Advanced Paediatric Nurse Practitioner

ESHT; Hastings; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension scheme

Onsite nurseries

Staff restaurants

Accommodation

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is recruiting a Paediatric Nurse Practitioner to join our team in Hastings. The post focuses on delivering expert paediatric care across SSPAU, inpatient wards and ED, with responsible medical decision-making and prescribing within an APNP framework.

You will work with senior clinicians and APNPs, contributing to a high-quality service, leadership development, and clinical governance. An NHS pension and ongoing professional support are available.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with active registration
• Postgraduate Masters in advanced clinical practice or working towards NHSE eportfolio
• Proven leadership and service-improvement experience
• Ability to manage complex paediatric cases and work across teams

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert paediatric care across SSPAU, inpatient wards and ED
• Undertake advanced assessments, diagnostics and care planning
• Prescribe medications, order investigations and perform procedures
• Lead and mentor junior staff, contribute to rotas and service development

Skills

Leadership

Clinical skills

Management

Team supervision

Education

NMC registered nurse

Masters in advanced clinical practice

Job description

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We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.

We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £700 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.

Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.

Job overview

Paediatric Nurse Practitioner –

Join us in shaping the future of paediatric care.

Are you a passionate paediatric nurse or AHP ready to take the next step in your career? We’re offering an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Paediatric Nurse/AHP Practitioner.

What you’ll do:

Deliver expert, holistic care to children and young people across SSPAU, inpatient wards, and ED.
Undertake advanced clinical assessments, diagnostics, and decision-making to plan and evaluate care.
Prescribe medications, request and interpret investigations, and perform procedures including lumbar puncture.
Manage complex presentations and make timely referrals within and beyond the Trust.
Work closely with senior clinicians and APNPs, contributing to the medical Tier 2 rota, responding to resus calls, and accepting acute referrals from GPs.

What you’ll gain:

80% of your time will be dedicated to clinical practice, with protected time to develop across all four pillars of advanced practice: clinical, leadership, education, and research.
You’ll be supported by a strong multidisciplinary team and senior colleagues as you grow in confidence and autonomy.
Opportunities to lead service improvement, contribute to audit and research, and support education across the paediatric workforce.

Who we’re looking for:
A motivated, compassionate APNP with a clear commitment to advancing paediatric care. You’ll be a role model for others, embodying our Trust values and striving for excellence in everything you do.

Main duties of the job

The Advanced Nurse/Practitioner will promote the vision
and values of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust,
leading by example and ensuring that they demonstrate
those values in their leadership behaviours and how we
support our teams and deliver our services
The Advanced Nurse/Practitioner will be able to provide
expert professional advice and develops and implements
specialist care

Working for our organisation

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

Statement on the Use of AI

We value the individuality that each candidate brings to the application process. While we understand that AI tools are widely available, we strongly discourage applicants from using AI-generated content when applying for jobs with us. We believe that your application should reflect your true skills, experiences, and motivations, which are best conveyed through your own words and unique perspective.

Using AI for your application may not accurately represent your knowledge, skills, and experience and may result in a disconnect between your qualifications and our assessment of your application.

We encourage applicants to take the time to thoughtfully complete your applications; by doing so, you allow us to better understand your true potential and ensure a fair and transparent evaluation of your application. Over reliance on AI-generated content may diminish your chance of success.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

Qualifications / Training

• Registered Nurse/Professional and hold active registration with relevant Professional body
• Post Graduate qualification at Masters level in advanced clinical practice, (working towards) or Completion of NHSE advanced practice eportfolio (working towards)
• Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, and additional job specific specialist skills/procedures
• Managerial or Leadership qualification

Experience

• Proven experience in area of expert professional knowledge and skills
• Demonstrate experience/project leadership of Quality/Service improvement Project Management Leadership People Management
• Innovative and inspiring leadership and clinical practice
• NHS experience or relevant health care organisation
• Worked as an advanced practitioner in an acute medical unit / SDEC

Other

• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle (for domiciliary community role) and ability to travel between sites
• Flexibility in working hours and patterns

Skills / Knowledge / Abilities

• Leadership skills that demonstrate the ability to manage self and lead others, able to motivate and inspire a team
• Operational management of a team/service, able to allocate and manage staff organise placements, support learners, provide supervision and line management responsibilities and record keeping. Ability to promote staff wellbeing and manage performance
• Clinical skills and knowledge relevant to the role with ability to practice independently
• Ability to make operational judgements and manage competing priorities and professional opinion

Patients come first at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

Our vision is to be:

• The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.

Our mission is to:

• Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.

Our strategic objectives are to:

• Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
• Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients’ experiences.
• Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.

Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:

• Safe
• Effective
• Caring
• Responsive and
• Well led

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Mark Standen Job title Divisional Director of Nursing & Clinical Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07880781072