Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Advanced Clinical Practitioner

The closing date is 21 April 2026.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly skilled Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) to join our established team within the Children's Emergency Department on a 12 month secondment to cover maternity leave. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a dynamic, supportive, and forward thinking paediatric emergency medicine service.

As an integral part of our multidisciplinary team, you will work alongside medical and nursing colleagues to deliver high quality, child centred emergency care.

You will function as an autonomous practitioner, taking responsibility for the assessment, clinical decision making, treatment and safe discharge of children and young people presenting with a wide range of acute conditions.

You will contribute to maintaining high clinical standards, supporting service development, and promoting an environment focused on learning, safety and excellence in paediatric emergency care. This secondment offers an excellent opportunity for professional growth while making a meaningful impact on the care experience of our patients and their families.

Main duties of the job

• Work independently at advanced level in delivery of high quality clinical care
• Provide clinical leadership and support both nursing and medical teams
• Support clinical team with day to day activity
• Support junior medical staff to achieve training and development requirements
• Provide clinical areas with consistent high quality care

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental values of compassion, openness and excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Job responsibilities

None - this section contains internal secondment guidance and application process instructions that have been removed.

Person Specification Education, Training and Qualifications

• NMC, HCPC, GPhC registration
• MSc in Advanced Practice
• Evidence of ongoing CPD demonstrated in a clinical and professional portfolio
• Ionising radiation (medical exposure) regulation holder
• HEE accredited ACP
• Royal college ACP accreditation (where available)

Experience & Knowledge

• Experience working with children and young people within an emergency or urgent care setting
• Imaging interpretation knowledge and experience

Skills & Ability

• Able to assess, diagnose and create a management plan for an undifferentiated diagnosis independently
• Non medical prescribing (if legally permitted) or level 7 knowledge of therapeutics if not legally permitted
• Ability to perform technical skills required for area of practice
• Ability to utilise patient group directive (PGD)

Skills

• Evidence across 4 pillars of advanced practice
• Non medical prescribing (if legally permitted) or level 7 knowledge of therapeutics if not legally permitted
• Ability to utilise patient group directive (PGD)

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.