Paediatric Respiratory Advanced Nurse Practitioner

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Paediatric Respiratory Advanced Nurse Practitioner

The closing date is 03 March 2026

To deliver an advanced level of care and play a key role in the clinical management of paediatric respiratory patients, acting as a role model and expert practitioner in paediatric respiratory.

The post holder will be practicing autonomously as an ACP to provide patient centred quality care. This will encompass the skills of advanced assessment, examination, diagnosis and management within an agreed scope of practice.

To work within the multi professional framework for advanced clinical practice in England (HEE2017). The post holder will deliver an 80% clinical component to their role and 20% related to leadership and management, education and research.

Main duties of the job

Autonomously work in partnership with individuals, families and carers, managing a caseload of patients using a range of advanced assessment methods as appropriate (e.g. history taking, physical examination, identifying risk factors, mental health assessments).

To be an expert practitioner and role model in the field of paediatric respiratory nursing, providing consultancy in these fields for all nursing and medical staff across the Trust, demonstrating advanced knowledge and skills.

Use expertise and decision making skills to inform clinical reasoning approaches when dealing with differentiated and undifferentiated individual presentations and complex situations, synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence based judgements and/or diagnoses.

Request appropriate medical imaging or other diagnostic tests in accordance with Trust policies and nationally agreed protocols and policies.

Interpret the findings of medical imaging or other diagnostics according to competence.

To be an independent non medical prescriber and prescribe within Trust guidelines and within a safe scope of practice.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research and the development, education and training of our 17,000 strong workforce.

At GESH we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.

Job responsibilities

Evaluate own practice, and participate in multi disciplinary service and team evaluation, demonstrating the impact of advanced clinical practice on service function and effectiveness, and quality (i.e. outcomes of care, experience and safety).

Lead new practice and service redesign solutions in response to feedback, evaluation and need, working across boundaries and broadening sphere of influence.

Demonstrate team leadership, resilience and determination, managing situations that are unfamiliar, complex or unpredictable and seeking to build confidence in others.

Continually develop practice in response to changing population health need, engaging in horizon scanning for future developments (e.g. NHSE directives, impacts of genomics, new treatments and changing social challenges).

Critically assess and address own learning needs, negotiating a personal development plan that reflects the breadth of on going professional development across the four pillars of advanced clinical practice.

Engage in self directed learning, critically reflecting to maximise clinical skills and knowledge, as well as own potential to lead and develop both care and services.

Engage with, appraise and respond to individuals' motivation, development stage and capacity, working collaboratively to support health literacy and empower individuals to participate in decisions about their care and to maximise their health and well being.

Person Specification Qualifications and training

• oRSCN or RN Child
• oMSc level in Children's Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent (Minimum PGDip)
• oIndependent non medical prescriber
• oTeaching or Mentoring qualification

Experience

• post registration experience in respiratory care
• Demonstration of experience in all four pillars of advanced clinical practice (clinical practice, leadership and management, research, education)
• Participation in audit and research
• oExperience in an autonomous practice role
• oExperience of service development

Skills

• oAdvanced clinical assessment and history taking skills
• oHighly developed diagnostic reasoning skills
• Able to chair, co ordinate and facilitate meetings

Knowledge

• oUnderstanding of clinical governance and risk assessment
• oExcellent time management and organisational skills
• Publication in peer reviewed journals

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.

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