3550 - Paediatric Advanced Clinical Practitioner

Job summary

The interview date for this role will be week commencing 10th February.

2 Roles - part time and full time positions available.

Are you an Paediatric Advanced Clinical Practitioner looking for a new opportunity?

We are on a journey expanding our successful teams to enhance our Childrens Emergency Department. If you are a qualified Paediatric Advanced Clinical Practitioner who wants to work with dynamic and progressive team then this is an opportunity for you. You will join an embedded team of 4 Paediatric ACPs and 1 Trainee Paediatric ACP who currently work in the Childrens Emergency Department. You will support the ED team by providing patient-centred care through clinical assessment, examinations, diagnosis and treatment in a timely manner. The team may also support Childrens Services if required.

Main duties of the job

You will practice advanced nursing within the Framework for Advanced Practice. Core service delivery is covered by four pillars of practice, Clinical Practice, Management and Leadership, Education and Research.

You will provide expert identification, assessment, treatment and management of the acutely ill child, using complex communication skill, judgement, discretion and decision making.

To be an advanced, autonomous Paediatric Advanced Clinical Practitioner (PACP) working within their sphere of competence, providing highly specialist assessment and intervention which contributes to the diagnosis and management of acutely ill patients in paediatric in-patient areas in the Trust.

You will monitor and improve standards of care through the use of evidence-based practice, supervision, teaching and supporting colleagues, provision of skilled professional leadership and be a role model.

To support junior medical staff, sharing clinical workload and allow junior doctors to achieve training and development requirements.

You will participate in clinical governance within the service by undertaking and participating in audit and research as part of the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) within the specialist field as part of training programme.

To provide leadership to nursing staff and junior doctors with regards to training and development ensuring delivery of consistent high quality of care.

Job responsibilities

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close a position early.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust achieving a Good rating in our most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives. We are proud of the commitment of our staff to ensuring a strong and sustainable future for this organisation which is highly valued by our local communities.

There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation, where staff are engaged for change and committed to being part of the journey to sustainability and growth.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles only will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

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