Bank Advanced Paediatric Practitioner

We are looking to strengthen our bank pool across our Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) workforce within Acute Paediatrics and Neonates at Northumbria Healthcare.

Our Paediatric and Neonatal services are expanding, and we are seeking experienced, motivated ACPs to join our bank team.

These roles offer an exciting opportunity for already established ACPs to work within their specialist area withinPaediatric A&E and Short Stay Paediatric Assessment Unit (SSPAU)

As part of our bank, you will play a key role in supporting high-quality, patient-centred care across urgent and acute pathways. You will work alongside multidisciplinary teams in fast-paced, rewarding environments, contributing your advanced clinical skills to assess, diagnose, and manage infants, children, and young people.

We are looking for ACPs who are confident in autonomous clinical decision-making, adaptable, and committed to delivering safe and effective care.

Please refer to the attached job descriptions for full details of each role and their specific requirements.

Please ensure within your application you specify the area you are applying for (Paediatrics/Neonates) and evidence how you meet all essential criteria.

Job description

Advanced clinical practice is delivered by experienced, registered health and care practitioners. It is a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making. This is underpinned by a masters level award or equivalent that encompasses the four pillars of

clinical practice

leadership and management

education

research,

with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competence.

Advanced clinical practice embodies the ability to manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families and carers. It includes the analysis and synthesis of complex problems across a range of settings, enabling innovative solutions to enhance peoples experience and improve outcomes

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional registration with NMC / HCPC / GPC Paediatric ACP post requires appropriate healthcare qualification
• Masters level qualification in Advanced Practice
• Prescribing qualification
• Evidence of relevant, recent study continuing education.
• Mentorship qualification
• Safeguarding children and young People Level 3
• APLS

Desirable

• Management and leadership qualification
• IR(ME)R training
• Major Incident Training

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Extensive demonstrable experience in specialty / clinical area

Desirable

• Information technology skills
• Experience of leading clinical governance

Experience of research activity

Experience of Service Improvement / Quality Improvement / Practice Development

Experience of developing evidence based protocols and clinical guidelines.

About the employer

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.