Trainee Advanced Paediatric Nurse Practitoner

NHS; Hastings; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Trainee Paediatric Nurse Practitioner. This role offers a unique opportunity to join a dedicated team, with full support for development into an Advanced Clinical Practitioner role. The position involves delivering high-quality care, undertaking advanced clinical assessments, and contributing to research and service improvement initiatives. Candidates should hold a relevant nursing qualification and display strong leadership and clinical skills.

Benefits

NHS pension scheme

Access to onsite nurseries

Free psychological support

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with active registration with relevant Professional body.
• Proven experience in area of expert professional knowledge and skills.
• Ability to practice independently with strong leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert, holistic care to children and young people across SSPAU and ED.
• Undertake advanced clinical assessments and make timely referrals.
• Contribute to service improvement, audit, and research.

Skills

Leadership skills

Clinical skills

Operational management

Education

Registered Nurse/Professional

Masters level qualification

Post Graduate qualification in advanced clinical practice

Job description

Trainee Paediatric Nurse Practitoner

Paediatric Nurse Practitioner - Band 7 to 8a Development Role

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 Trainee Paediatric Nurse/AHP Practitioner, with full support to develop into a Band 8a Advanced Clinical Practitioner.As part of your induction, you'll be enrolled on the Coventry University MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice, equipping you with the qualifications and skills required for autonomous practice at Band 8a level.

Main duties of the job

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 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 nurse/ AHP 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.

About us

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.There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

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

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

• Registered Nurse/Professional and hold active registration with relevant Professional body
• Masters level qualification relevant to role
• Post Graduate qualification at Masters level in advanced clinical practice, relevant to role to demonstrate specialist clinical and leadership skills
• Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, and additional job specific specialist skills/procedures

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

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
• Demonstrates knowledge of National NHS and Nursing agenda including national/local performance targets
• Expert professional and clinical skills and competence relevant to role to support innovative, evidence based practice.

Other

• Professional and personal credibility
• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle (for domiciliary community role) and ability to travel between sites

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.

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum, pro rata