 6GA Job description Job responsibilities The CYP Respiratory & UEC Clinical Specialist will support the Respiratory & UEC lead to deliver the mandate set out in the HNY CYP delivery plan with a specific priority on respiratory disease and CYP Urgent & Emergency Care across the ICS partnerships. They will provide clinical advice and leadership in these respects: They will support and provide professional leadership to the HNY system partnerships and support the development of a system wide strategy and implementation plan in relation to respiratory disease and urgent & emergency care in CYP. They will be expected to develop key relationships across the system partnership including primary and secondary care providers and ensure robust clinical governance is embedded within all work projects. This includes ensuring a commitment to high quality evidenced based practice. They will help to facilitate improvements in patient pathways, policies, clinical standards, and quality of care. They will develop a business intelligence and population health methodology and subsequently lead work projects in relation to respiratory disease and UEC. They will help to ensure health colleagues treating CYP with respiratory disease and UEC needs have access to the appropriate level of training, contributing to the delivery of training and education. There will be a key focus on asthma and they will work closely with the ICS Respiratory & UEC lead to deliver the commitments set out in the National Bundle of Care for CYP with Asthma. They will work closely with the ICS Clinical Lead for asthma to deliver the commitments set out in the National Bundle of Care for CYP with Asthma. They will take a lead role in the implementation of a risk stratification process to identify those CYP most at risk of asthma exacerbations. This includes providing specialist advice and support to PCN groups. Another key element of the role will be to embed the asthma friendly schools imitative across the ICS geography and be responsible for registration and monitoring of schools. Develop and lead networks in relation to Asthma Friendly schools within the 6 local authority/ place footprints The postholder will be allocated a work base within the ICS geography, although a hybrid flexible working arrangement can be facilitated as long as it meets the service needs. There will be strong links to primary and secondary care and will work collaboratively with all members of the multidisciplinary team including general practitioners, practice nurses, paediatricians, and school nurses to deliver improvements in consistency and quality of care in the community. They will help to decrease outpatient activity, emergency department activity and primary care activity in relation to asthma through better control and access to more specialist input in the community. This will include regular face to face contacts with patients and professionals across multiple settings across the ICS and travelling across the geography will be expected. Strategic work in relation to UEC strategies will include systemwide consultation and collaboration with all partners in developing new models/ framework in relation to reducing demand on paediatric UEC Services. This will include reviewing of existing good practice. locally and nationally a sound knowledge of research and evidence based practice, including risk and impact assessments when managing the change process. Other crucial partners will be the ICB commissioning team, and this role will include leading and informing partners in the development of new service specifications and Key performance indicators in relation to delivery and impact. The role will also include working with the HNY Healthier together team and promoting the website at a variety of venues which will include other multi agency professionals and the VCSE. It will also include face to face promotion activities with community groups. The ICS covers a large geographical footprint including Northeast Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, Hull, East Riding, York & North Yorkshire. Efficient diary planning and working with other colleagues across the system will be required to make the best use of time resources. The postholderwill help to ensure health colleagues treating CYP with respiratory disease and UEC needs have access to the appropriate level of training, contributing to the delivery of training and education. There will be a key focus on asthma and they will work closely with the ICS Respiratory & UEC lead to deliver the commitments set out in the National Bundle of Care for CYP with Asthma. They will work closely with the ICS Clinical Lead for asthma to deliver the commitments set out in the National Bundle of Care for CYP with Asthma. They will take a lead role in the implementation of a risk stratification process to identify those CYP most at risk of asthma exacerbations. This includes providing specialist advice and support to PCN groups. Another key element of the role will be to embed the asthma friendly schools imitative across the ICS geography and be responsible for registration and monitoring of schools. Develop and lead networks in relation to Asthma Friendly schools within the 6 local authority/ place footprints The post holder will also be required to work across the different work streams within the CYP team and where appropriate collaborate and provide support. For example working with the HNY Healthier Together team and promoting the website at a variety of venues, to a range of multiangencies partners and to community groups. You will be expected to work independently as well as part of the team and have a leadership role in driving change. This is likely to include organising and attending meetings sometimes chairing, facilitating training sessions and developing new relationships across organisational boundaries e.g. education services. You must be able to demonstrate confidence and clarity in a variety of situations and be able to build positive relationships across the system to support effective delivery. There is a flexible working policy in place and there is an expectation to work from a core base on a weekly basis. You will also be required to work across the ICS geography dependent on needs, this will include provider settings and travel will be paid from your core base. Team meetings are held at West Offices in York and supervision to be confirmed with line manager on appointment. This is just opposite the mainline train station in York so very commutable. Location of supervision to be confirmed with line manager on appointment. You are encouraged to contact Jennifer Brownbridge to find out more about this exciting opportunity Job description Job responsibilities The CYP Respiratory & UEC Clinical Specialist will support the Respiratory & UEC lead to deliver the mandate set out in the HNY CYP delivery plan with a specific priority on respiratory disease and CYP Urgent & Emergency Care across the ICS partnerships. They will provide clinical advice and leadership in these respects: They will support and provide professional leadership to the HNY system partnerships and support the development of a system wide strategy and implementation plan in relation to respiratory disease and urgent & emergency care in CYP. They will be expected to develop key relationships across the system partnership including primary and secondary care providers and ensure robust clinical governance is embedded within all work projects. This includes ensuring a commitment to high quality evidenced based practice. They will help to facilitate improvements in patient pathways, policies, clinical standards, and quality of care. They will develop a business intelligence and population health methodology and subsequently lead work projects in relation to respiratory disease and UEC. They will help to ensure health colleagues treating CYP with respiratory disease and UEC needs have access to the appropriate level of training, contributing to the delivery of training and education. There will be a key focus on asthma and they will work closely with the ICS Respiratory & UEC lead to deliver the commitments set out in the National Bundle of Care for CYP with Asthma. They will work closely with the ICS Clinical Lead for asthma to deliver the commitments set out in the National Bundle of Care for CYP with Asthma. They will take a lead role in the implementation of a risk stratification process to identify those CYP most at risk of asthma exacerbations. This includes providing specialist advice and support to PCN groups. Another key element of the role will be to embed the asthma friendly schools imitative across the ICS geography and be responsible for registration and monitoring of schools. Develop and lead networks in relation to Asthma Friendly schools within the 6 local authority/ place footprints The postholder will be allocated a work base within the ICS geography, although a hybrid flexible working arrangement can be facilitated as long as it meets the service needs. There will be strong links to primary and secondary care and will work collaboratively with all members of the multidisciplinary team including general practitioners, practice nurses, paediatricians, and school nurses to deliver improvements in consistency and quality of care in the community. They will help to decrease outpatient activity, emergency department activity and primary care activity in relation to asthma through better control and access to more specialist input in the community. This will include regular face to face contacts with patients and professionals across multiple settings across the ICS and travelling across the geography will be expected. Strategic work in relation to UEC strategies will include systemwide consultation and collaboration with all partners in developing new models/ framework in relation to reducing demand on paediatric UEC Services. This will include reviewing of existing good practice. locally and nationally a sound knowledge of research and evidence based practice, including risk and impact assessments when managing the change process. Other crucial partners will be the ICB commissioning team, and this role will include leading and informing partners in the development of new service specifications and Key performance indicators in relation to delivery and impact. The role will also include working with the HNY Healthier together team and promoting the website at a variety of venues which will include other multi agency professionals and the VCSE. It will also include face to face promotion activities with community groups. The ICS covers a large geographical footprint including Northeast Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, Hull, East Riding, York & North Yorkshire. Efficient diary planning and working with other colleagues across the system will be required to make the best use of time resources. The postholderwill help to ensure health colleagues treating CYP with respiratory disease and UEC needs have access to the appropriate level of training, contributing to the delivery of training and education. There will be a key focus on asthma and they will work closely with the ICS Respiratory & UEC lead to deliver the commitments set out in the National Bundle of Care for CYP with Asthma. They will work closely with the ICS Clinical Lead for asthma to deliver the commitments set out in the National Bundle of Care for CYP with Asthma. They will take a lead role in the implementation of a risk stratification process to identify those CYP most at risk of asthma exacerbations. This includes providing specialist advice and support to PCN groups. Another key element of the role will be to embed the asthma friendly schools imitative across the ICS geography and be responsible for registration and monitoring of schools. Develop and lead networks in relation to Asthma Friendly schools within the 6 local authority/ place footprints The post holder will also be required to work across the different work streams within the CYP team and where appropriate collaborate and provide support. For example working with the HNY Healthier Together team and promoting the website at a variety of venues, to a range of multiangencies partners and to community groups. You will be expected to work independently as well as part of the team and have a leadership role in driving change. This is likely to include organising and attending meetings sometimes chairing, facilitating training sessions and developing new relationships across organisational boundaries e.g. education services. You must be able to demonstrate confidence and clarity in a variety of situations and be able to build positive relationships across the system to support effective delivery. There is a flexible working policy in place and there is an expectation to work from a core base on a weekly basis. You will also be required to work across the ICS geography dependent on needs, this will include provider settings and travel will be paid from your core base. Team meetings are held at West Offices in York and supervision to be confirmed with line manager on appointment. This is just opposite the mainline train station in York so very commutable. Location of supervision to be confirmed with line manager on appointment. You are encouraged to contact Jennifer Brownbridge to find out more about this exciting opportunity Person Specification Experience Essential Excellent knowledge and understanding of the management of CYP with asthma, minimum of tier 3 level as detailed in the National CYP Asthma Capability Framework Excellent Knowledge, skills and experience of CYP UEC in a variety of settings Knowledge and experience of working with arms length bodies and other health organisations Good understanding of health system dynamics and the reform programme A good understanding of how to use data to improve quality and productivity Track record of delivering high quality asthma care Some experience of working as a clinical leader. Experience of operating in the healthcare system Experienced clinician with credibility and the ability to command the respect of all clinical and non-clinical professionals. Experience of developing, applying and reviewing an evidence-based approach to decision making Experience of providing education sessions with multi agency childrens workforce/professionals and other stakeholders Qualifications Essential Educated to degree level in a relevant nursing qualification (adults or children), supplemented by post graduate diploma specialist training, experience or short courses to masters level or equivalent level NMC registration essential Skills and competencies Essential Apply skill and experience to drive quality improvement to achieve the required domain outcome. Use resourcefulness and judgment to navigate and negotiate across the NHS and the wider health, social care and educational landscape The ability to build excellent collaborative networks The ability to deal with ambiguity and complexity Excellent leadership skills and the ability to build and motivate high performing teams Highly developed interpersonal skills, negotiation, conflict management, feedback, partnership working, and coaching skills Able to assimilate complex and lengthy information and make decisions in an ambiguous and fast-moving environment Ability to communicate with stakeholders and convey complex messages to different recipient groups. Able to develop effective and mutually supportive relationships with key partners within and out with organisations. Strong intellectual, strategic, and systemic thinking skills, with the ability to think creatively and laterally to achieve outcomes. Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, Power Point and Excel and the ability to use virtual methods of communication Person Specification Experience Essential Excellent knowledge and understanding of the management of CYP with asthma, minimum of tier 3 level as detailed in the National CYP Asthma Capability Framework Excellent Knowledge, skills and experience of CYP UEC in a variety of settings Knowledge and experience of working with arms length bodies and other health organisations Good understanding of health system dynamics and the reform programme A good understanding of how to use data to improve quality and productivity Track record of delivering high quality asthma care Some experience of working as a clinical leader. Experience of operating in the healthcare system Experienced clinician with credibility and the ability to command the respect of all clinical and non-clinical professionals. Experience of developing, applying and reviewing an evidence-based approach to decision making Experience of providing education sessions with multi agency childrens workforce/professionals and other stakeholders Qualifications Essential Educated to degree level in a relevant nursing qualification (adults or children), supplemented by post graduate diploma specialist training, experience or short courses to masters level or equivalent level NMC registration essential Skills and competencies Essential Apply skill and experience to drive quality improvement to achieve the required domain outcome. Use resourcefulness and judgment to navigate and negotiate across the NHS and the wider health, social care and educational landscape The ability to build excellent collaborative networks The ability to deal with ambiguity and complexity Excellent leadership skills and the ability to build and motivate high performing teams Highly developed interpersonal skills, negotiation, conflict management, feedback, partnership working, and coaching skills Able to assimilate complex and lengthy information and make decisions in an ambiguous and fast-moving environment Ability to communicate with stakeholders and convey complex messages to different recipient groups. Able to develop effective and mutually supportive relationships with key partners within and out with organisations. Strong intellectual, strategic, and systemic thinking skills, with the ability to think creatively and laterally to achieve outcomes. Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, Power Point and Excel and the ability to use virtual methods of communication 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (857) Address NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 1 Grimbald Crag Court Knaresborough HG5 8QB Employer's website https://humberandnorthyorkshire.icb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)