Job summary
Wales and West Acute Transport for Children Service (WATCh)
Band 7 Full time 37.5 hours per week
Or
Band 8a Full time 37.5 hours per week
This is an exciting opportunity to join the WATCh Service as a trainee AP or as an Advanced Practitioner. The successful applicant will join the already established team of APs. WATCh is the supra-regional Paediatric Critical Care Transport Service serving the Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) in the Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales (UHW), Cardiff and the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol.
If required, the successful applicant will be funded to complete a Masters pathway in Advanced Clinical Practice and will receive their clinical training and support primarily through WATCh, with some additional time working in the PICU and Theatres within Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. In addition, post holders are expected to qualify as Independent Non-Medical Prescribers and will be supported to complete the relevant academic programme to achieve this (all through London South Bank University and The Evelina Children's Hospital).
Applicants must have substantial experience within children's critical care.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will join an experienced, innovative and passionate team that is continuously striving for improvement. The role will require the post holder to initiate and assume responsibility for the stabilisation and ongoing management of critically ill children and their families, and to have the freedom to interpret and act within broad policies and protocols.While predominately based with the WATCh Service, time will also be spent working in the PICU and Theatres within Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
The post holder will exercise complex levels of judgment, discretion and decision making in providing expert clinical care within the specifically defined competency framework. Regular educational supervision with a Consultant Mentor will support the maintenance of these and other skills.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.
UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Training & Qualification
Essential
- Relevant professional registration with the NMC
- Educated to 1st degree level
- Speciality qualification in Paediatric Critical Care
- APLS / EPALS provider certificate or equivalent
- FLAPP or equivalent qualification
- Educated to Masters Degree Level (B8)
- ALSG / RC (UK) Provider (B8)
Desirable
- ALSG / RC (UK) Instructor (B8)
- Teaching qualification (B8)
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Evidence of excellent clinical skills
- Portfolio of evidence demonstrating continuous CPD
- Senior nurse experience in a Paediatric Critical Care Unit / Transport Service
- Evidence of delivering teaching programmes to staff group and the development of written guidance (B8)
- Evidence of presentations at local / regional level or national level (B8)
- Evidence of recent project experience (B8)
Desirable
- Evidence of delivering teaching programmes to different staff groups and the development of written guidance (B7)
- Evidence of presentations at local / regional level or national level (B7)
- Evidence of recent project experience (B7)
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work in a highly demanding environment
- Able to work across professional team and organisational boundaries
- Ability to demonstrate effective use of resources
- Delivery of evidence based practice
- Has an interest in the use of clinical systems to facilitate research
- Ability to work with advanced technologies
- Competent in the use of IT packages such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
- Good knowledge of clinical information systems e.g. ICE / Medway / Insignia
- Competent in the use of databases and spreadsheets
- Demonstrates knowledge of audit processes
- Evidence of implementation of research based practice
- Demonstrates knowledge of and ability to undertake audit and feedback to key stakeholders (B8)
- Publication in peer reviewed journals (B8)
Desirable
- Publication in peer reviewed journals
- Contribution to academic programmes
Aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to manage own and other's workload, meet deadlines and work autonomously
- Demonstrates excellent organisational skills
- Can lead change and motivate staff to accept changes in working practice
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others
- Flexibility in working practices (unsocial hours / internal rotation / transport / HDU care)
Person Specification
Training & Qualification
Essential
- Relevant professional registration with the NMC
- Educated to 1st degree level
- Speciality qualification in Paediatric Critical Care
- APLS / EPALS provider certificate or equivalent
- FLAPP or equivalent qualification
- Educated to Masters Degree Level (B8)
- ALSG / RC (UK) Provider (B8)
Desirable
- ALSG / RC (UK) Instructor (B8)
- Teaching qualification (B8)
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Evidence of excellent clinical skills
- Portfolio of evidence demonstrating continuous CPD
- Senior nurse experience in a Paediatric Critical Care Unit / Transport Service
- Evidence of delivering teaching programmes to staff group and the development of written guidance (B8)
- Evidence of presentations at local / regional level or national level (B8)
- Evidence of recent project experience (B8)
Desirable
- Evidence of delivering teaching programmes to different staff groups and the development of written guidance (B7)
- Evidence of presentations at local / regional level or national level (B7)
- Evidence of recent project experience (B7)
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work in a highly demanding environment
- Able to work across professional team and organisational boundaries
- Ability to demonstrate effective use of resources
- Delivery of evidence based practice
- Has an interest in the use of clinical systems to facilitate research
- Ability to work with advanced technologies
- Competent in the use of IT packages such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
- Good knowledge of clinical information systems e.g. ICE / Medway / Insignia
- Competent in the use of databases and spreadsheets
- Demonstrates knowledge of audit processes
- Evidence of implementation of research based practice
- Demonstrates knowledge of and ability to undertake audit and feedback to key stakeholders (B8)
- Publication in peer reviewed journals (B8)
Desirable
- Publication in peer reviewed journals
- Contribution to academic programmes
Aptitudes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to manage own and other's workload, meet deadlines and work autonomously
- Demonstrates excellent organisational skills
- Can lead change and motivate staff to accept changes in working practice
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others
- Flexibility in working practices (unsocial hours / internal rotation / transport / HDU care)
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Wales and West Acute Transport for Children Service (WATCh)
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Bristol
BS2 8BJ
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
