Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Advanced Clinical Practitioner
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 824-INNER-10644-G
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Soho Centre for Health
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £58,698 - £65,095 Per Annum, inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Paediatric Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Band 8a
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
Band 8A Paediatric Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Are you an experienced Paediatric Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) passionate about working in a diverse rewarding unscheduled care environment?
We are wishing to recruit Paediatric ACPs for our standalone St Charles Urgent Care Centre, Parsons Green Walk-In Centre and Soho Walk-in Centre which deliver high quality care for both adults and paediatrics.
We provide an educationally focused environment in which to grow and develop staff skills and knowledge, through work-based education, training, and mentorship. As a highly valued member of our team, the quality of care we provide starts with you.
This is an exciting time to join our Nurse Practitioner/ Advanced Clinical Practitioner led services. We are restructuring how we deliver high quality care to the Paediatric population. As a clinical lead you will support this journey in putting children at the forefront of our walk-in services.
The successful candidate will be an autonomous, experienced Paediatric ACP who enjoys teaching and working with practitioners to advance their skills in the assessment and treatment of minor illnesses and injuries for children.
Main duties of the job
The walk-in centres see’s both Paediatric & Adult patients. Part of the role will involve occasional cross-cover working. We ensure that all our practitioners work only within their scope of practice and will offer training and support for the Paediatric trained practitioner to feel empowered to work in an area which serves both children & adults.
St Charles Urgent Care Centre:
Sees on average 250 children a month over between the ages of 2-16 years. Xray facilities on site.
Parsons Green Walk-In Centre:
See children over the age of 12 years. The service is currently running a pilot which will expand the Paediatric services to children 2 years and over in early 2024. No Xray facilities.
Soho Walk-In Centre:
See children over the age of 12 years. The Walk-in centre has not resumed full services after its closure during the pandemic. This is an exciting time to join Soho Walk-in Centre as we re-establish the services and expand the age range to see children 2 years and over. No Xray facilities.
Job Title - Senior Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Clinical lead
Operational hours: 7 days per week, including bank holidays.
Interviews will be held week commencing 17th May 2024
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ wellbeing, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Single occupancy accommodation in Central London – (we can help you find accommodation in London, support you with your deposit)
- Support with gaining your driving license *T&C’s apply
- Car lease scheme *T&C’s apply
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main duties of the job
The role is a clinical leadership role with the main duties of the job will include:
- Ensure the services are delivering high quality evidence-based care to patients attending with injuries and undifferentiated health problems. The post holder will be expected to work autonomously as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner delivering care to our patients.
- Utilising expert diagnostic skills and clinical reasoning to provide autonomous, unscheduled care for paediatric patients presenting with acute undifferentiated conditions.
- The post holder will deliver care in collaboration with emergency services, other health care professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies.
- To work in association with colleagues in defining standards of care and practice aimed at maintaining, developing, or improving quality.
- To work with the senior staff in the operational management and the organisational development of the service.
- Act as the Shift Leader on a rotational basis assuming responsibility for day-to-day management of the service.
- Take designated responsibility for discrete areas of operational management/clinical practice.
- Communicate highly complex and sensitive information to patients, carers, and other staff.
- Deliver care within a culturally sensitive framework.
- Implement, carry out disseminate and evaluate service audits
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full roles and responsibilities.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- First level registered Paediatric Nurse.
- Bachelor Degree in nursing, health or management related studies or evidence of equivalent knowledge and experience.
- MSc. Nursing, Health or Management related studies. Or Post Graduate Diploma Mentorship qualification and extensive experience of teaching and mentoring peers and junior staff.
- Non-medical Prescribing. Advanced Assessment course.
Desirable criteria
- Post Registration qualification within Primary Care/ ED or specialist paediatrics or equivalent experience .
- Clinical and classroom teaching / facilitation experience.
- Leadership course.
- Recognised qualification in Minor Injuries.
- IMER or equivalent radiation protection certificate.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience of working in an autonomous role as a Paediatric Advanced Clinical Practitioner.
- Experience in a clinical leadership/ management role within a complex healthcare environment
- Extensive theoretical & practical knowledge relating to assessment & treatment of minor injuries and illnesses
- Proven experience of utilising expert diagnostic and clinical skills to provide autonomous, unscheduled medical care and management of patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.
- Experience of assessing and providing quality care to people with Long Term Conditions
- Track record of practice excellence.
- Proven ability to prioritise and manage own workload with minimal supervision
- Experience of team / service/ staff management including HR processes
- Experience of implementing evidence-based care and developing others to do so
- Experience of conducting research projects and audit. Experience of change management and implementing change in practice
- Evidence of innovation in practice
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Accident & Emergency
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to analyse complex problems and to develop practical and workable solutions to address them
- Ability to lead, enthuse, motivate, and involve individuals and the clinical team and have them understand the organisations and your performance expectations
- Ability to adapt leadership style to differing situations. Ability to manage and deliver deadlines within resources.
- A strong sense of personal and team accountability coupled to a clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority, responsibility, and accountability.
- Excellent inter- personal and communication skills
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Good working understanding of the changing NHS environment
- Evidence of comprehensive range of clinical skills and expertise relevant to the role
- Specialist knowledge in clinical reasoning, history taking, physical examination, diagnostic skills and prescribing/treatment.
- Clinical knowledge across a range of acute and chronic conditions.
- Highly competent in the physical examination of patients presenting with: a range of clinical conditions depth knowledge of pharmacology. Knowledge of and experience in the provision of care to vulnerable adults and children in line with best practice of safeguarding
- Able to work autonomously, planning and prioritising own workload and that of others
- Able to delegate work effectively and safely
- Able to deal with conflict and manage appropriately
- Able to manage difficult situations and address poor practice.
- Able to identify own and other’s learning and development needs and actively seek ways to meeting those needs
- Competent IT skills including use of Microsoft Office package, System One and email
- In depth knowledge of NMC/CSP Code of Professional Conduct
- Knowledge of Personal Development Planning. Knowledge of risk management and incident reporting.
- Detailed knowledge of Primary Health Care and collaborative working with other care providers, e.g. social care and voluntary services
- Knowledge of the audit process and able to implement in practice.
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice and able to implement in practice
- Knowledge of clinical governance processes, assessing and managing risk
- Knowledge of clinical supervision
- Knowledge of how to implement equal opportunities in practice
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Paediatric nursing
Other
Essential criteria
- Able to carry out the duties of the post
- Health cleared by Employee Health for the role specified
- Able to work flexible shifts, weekends, and bank holidays
- Cross cover at other sites within the division
- Able to provide evidence of where you have demonstrated the Trust’s Values and Behaviors
- Able to demonstrate excellence in Customer Service Able to meet the required IT Skills for the post
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jasmine Zblewska
- Job title
- Lead Paediatric ACP
- Email address
- [email protected]
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