Barts Health NHS Trust
Children's Tracheostomy Practitioner (CNS or PT)
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Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced, innovative and highly motivated Paediatric Tracheostomy Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) or Specialist Children’s Physiologist to lead and develop our specialist tracheostomy service. This is an exciting opportunity to take a pivotal role in delivering expert clinical care, driving service improvement, and shaping the future of tracheostomy management for children and young people at The Royal London Hospital.
Role Responsibilities
As the clinical expert for paediatric tracheostomy care, you will:
- Support patients from pre-surgical tracheostomy insertion through to discharge
- Provide ongoing community support
- Organise weaning and decannulation when children are ready
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams including ENT, Respiratory/Long Term Ventilation, NICU, PICU, Allied Health Professionals, community nursing teams, and external partners to ensure the highest standards of safe, evidence-based care
Leadership Opportunity
This is an exciting leadership opportunity for an experienced clinician with a passion for improving care and outcomes for children with tracheostomies and complex airway needs. As the Trust’s specialist lead for paediatric tracheostomy care, you will:
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- Provide expert clinical support
- Lead patient pathways from insertion to decannulation
- Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, high-quality care
- Work closely with teams to drive discharge planning throughout the child’s admission
Service Development
This role will establish and develop a dedicated paediatric tracheostomy service at the Royal London Hospital, acting as the expert clinical lead and primary point of contact for children, young people, families, and the wider MDT. The post-holder will:
- Drive service development
- Clarify and embed care pathways
- Deliver high-quality education to both clinical staff and families — ensuring safe, seamless care from diagnosis through to discharge and community follow-up
About Barts Health
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
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Vision
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
WeCare Values
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate, and support an inclusive working environment.
Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, contact:
- Name: Christine Headley
- Job title: Senior Nurse
- Email address: christine.headley4@nhs.net
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