# Advanced Paediatric Nurse Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-paediatric-nurse-practitioner/802749b6-9f5b-4633-83e0-81f55270052d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/advanced-paediatric-nurse-practitioner/802749b6-9f5b-4633-83e0-81f55270052d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** Eastbourne District General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed Term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (flexi) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-19T16:20:42.971Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Sussex/Hastings/East_Sussex_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/WAC/WAC-v8294828 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8294828?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.esht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Paediatric Nurse Practitioner – Join us in shaping the future of paediatric care. Are you a passionate paediatric nurse or AHP ready to take the next step in your career? We’re offering an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Paediatric Nurse/AHP Practitioner. What you’ll do: Deliver expert, holistic care to children and young people across SSPAU, inpatient wards, and ED. Undertake advanced clinical assessments, diagnostics, and decision-making to plan and evaluate care. Prescribe medications, request and interpret investigations, and perform procedures including lumbar puncture. Manage complex presentations and make timely referrals within and beyond the Trust. Work closely with senior clinicians and APNPs, contributing to the medical Tier 2 rota, responding to resus calls, and accepting acute referrals from GPs. What you’ll gain: 80% of your time will be dedicated to clinical practice, with protected time to develop across all four pillars of advanced practice: clinical, leadership, education, and research. You’ll be supported by a strong multidisciplinary team and senior colleagues as you grow in confidence and autonomy. Opportunities to lead service improvement, contribute to audit and research, and support education across the paediatric workforce. Who we’re looking for: A motivated, compassionate APNP with a clear commitment to advancing paediatric care. You’ll be a role model for others, embodying our Trust values and striving for excellence in everything you do. ### Main duties of the job The Advanced Nurse/Practitioner will promote the vision and values of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, leading by example and ensuring that they demonstrate those values in their leadership behaviours and how we support our teams and deliver our services The Advanced Nurse/Practitioner will be able to provide expert professional advice and develops and implements specialist care ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the job description attached. If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Full driving licence and access to a vehicle (for domiciliary community role) and ability to travel between sites - Flexibility in working hours and patterns ### Experience **Essential** - Proven experience in area of expert professional knowledge and skills - Demonstrate experience/project leadership of Quality/Service improvement Project Management Leadership People Management - Innovative and inspiring leadership and clinical practice **Desirable** - NHS experience or relevant health care organisation - Worked as an advanced practitioner in an acute medical unit / SDEC ### Qualifications / Training **Essential** - Registered Nurse/Professional and hold active registration with relevant Professional body - Post Graduate qualification at Masters level in advanced clinical practice, (working towards) or Completion of NHSE advanced practice eportfolio (working towards) - Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, and additional job specific specialist skills/procedures **Desirable** - Project management/Quality improvement qualification - Restorative supervision/Professional Nurse Advocate qualification - Education/Training qualification - Managerial or Leadership qualification ### Skills / Knowledge / Abilities **Essential** - Leadership skills that demonstrate the ability to manage self and lead others, able to motivate and inspire a team - Operational management of a team/service, able to allocate and manage staff organise placements, support learners, provide supervision and line management responsibilities and record keeping. Ability to promote staff wellbeing and manage performance - Clinical skills and knowledge relevant to the role with ability to practice independently - Ability to make operational judgements and manage competing priorities and professional opinion ## Documents - [apnp jd (pdf, 312.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10633806) - [job hazard form (docx, 420.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10707294) - [guidance for applicants - afc (pdf, 152.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=672) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.