Advanced Practitioner (All Specialities)

Advanced Practitioner (All Specialities)

The closing date is 02 February 2026

This Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) position represents an important development within our Paediatric service, introducing advanced practice into the team for the first time. Working primarily within the Paediatric Assessment Unit and inpatient areas, you will provide high level, patient centred care, exercising advanced clinical judgement and decision making. Alongside delivering expert clinical practice, you will contribute to education, quality improvement, and service development, supporting the team to enhance standards of care and improve patient outcomes.

Main duties of the job

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy when they need it most.

About us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people's own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state of the art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world class care to our local communities.

It's never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you'll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

Job responsibilities

For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.

More detail about the role

As an Advanced Clinical Practitioner within our Paediatric team, you will play a key role in delivering high quality care to children and young people across our acute services. The position is primarily based in our Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU), which opened in early 2025 and is co located beside the Children's Emergency Department (CED). This dedicated space ensures children are cared for separately from adults, with its own waiting area, improving patient experience and safety.

The co location of Emergency and Paediatric teams fosters collaborative working, enabling timely transitions from the Emergency Department to PAU and supporting efficient patient flow.

You will also work closely with our inpatient and day case services on Bramble Ward, a recently refurbished, jungle theme children's ward. Bramble Ward includes:

• 22 bed inpatient area
• 4 bed Paediatric High Dependency Unit (PHDU)
• Day surgery facilities

Our wider paediatric service also encompasses a Day Care Unit, Outpatient Department and Oncology Day Case Unit, providing opportunities for varied clinical exposure and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week. Combination of shifts, days, weekends and nights.

Interview Date: 27th February 2026

Contact for further information: Vicki Martin, Lead Nurse for Children -

Dr Becs Franklin (Clinical Director for Paediatrics) -

As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures and abilities.

Preference will be given to staff with Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.

Person Specification General Requirements

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust