Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Associate Practitioner - Paediatrics

The closing date is 18 September 2025

Job summary

Have you got experience with children and hold an NNEB or NVQ level 3 equivalent qualification , are you looking for a new challenge? Come and join our team at Basildon Hospital Paediatrics as a Band 4 Associate Practitioner .

The Band 4 Associate Practitioner is an exciting role, you will be taught vital skills such as care of a tracheostomy tube, venipuncture, cannulation, NG feeding and tube placement and much more.

You will work along side the multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of high standards of care to children and young people who present with medical and complex needs.Please be aware this role may close early due to number of applications.

No VISA sponsorship available for this role

Please note this post is a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract ending Aug 2026.

Main duties of the job

If successful you will support and training will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for specified children and young people in hospital, according to their individual needs and as part of a care plan and ensure that the care is fully documented.

You will work with the team flexibly across the children's unit to create a caring and safe environment for children, young people and their families.

You will learn how to assess and recognise clinical deterioration in patients and report to the nurse/doctor in charge of their care by means of monitoring and recording the patient's condition, using the following means, following teaching and assessment of competence.

Provide and deliver care with skills applicable to our patient case load.

Work alongside the multi-disciplinary team in the delivery of high standards of specific care, maintaining cleanliness/asepsis, meeting the nutritional needs of patients and undertaking a range of skills to nurse care activities identified as appropriate by the senior nursing staff and within a defined competency framework.

Independently perform invasive and non-invasive minor procedures at an advanced level.

You will provide a holistic, child and family centred care

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Date posted

04 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 a year Per Annum Pro Rata for Part Time

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

390-WAC-BA-7322

Job locations

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting Associate Practitioner role within Paediatrics using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you?

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting Associate Practitioner role within Paediatrics using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you?

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Associate Practitioner course or equivalent NVQ level3/NNEB
care certificate
GCSE Maths and English Level 4 or above or equivalent

Knowledge and experience

Essential

Experience of working with children and young people and families

Desirable

Experience of working with children and young people in a healthcare setting

Communication skills

Essential

Effective oral and legible writing skills

Personal and people development

Essential

Experience of working as a team member
Willing and able to learn new skills/commitment to personal learning and development

Physical requirments

Essential

Able to work 11.5 hour shifts, days and nights. Able to work on feet for long periods
Flexible/able to meet hours and demands of service

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Associate Practitioner course or equivalent NVQ level3/NNEB
care certificate
GCSE Maths and English Level 4 or above or equivalent

Knowledge and experience

Essential

Experience of working with children and young people and families

Desirable

Experience of working with children and young people in a healthcare setting

Communication skills

Essential

Effective oral and legible writing skills

Personal and people development

Essential

Experience of working as a team member
Willing and able to learn new skills/commitment to personal learning and development

Physical requirments

Essential

Able to work 11.5 hour shifts, days and nights. Able to work on feet for long periods
Flexible/able to meet hours and demands of service

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL

Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL

Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)