Advanced Practitioner
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Are you passionate about working with Children and Young People with chronic health conditions? Would you thrive in an enthusiastic and proactive multi-disciplinary team? If so, then we have the perfect opportunity for you.
An exciting position has arisen for a Advanced Practitioner within the Children and Young People's Community Paediatrics team.The post holder will apply advanced clinical expertise in assessment, diagnosis, prescribing and development of medical treatment plans for patients with neurodevelopmental and neuro disability conditions in line with established and agreed pathways.
*Proposed interview date: 15th June 2026*
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Currently registered practitioner with relevant Professional Governing Body
- First Degree or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Post-Graduate - Extended Independent and Supplementary Nurse Prescribing
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Possession of a Masters degree or equivalent level of knowledge/expertise is required This includes both academic and clinical criteria to become an APN.
Desirable
- Appropriate post-registration specialist education / qualifications or equivalent
Qualification and Training
Essential
- Teaching and Assessing Qualification
- GCSE Level 4 or equivalent in Maths & English
- V300 Independent prescriber (in full role)
Desirable
- Leadership qualification
- V300 Independent Prescriber (in training phase).
- Learning Disabilities nursing experience
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Able to work a minimum of 30 hours per week to join MSc APN apprenticeship programme & ability to complete all elements.
- Effective communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex and highly sensitive information
- Excellent problem-solving skills and able to motivate others
- Ability to synthesise information, consider & evaluate risks & options when making difficult decisions
- Able to work independently, make decisions, organise and prioritise own workload
- Evidence of effective people-managing and leadership skills.
Desirable
- Confident in using SystmOne.
- Well-developed IT skills - office 365
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Significant post registration experience commensurate with being an Advanced Practitioner and demonstrate competence and experience in clinical management.
- Minimum of 5 years post registration experience.
- Minimum of 2 years at band 6 or higher in a relevant specialty
- Evidence of leading organisational and management change
- Working with other stakeholder organisations
- Knowledge relevant to specialist area of practice such as elderly medicine, general medicine, neurology, rehabilitation, long-term conditions
Desirable
- Experience of Advanced Life Support skills
- Experience of working within a community in-patient setting
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Willingness to uphold the Trust's values.
- Able to travel to meet the requirements of the post and cover the other units where required.
- Openness, flexibility, clarity of independent clinical decision making.
- Ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team
- Adaptable to situations, can handle people of all capabilities and attitudes.
- Experience & evidence of engagement around equality, diversity & inclusion
- Able to work within a team and maintain judgement under pressure
About the employer
A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff.We put our patients, their families and carer's at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities.Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision.We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds.We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible
Apply now.You've made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we're looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.
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