Trainee Paediatric Advanced Clinical Nurse Practitioner

Trainee Paediatric Advanced Clinical Nurse Practitioner

Closing date: 13 May 2026

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) is seeking an experienced and motivated Paediatric Nurse to join the Children's Emergency Department as a Trainee Advanced Practitioner (AP). This role supports progression into advanced clinical practice for nurses with significant paediatric emergency care experience. The Trainee AP will work within the Children's Emergency Department multidisciplinary team providing high quality, evidence based care to children and young people presenting with urgent and emergency conditions. The post holder will develop advanced skills in assessment, diagnosis, treatment and clinical decision making, working alongside Consultants, senior doctors and established Advanced Practitioners.

The structured training pathway includes completion of a Master's degree in Advanced Clinical Practice (including non medical prescribing, paediatric life support and specialist training). Practice aligns to the four pillars of advanced practice: clinical practice, leadership, education and research, with the majority of time spent delivering advanced clinical care. On successful completion of training and faculty review the post holder is expected to progress into a substantive Children's Emergency Department Advanced Practitioner role.

Responsibilities

The Trainee AP will:

• Deliver high quality, evidence based clinical care to children and young people presenting with urgent and emergency conditions.
• Undertake comprehensive, holistic clinical assessments, formulate differential diagnoses and develop appropriate management plans under supervision, progressing to increasing autonomy.
• Initiate investigations, including laboratory tests and imaging, and interpret results to support clinical decision making in line with local and national policy.
• Prescribe medications and initiate treatments in accordance with clinical competence, training progression and legal frameworks.
• Perform invasive and non invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures within an agreed scope of practice and competence.
• Work collaboratively with Consultants, senior medical staff, Advanced Practitioners and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective and timely patient care.
• Provide safe discharge, referral and escalation of care, including the identification and management of safeguarding, vulnerability and mental health needs.
• Develop advanced clinical practice capabilities in line with the four pillars of advanced practice: clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research.
• Participate in education, training, audit, service development and quality improvement activities within the department.

Person Specification

• Registered Children's Nurse (RN Child) with current NMC registration.
• Minimum 5 years post registration experience in paediatric acute or emergency care.
• Willingness to undertake and complete a Master's degree in Advanced Clinical Practice (including health assessment and independent non medical prescribing).
• Significant experience managing acutely unwell children and young people in an emergency or high acuity setting.
• Completed or commenced modules at Master's level relevant to advanced practice.
• Experience in autonomous assessment and management of undifferentiated presentations in paediatric emergency care.
• Involvement in teaching, mentoring or supervision of staff or students.
• Clear understanding of professional accountability, scope of practice and personal limitations within an extended clinical role.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and readiness to undertake Master's level study.
• Sound clinical judgement and risk assessment skills when caring for acutely ill or deteriorating children in an emergency setting.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, actively contributing to shared clinical decision making.
• Awareness of clinical governance, patient safety and quality improvement principles within emergency care.
• Readiness to progress toward autonomous advanced clinical practice within a structured governance and supervision framework.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.