Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Children's Services

NHS; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner for Children's Services to deliver outstanding patient care. This role involves working autonomously in a dynamic environment, focusing on assessment, diagnosis, and treatment within a collaborative team. You will play a vital role in ensuring safe patient referrals and discharges, while also engaging in clinical audits and service development. With a commitment to innovation and flexibility, this position offers the chance to make a significant impact in a supportive and patient-centered setting. If you are passionate about children's health and want to contribute to a transformative healthcare service, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Registered professional qualification and MSc in advanced practice required.
• Experience in acute care and service transformation is essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments, diagnoses, and treatments within agreed scope of practice.
• Support efficient, patient-focused care in the Children's Emergency Department.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Management of minor illnesses

Competence in paediatric resuscitation

Independent clinical decision-making

Chronic disease management experience

Proficient IT skills

Proven leadership with teamwork vision

Education

MSc in advanced practice

Relevant registered professional qualification (RSCN)

Mentor/teaching qualification

Clinical supervision training

Job description

Job Summary

We are recruiting for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Children's Services who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

You will be practicing autonomously as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) within the Children's Emergency Department and assessment area (CAU). This standalone CED/CAU features 4 majors bays, 2 HDU bays, 2 resus bays, with a co-located CAU and decision unit.

Our core values are Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main Duties of the Job

This role involves assessment, examination, diagnosis, and treatment within an agreed scope of practice across acute services. You will support a new, efficient, patient-focused way of working, ensuring safe referral and discharge of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations.

The role comprises 80% clinical work and 20% related to appraisal, clinical audit, teaching, self-development, service development, and research.

You will work in partnership with our PEM and paediatric doctors.

About Us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we pride ourselves on the range of general and specialist services provided by our approximately 6,000 dedicated staff, ensuring the best care for our patients. We are committed to flexibility, innovation, and patient-centered care, especially during our ongoing transformation.

We operate the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We aim to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust with high-quality, compassionate care. We support flexible working patterns and consider all requests to promote a positive work-life balance.

Details

• Date posted: 07 May 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 per year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 361-7192130
• Job location: Lister Hospital, Corys Mill Lane, Stevenage, SG1 4AB

Job Responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training (Essential)

• Relevant registered professional qualification (RSCN)
• MSc in advanced practice
• Mentor/teaching qualification
• Clinical supervision training and experience
• Advanced non-medical prescribing
• Advanced Paed Life Support
• NMC's 'Academic Assessors', 'Practice Supervisors', and 'Practice Assessors' accreditations

Qualifications / Training (Desirable)

• Recognised teaching qualification
• Recognised leadership qualification
• ALS/APLS Instructor

Previous Experience (Essential)

• Significant acute care experience, including completion at trainee Advanced Practitioner level or equivalent
• Established Advanced Nurse/Clinical practitioner with service transformation experience
• Portfolio demonstrating achievements in practice/speciality
• Experience with audit, feedback, and implementation of research recommendations

Previous Experience (Desirable)

• Presentations at local/national levels
• Experience in recruitment, staff appraisal, and performance management
• Knowledge of quality issues and clinical governance
• Involvement with primary research

Skills/Knowledge (Essential)

• Excellent communication skills (interpersonal, written, verbal)
• Management of minor illnesses, ailments, injuries
• Competence in paediatric resuscitation (APLS/EPALS)
• Managing acutely unwell CYP and complex safeguarding cases
• Independent clinical decision-making
• Chronic disease management experience
• Adaptability to service changes
• Proficient IT skills
• Proven leadership with teamwork vision

Skills/Knowledge (Desirable)

• Knowledge of health policy and public health issues
• Publications, change management experience, awareness of wider health issues

Additional Requirements

This post is subject to a DBS check, and applicants must have current UK professional registration. Applications requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome. For more details, visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.