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Band 8a - Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Children's Emergency Department
Band 8a
Main area Women’s and Children’s Services Grade Band 8a
Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref 360-D-10424-B
Department name West Herts - General Staffing
Site Watford General Hospital
Town Watford
Salary £57,888 - £64,880 pa inc HCA
Salary period Yearly
Closing 06/11/2025 23:59
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing team of Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP) in the Children’s Emergency Department.
You will not regret joining us!
The successful candidate will receive clinical supervision and support from both general paediatric and paediatric emergency medicine consultants, registrars and the ACP team.
Working on an 80:20 rota, you will have dedicated time to work across the four pillars of advanced practice; undertaking procedures such as lumbar punctures, trauma care, and resuscitation of patients, you will enhance and develop your advanced clinical skills; you will also take on leadership responsibilities, providing supervision and educational support to nursing staff, colleagues, and the wider medical teams.
As a department, we take the lead on many research and quality improvement projects, recently winning a Star of Herts award for research excellence; you will be a key team member, working collaboratively with the dedicated, associated teams.
This is a challenging role that requires significant experience, enthusiasm, and a strong commitment to delivering evidence-based, safe, and effective care for our patients.
The successful candidate will manage paediatric patients across the Children’s Emergency Department and co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU). You will be expected to work to across a 07.30-22.30 rota (11.5hr shifts), seven days a week; as the team expands, we will look to include night cover too.
Main duties of the job
The Paediatric Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) in Emergency Medicine plays a key role in providing exceptional care to paediatric patients aged 0-16 years, presenting across all levels of acuity.
You are essential in delivering high-quality, prompt, and efficient care to children with a wide range of conditions and acuities – illness and injury.
Your expertise in autonomously managing patients, along with your collaborative work within the multidisciplinary team (MDT), ensures the smooth functioning of the paediatric emergency department, aids our adherence to government targets and key performance indicators, keeping our patients and their families at the centre of care always.
Working for our organisation
With a new hospital planned for Watford and work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working ever more closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority at our Trust, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance.
If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick "Member of the Armed Forces Community" on the application form.
We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Main Responsibilities include:
Provide advanced clinical assessment and management of paediatric patients in the emergency setting.
Work autonomously and collaboratively within the wider team.
Support the development and implementation of paediatric care pathways.
Participate in research.
Contribute to service improvement initiatives and staff development.
Maintain professional development through active engagement in education, leadership, and research activities.
Person specification
Education
* Registered with relevant professional body
* MSc in Advanced Practice
* Non-medical prescriber
* APLS Provider
* APLS instructor
Knowledge
* In depth knowledge of Paediatric emergency care
* Working knowledge of clinical governance
* Safeguarding Children experience & sound working knowledge
Experience
* Competent speciality experience
* Evidence of good leadership skills
* Undertaken a service or quality improvement
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire.
As an employer of nearly 6,000 people the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
Name Sian Edwards Job title Lead Paediatric ANP Email address sian.edwards7@nhs.net Telephone number 01923 217564
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Watford General Hospital
Vicarage Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 0HB
Telephone 01442 365233
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