Paediatric Advanced Practitioner

NHS; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Rotherham seeks an Advanced Paediatric Practitioner to assess, diagnose, and provide care for children and young people. The ideal candidate will possess strong clinical assessment skills and relevant nursing qualifications. Responsibilities include managing undiagnosed illnesses and prescribing medication as per national protocols. This role supports pediatric care autonomously within a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in assessing, diagnosing, and prescribing for children and young people.
• Ability to evaluate clinical information and initiate appropriate treatment.
• Understanding of NICE clinical guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Assess and diagnose children and young people with undiagnosed illnesses.
• Triaging and prioritizing patients, including acute situations.
• Prescribe and review patient medications for therapeutic effectiveness.

Skills

Clinical assessment skills

Autonomous practice

Child-centered care

Education

Nursing or Allied Professional Registration

ACP Qualification

Prescribing Qualification

Job description

We are looking for a dynamic and energetic team member to clinicallyexamine and assess children and young persons needs from a physiological and psychologicalperspective, and plan clinical care accordingly.

Theposition will require the ability to establish and maintain excellentprofessional working relationships with hospital, primary care and widerstakeholder colleagues

Our practice is a large 19000 patient, 3 site medical Practice in the heart of Rotherham town centre. We have a large team of GP's, ACP's, nurses, pharmacists, HCA's and administrative staff who are commited to delivering excellent quality care. We are also a training practice.

Main duties of the job

Within your professional boundaries you will assess, diagnose and prescribe where appropriate, providing advice and care for children and young people presenting with undiagnosed and undifferentiated illnesses.

Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national/local protocols and within scope of practice.

You will practice autonomously whilst demonstrating a child and young person-centred approach to meet patient health care needs.

About us

Our practice is a large 19000 patient, 3 site medical Practice in the heart of Rotherham town centre. We have a large team of GP's, ACP's, nurses, pharmacists, HCA's and administrative staff who are committed to delivering excellent quality care. We are also a training practice.

We are part of an excellent 3 practice PCN and share colleagues such as paramedic's, Social Prescribers and Care Coordinators.

Job responsibilities

Job responsibilities

St Ann's Medical Centre are excited to share the position of Advanced Paediatric Practitioner (APP) within our practice.

Within your professional boundaries you will assess, diagnose and provide advice, care and management to children and young people presenting with undiagnosed or undifferentiated illness via face-to-face assessments. Working in this role you will demonstrate clinical reasoning, critical thinking and autonomous practice, supported by GP / ANP colleagues.

What will you be doing

• Accurately triaging and prioritising patients, including in acute situations, demonstrating the use of a variety of techniques to elicit the history of an event/illness, including past medical and drug history.
• Evaluating clinical information from examination and history taking, initiating appropriate treatment and/or referral and requesting and interpreting tests eg., blood tests, imaging and ECGs to aid the diagnosis of complex conditions.
• Using broad clinical guidelines (NICE etc) relating them to individual cases, providing assistance and feedback to the organisation and others on how these should be interpreted.
• Signposting appropriately to other services in the identified healthcare pathway.
• Deliver quality individualised care to children and young people with a high level of autonomy underpinned by the four pillars of Clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly.
• Within your professional boundaries you will assess, diagnose and prescribe where appropriate, providing advice and care for children and young people presenting with undiagnosed and undifferentiated illnesses
• Prescribe and review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice and national/local protocols and within scope of practice.
• You will practice autonomously whilst demonstrating a child and young person-centred approach to meet patient health care needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Nursing or Allied Professional Registration
• ACP Qualification
• Prescribing Qualification

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.

Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Compressed hours