Paediatric Advanced Practitioner

Overview The closing date is 10 February 2026. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced paediatric advanced practitioner to join our Children's Emergency Department team. Royal Stoke ED is a busy and dynamic environment and the Children's Emergency Department is no exception. The successful applicant will join a multidisciplinary team of Paediatric ED Consultants, ACPs, ENPs and nurses who consistently deliver excellent care to our younger patients. With opportunities to be involved in everything from minor injuries to resuscitation this role is perfect for someone looking to share their existing skills and develop further as they work. Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be an independent advanced practitioner in a busy Children's Emergency Department. They will undertake complete episodes of care for paediatric patients from initial consultation to examination, investigation, diagnosis and treatment and/or referral. At times the ACP may be asked to assist with paediatric cases in resus or see and treat minor injuries, depending on the case this may be in conjunction with a Senior Decision Maker or in liaison with the hospital paediatric team.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job responsibilities

The Paediatric Advanced Practitioner (AP) in the Emergency Department will play a critical role in providing expert clinical care to children and young people presenting with urgent and emergency conditions. Working within a multidisciplinary team, the AP will deliver high-quality, evidence-based care, offering advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients within the Paediatric ED.

The definition of Advanced Clinical Practice as stated by NHS England (2025) is a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and designated responsibility for complex decision making. This is underpinned by a post-registration masters level award or equivalent undertaken by an experienced practitioner that encompasses all four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education, and research.

Advanced practice embodies the ability to manage care in partnership with individuals, families, and carers. It includes the analysis and synthesis of complex problems, and management of clinical risk and uncertainty across a range of settings, enabling innovative solutions to expedite access to care, optimise people's experiences, and improve outcomes.

The AP has a trust-wide responsibility to provide clinical excellence through the four pillars of advanced clinical practice. The clinical practice pillar accounts for a minimum of 80% of their contracted hours of work and they practice with a significant higher level of responsibility and autonomy which is comparable to that of the level of medical staff providing the same level of service:

Practice as an exemplary role model throughout all four pillars of advanced practice.

Advanced knowledge, skills and judgement for high level and complex decision making in an extended scope of practice.

Completing a full holistic health assessment using a range of assessment methods whilst working with patients, relatives and carers.

Request imaging and investigations to underpin and support clinical decisions and diagnosis.

Make independent diagnostic decisions based on the above and/or pathology or imaging results.

Make complex clinical decisions based on sound evidence base practice and clinical expertise.

Initiate prescribed treatments and medication, therapies, lifestyle advice and care.

Screen patients for early signs of disease and risk factors pertinent to their area. Carry out invasive and non-invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures where appropriate.

Refer to other health professionals as appropriate.

Discharge patients from hospital/services as required.

Maintain meticulous evidence of clinical specific competencies of advanced skills.

Exercise risk management using professional judgement.

Collaboratively work throughout all necessary multi-disciplinary members.

Provide clear, clinical leadership across the whole clinical area and trust when necessary.

In addition, the ACP has a professional responsibility to themselves and the trust to fully utilise the remaining non-clinical time to dedicate their efforts to achieve the remaining 3 pillars of advanced practice which are leadership and management, education and research. The AP has a commitment to innovation and governance through education and research. This ensures best practice is undertaken, innovation is promoted and the need for change is constantly being challenged. The ACP has a responsibility to continue to progress themselves professionally but also to provide quality education to all members of the multidisciplinary team within their speciality and the wider trust of practice.

Person Specification

• NMC Registration
• Completed Masters in Advanced Clinical Practice (including prescribing)
• Experience in paediatric assessment/ paediatric health assessment course
• Willingness to work towards Paediatric & Child Health Advanced Practice Area Specific Capability & Curriculum Framework (PCHCF) or RCEM Paediatric ACP Accreditation
• 5 years post registration experience with experience in acute/ emergency setting
• Accreditation with the Centre for Advancing Practice

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.

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust