Job summary
Advanced clinical practice is right at the heart of paediatric emergency care at Salford Royal, and you will join a team of experienced advanced clinical practitioners from a variety of backgrounds and health professions.
What can we offer you?
A senior clinical role in the delivery of paediatric emergency and short stay observational care to our community.
A role where your experience and skills are valued and you are supported to develop these further by a clinical team consisting of paediatric medical and nurse consultants, emergency medicine consultants and advanced clinical practitioners.
A job plan which has 20% non-clinical time to support you in developing the four pillars of advanced practice and support you in your development; you want to be involved in education? We can support you. You want to get involved in research, maintain skills in adult clinical assessment? We can help you with that too!
Fully funded mandatory courses (APLS etc).
1 full day per month of ACP CPD program.
Support in credentialing with Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
The opportunity to play with lego, bubbles, and play-doh and work with a great wider multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a highly motived and experienced registered healthcare practitioner with advanced practice skills and recognised MSc qualification to join the dynamic and innovative paediatric emergency department and observation and assessment unit as a Paediatric ANP .
The PANDA Unit is the paediatric Emergency Department and Observational and assessment unit at Salford Royal and provides emergency care and observation for around 20,000 children per year. The innovative model has non medical advanced practitioners at the centre of clinical decision making supported by a team of senior clinicians including paediatricians, paediatric emergency and emergency medicine consultants and paediatric consultant nurse.
You will work as part of the existing advanced clinical practitioner team to provide expert nursing support and leadership to the department. The post has a clinical focus partaking in the 24hr advanced clinical practitioner rota providing clinical assessment, diagnosis and treatment to children attending Salford Royal.
About us
Salford Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place with an outstanding reputation. Salford is the place which is taking bold, pioneering steps towards delivering a world class, fully integrated care system for adults. Twice rated Outstanding by the CQC, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for delivering a range of community and primary care services and specialist services to Greater Manchester and beyond.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You would join the department at an exciting time. Paediatric urgent and unscheduled care services are undergoing change across the organisation and region and the Paediatric ACPs have a key role in contributing to these developments.
Salford Royal is a University Teaching Hospital that has enjoyed Healthcare Commission Ratings of Excellent and Excellent for three consecutive years. The Trust is proud to offer Safe, Clean and Personal services to patients and carers. If you have a passion for delivering high quality clinical care then this could be the role for you.
The Trust is about to become the single Major Trauma Centre for Greater Manchester and is a paediatric trauma unit and you will be central to the on-going development of paediatric care at Salford Royal.
We are passionate about our ACP team and will ensure that you are supported and developed continually.
You must be a registered professional and have extensive post registration experience within paediatric emergency care.
You should be able to demonstrate management and leadership skills including enhanced communication and negotiation skills.
Salford Royal has teamed up with housing association Salix Homes to provide a 26-apartment complex for doctors, nurses and other clinical staff new to the Trust. Please enquire upon appointment to review availability
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
You would join the department at an exciting time. Paediatric urgent and unscheduled care services are undergoing change across the organisation and region and the Paediatric ACPs have a key role in contributing to these developments.
Salford Royal is a University Teaching Hospital that has enjoyed Healthcare Commission Ratings of Excellent and Excellent for three consecutive years. The Trust is proud to offer Safe, Clean and Personal services to patients and carers. If you have a passion for delivering high quality clinical care then this could be the role for you.
The Trust is about to become the single Major Trauma Centre for Greater Manchester and is a paediatric trauma unit and you will be central to the on-going development of paediatric care at Salford Royal.
We are passionate about our ACP team and will ensure that you are supported and developed continually.
You must be a registered professional and have extensive post registration experience within paediatric emergency care.
You should be able to demonstrate management and leadership skills including enhanced communication and negotiation skills.
Salford Royal has teamed up with housing association Salix Homes to provide a 26-apartment complex for doctors, nurses and other clinical staff new to the Trust. Please enquire upon appointment to review availability
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Registration & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse or healthcare professional
- Clinical based Masters Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice
- Supplementary and extended prescriber
- Experience of paediatric emergency care
Desirable
- RCEM Credentialing in Paediatric Emergency Care
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Essential
- Evidence of extensive expert professional/clinical knowledge in (paediatric emergency care) supplemented by specialist clinical training and CPD
Person Specification
Registration & Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse or healthcare professional
- Clinical based Masters Degree in Advanced Clinical Practice
- Supplementary and extended prescriber
- Experience of paediatric emergency care
Desirable
- RCEM Credentialing in Paediatric Emergency Care
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Essential
- Evidence of extensive expert professional/clinical knowledge in (paediatric emergency care) supplemented by specialist clinical training and CPD
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).