Advanced practitioner - paediatric emergency department

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Advanced Practitioner - Paediatric Emergency Department

Closing date is 18 June 2026

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Advanced Practitioner to join our multidisciplinary team within the Emergency Department. Our ED provides high quality care 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and it sees and treats around 104,000 patients every year.

The department has full resuscitation facilities, an integrated Urgent Treatment Centre and a separate Paediatric ED. As a service, the ED is dedicated to learning, steering innovation and leading service development in response to patient needs and system demands, enhancing patient experience and supporting the sustainability of the wider healthcare system.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be practicing autonomously as an Advanced Practitioner (AP) to provide patient‑centred quality care. This will encompass the skills of advanced assessment, examination, diagnosis and management within an agreed scope of practice. The post holder will work as part of the ED AP and overall ED multidisciplinary team to provide high‑quality service within ED to all patients attending the department.

The AP will work within the multi‑professional framework for advanced clinical practice in England (HEE 2017). The post holder will dedicate 70% of their time to clinical duties and 30% to leadership and management, education and research activities, encompassing the four pillars of advanced practice.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the Advanced Practitioners/ Consultant/ Service lead. They will work with a high degree of autonomy and employ complex decision making and demonstrate core practice capabilities and area specific clinical competence.

About us

Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can't expect the best from you if we don't invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we're committed to fostering your professional and personal development with a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you're just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.

To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including on‑site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.

We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly shoutouts and patient feedback, monthly and staff awards.

These words are important reminders, but it's our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring values to life in their work.

• Inclusive
• Inspiring

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• Appropriate professional qualification (nursing or allied health professional) that allows registration with the NMC/ HCPC and an Independent non‑medical prescriber.
• MSc Level in Advanced Practice OR In the process of gaining recognition with the Centre of Advancing Practice via the e‑Portfolio (Supported) Route to demonstrate educational equivalence that all the capabilities of advanced level practice at master's level (level 7) have been met.
• Undertaken accredited course or gained digital badge accreditation with NHSE Centre for advancing practice.
• Completed advanced practice accreditation in speciality e.g. RCEM, RCN, full membership MACP.

Experience

• Extensive experience within a relevant clinical specialty, including demonstrable clinical leadership experience.
• Demonstration of expertise in all 4 pillars of advance practice (Clinical, Leadership & Management, Research, Education).
• Evidence of implementing change to promote high quality practice.
• Previous experience in an advanced practice role.
• Previous experience working as an autonomous practitioner, including involvement in service development.

Skills

• Demonstrable advanced clinical assessment and history taking skills, with highly developed diagnostic reasoning and decision-making abilities.
• Well‑developed leadership, excellent time management, and organisational skills.
• Evidence of conducting audits and QI projects.
• Evidence of clinical research.

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.

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust

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Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust

£63,665 to £70,887 a year per annum inc HCAS (pro‑ratio)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

11 months

Working pattern

Full‑time

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Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust