Clinical Advanced Paediatric Practitioner

Clinical Advanced Paediatric Practitioner

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 8a Clinical Advanced Paediatric Practitioner to join the team on the Children's Unit.

Reporting directly to the Paediatric medical staff the post holder will be an expert in paediatric conditions, complex decision-making skills and clinical competencies for expanded scope of practice. Full MSc in advanced clinical practice is required.

Required to provide specialist paediatric advice to patients, carers and colleagues with regards to the diagnosis and treatment of complex paediatric conditions. This will include the provision of advice to paediatric staff in the care and treatment of patients. In the absence of the medical registrar the post holder may be the most senior member of staff on duty and will be responsible for the clinical supervision of nursing staff and junior doctors.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will determine clinical diagnosis and treatments indicated, and maintain records as an autonomous practitioner. Responsible for providing clinical expertise for developing and enhancing the service. This will be carried out in collaboration with medical, nursing and allied health professional colleagues.

Responsible for providing an expert service, utilising highly specialized advanced nursing skills to effectively treat/initiate treatment to all patients in their care, ensuring that evidence-based practice is inherent in all aspects of care and treatment and ensure this knowledge is disseminated throughout the clinical area, Health Board and externally as appropriate.

Responsible for developing highly specialised programmes of care for paediatric patients following clinical diagnosis. Providing highly specialist clinical advice to other practitioners involved in the patients care.

The Lead Paediatric Advanced Practitioner is the lead specialist in their field and is therefore required to practice autonomously interpreting clinical policies and advising the organisation on how these policies should be implemented. They have the freedom to exercise judgement about actions, in turn accepting responsibility and being held to account for them.

Responsible for the continuous professional development of paediatric nursing staff devising training and development programmes for staff up to and including Advanced Nurse Practitioners. The post holder will also participate in the training of junior doctors and allied health professions in relation to the diagnosis and treatment of paediatric patients. In conjunction with the Resus Council and Local University the post holder will participate in the delivery of educational programmes such as APLS/EPLS.

Responsible for providing professional leadership through being a role model, mentor and practice educator in response to patient/client need and service demand.

Undertake research and clinical audit in the paediatric field. This will include involvement with all Wales projects.

Person Specification

Qualifications and/or Knowledge

• Clinical Master's Degree in Advanced Clinical practice
• Independent non-medical prescriber
• Non-medical referrer status
• Acts in a way that is consistent with legislation, policies and procedures and abide by the LHB Health and Safety policies
• Good knowledge and experience of risk and clinical governance
• Knowledge of Equal Opportunity policies and procedures
• Ability to identify and take action when own or others undermines equality and diversity
• Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a range of procedures and clinical practices
• Knowledge of Safeguarding Children Policies, Procedures and Child Protection Medical Examinations
• Qualification in education and development

Experience

• Relevant experience in a clinical post at senior level
• Experience of delivering education and or training
• Track record of significant continuous professional development
• Developing higher levels of autonomy
• Assessing and managing risk
• Non-medical prescribing in line with legislation.
• Developing therapeutic interventions to improve service user outcomes
• Service user focus/public involvement

Personal Qualities

• High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude;
• Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role.
• Ability to support others to develop knowledge and skills
• Proven experience in the promotion of learning/creation of learning environment
• Experience of Service user/carer teaching and information giving
• Experience in teaching, mentorship and coaching
• Demonstrates enthusiasm towards teaching, mentorship coaching and sharing knowledge
• Ability to develop service user/carer education materials
• Up to date in all current issues related to professional nursing practice and health service management
• Assertive and confident in approach

Apptitude and Abilities

• Have highly developed clinical skills in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients including cannulation, undertaking lumbar puncture and urinary catheterisation
• Achieved competencies for advanced clinical practice
• Demonstrate decision making/clinical judgement and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrate critical thinking and analytical skills incorporating critical reflection
• Assessment, diagnosis referral and discharge skills
• Higher level communication skills
• Ability to develop case for change
• Negotiation and influencing skills
• Ability to develop Networks
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills with good listening skills;
• Demonstrable specialist knowledge and expertise in teaching and presentation skills
• Have developed clinical skills to include intubation and suturing.

Research & Audit

• Ability to access research/use information systems
• Critical appraisal/evaluation skills
• Involvement in research. Involvement in audit and service evaluation.
• Ability to implement research findings into practice - including use of and development of policies/protocols and guidelines.

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.