# Bank Advanced Paediatric Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-advanced-paediatric-practitioner/6f28d590-77f3-4c5c-b508-1859baf2c3f6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-advanced-paediatric-practitioner/6f28d590-77f3-4c5c-b508-1859baf2c3f6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** North Shields - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 Pro rata - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Flexible working - 0 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-17T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-03T08:12:32.320Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Newcastle_Upon_Tyne/Northumbria_Healthcare_NHCT_Northumbria_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Bank_Advanced_Paediatric_Practitioner/Bank_Advanced_Paediatric_Practitioner-v8008131 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8008131?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking to strengthen our bank pool across our Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) workforce within Acute Paediatrics and Neonates at Northumbria Healthcare. Our Paediatric and Neonatal services are expanding, and we are seeking experienced, motivated ACPs to join our bank team. These roles offer an exciting opportunity for already established ACPs to work within their specialist area within Paediatric A&E and Short Stay Paediatric Assessment Unit (SSPAU) As part of our bank, you will play a key role in supporting high-quality, patient-centred care across urgent and acute pathways. You will work alongside multidisciplinary teams in fast-paced, rewarding environments, contributing your advanced clinical skills to assess, diagnose, and manage infants, children, and young people. We are looking for ACPs who are confident in autonomous clinical decision-making, adaptable, and committed to delivering safe and effective care. Please refer to the attached job descriptions for full details of each role and their specific requirements. Please ensure within your application you specify the area you are applying for (Paediatrics/Neonates)  and evidence how you meet all essential criteria. ### Main duties of the job - Use advanced knowledge and skills in to undertake comprehensive clinical assessments, make decisions based on clinical reasoning and initiate, evaluate and modify a range of interventions - Provide professional senior clinical leadership and support within the specialty multi professional team and across service boundaries - Support the wider team to build capacity and capability through work-based and interprofessional learning, and the application of learning to practice. Act as a role model, educator, supervisor, coach and mentor - Lead clinical audits and critically engage in research activity using the results to underpin own practice, inform the practice of others and make organisational recommendations - To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Advanced clinical practice is delivered by experienced, registered health and care practitioners. It is a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making. This is underpinned by a master’s level award or equivalent that encompasses the four pillars of - clinical practice - leadership and management - education - research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competence. Advanced clinical practice embodies the ability to manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families and carers. It includes the analysis and synthesis of complex problems across a range of settings, enabling innovative solutions to enhance people’s experience and improve outcomes ## Job Details We are looking to strengthen our bank pool across our Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) workforce within Acute Paediatrics and Neonates at Northumbria Healthcare. Our Paediatric and Neonatal services are expanding, and we are seeking experienced, motivated ACPs to join our bank team. These roles offer an exciting opportunity for already established ACPs to work within their specialist area within Paediatric A&E and Short Stay Paediatric Assessment Unit (SSPAU) As part of our bank, you will play a key role in supporting high-quality, patient-centred care across urgent and acute pathways. You will work alongside multidisciplinary teams in fast-paced, rewarding environments, contributing your advanced clinical skills to assess, diagnose, and manage infants, children, and young people. We are looking for ACPs who are confident in autonomous clinical decision-making, adaptable, and committed to delivering safe and effective care. Please refer to the attached job descriptions for full details of each role and their specific requirements. Please ensure within your application you specify the area you are applying for (Paediatrics/Neonates) and evidence how you meet all essential criteria. ## Job Description Use advanced knowledge and skills in to undertake comprehensive clinical assessments, make decisions based on clinical reasoning and initiate, evaluate and modify a range of interventions Provide professional senior clinical leadership and support within the specialty multi professional team and across service boundaries Support the wider team to build capacity and capability through work-based and interprofessional learning, and the application of learning to practice. Act as a role model, educator, supervisor, coach and mentor Lead clinical audits and critically engage in research activity using the results to underpin own practice, inform the practice of others and make organisational recommendations To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries. ## Responsibilities Advanced clinical practice is delivered by experienced, registered health and care practitioners. It is a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making. This is underpinned by a master’s level award or equivalent that encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice leadership and management education research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competence. Advanced clinical practice embodies the ability to manage clinical care in partnership with individuals, families and carers. It includes the analysis and synthesis of complex problems across a range of settings, enabling innovative solutions to enhance people’s experience and improve outcomes ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Professional registration with NMC / HCPC / GPC Paediatric ACP post requires appropriate healthcare qualification - Masters level qualification in Advanced Practice - Prescribing qualification - Evidence of relevant, recent study continuing education. - Mentorship qualification - Safeguarding children and young People Level 3 - APLS **Desirable** - Management and leadership qualification - IR(ME)R training - Major Incident Training ### Experience and Knowledge **Essential** - Extensive demonstrable experience in specialty / clinical area **Desirable** - Information technology skills - Experience of leading clinical governance - Experience of research activity - Experience of Service Improvement / Quality Improvement / Practice Development - Experience of developing evidence based protocols and clinical guidelines. ## Documents - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2867) - [northumbria privacy policy (pdf, 520.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1899) - [nur1248 advanced paediatric practitioner jd&ps (pdf, 392.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10342229) ## 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.