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 Children's Emergency Department and assessment area (CAU). This fantastic standalone CED/CAU has 4 majors bays, 2 HDU bays, and 2 resus bays, with a co-located CAU and decision unit.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:
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 encompasses the skills of assessment, examination, diagnosis, and treatment within an agreed scope of practice throughout acute services.
You will support a new way of working that emphasises a more efficient and patient-focused service, and will ensure the safe referral and discharge of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations across a service area.
You will deliver an 80% clinical component to your role and 20% related to appraisal, clinical audit, teaching, self-development, development of the service, and research.
You will be working in partnership with our PEM and paediatric doctors.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide. Our 6,000 dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run 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 have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation, and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work-life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns, and we are committed to listening and considering all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further 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 Practice - Advanced non-medical prescribing Advanced Paediatric Life Support NMC's 'Academic Assessors', 'Practice Supervisors', and 'Practice Assessors' accreditations.
Desirable
Recognised teaching qualification Recognised leadership qualification ALS/APLS Instructor
Previous Experience
Essential
Significant acute care experience, including successful completion at trainee Advanced Practitioner level or equivalent Established Advanced Nurse/Clinical practitioner, relevant experience of service transformation. Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality Evidence of ability and knowledge on how to undertake audit and feedback Implementation of audit/research recommendations Evidence of audits undertaken and outcomes
Desirable
Evidence of presentations at local/national levels Experience in recruitment and retention matters, staff appraisal, and performance management Commitment to the ongoing implementation of the Trust nursing and midwifery strategy. In-depth understanding of quality issues including clinical governance Evidence of involvement with primary research
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
Excellent communication skills: interpersonal, written, and verbal Nurse-led management of minor illness, minor ailments, and injuries Competent to 'lead' paediatric resuscitation APLS / EPALS standard Competent in managing acutely unwell children and young people (CYP) Experience of managing complex safeguarding cases Ability to make independent clinical decisions Experience of chronic disease management Confidence to adapt to an evolving and changing service. Well-developed IT skills Proven leadership skills, with a vision to work with others
Desirable
Local and national health policy knowledge Knowledge of public health issues in the local area Previous publication(s) Change management experience and/or qualification Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
Employer details
Employer name
East and North Herts NHS Trust
Address
Lister Hospital
Corys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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 Children's Emergency Department and assessment area (CAU). This fantastic standalone CED/CAU has 4 majors bays, 2 HDU bays, and 2 resus bays, with a co-located CAU and decision unit.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:
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 encompasses the skills of assessment, examination, diagnosis, and treatment within an agreed scope of practice throughout acute services.
You will support a new way of working that emphasises a more efficient and patient-focused service, and will ensure the safe referral and discharge of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations across a service area.
You will deliver an 80% clinical component to your role and 20% related to appraisal, clinical audit, teaching, self-development, development of the service, and research.
You will be working in partnership with our PEM and paediatric doctors.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide. Our 6,000 dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run 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 have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation, and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work-life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns, and we are committed to listening and considering all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further 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 Practice - Advanced non-medical prescribing Advanced Paediatric Life Support NMC's 'Academic Assessors', 'Practice Supervisors', and 'Practice Assessors' accreditations.
Desirable
Recognised teaching qualification Recognised leadership qualification ALS/APLS Instructor
Previous Experience
Essential
Significant acute care experience, including successful completion at trainee Advanced Practitioner level or equivalent Established Advanced Nurse/Clinical practitioner, relevant experience of service transformation. Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality Evidence of ability and knowledge on how to undertake audit and feedback Implementation of audit/research recommendations Evidence of audits undertaken and outcomes
Desirable
Evidence of presentations at local/national levels Experience in recruitment and retention matters, staff appraisal, and performance management Commitment to the ongoing implementation of the Trust nursing and midwifery strategy. In-depth understanding of quality issues including clinical governance Evidence of involvement with primary research
Skills/Knowledge
Essential
Excellent communication skills: interpersonal, written, and verbal Nurse-led management of minor illness, minor ailments, and injuries Competent to 'lead' paediatric resuscitation APLS / EPALS standard Competent in managing acutely unwell children and young people (CYP) Experience of managing complex safeguarding cases Ability to make independent clinical decisions Experience of chronic disease management Confidence to adapt to an evolving and changing service. Well-developed IT skills Proven leadership skills, with a vision to work with others
Desirable
Local and national health policy knowledge Knowledge of public health issues in the local area Previous publication(s) Change management experience and/or qualification Awareness of issues within the wider health arena
Employer details
Employer name
East and North Herts NHS Trust
Address
Lister Hospital
Corys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr
