Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- 10 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Part time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 382-FICC03-26
- Employer
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Blackpool Victoria Hospital
- Town
- Blackpool
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Clinical Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
The successful postholder will work alongside our existing ACP to provide care, interventions and diagnosis to children attending the Children's assessment (CAU). The post holder will be supported by the medical team.
The post holder will receive patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems, assessing their health care needs, based on highly developed nursing/allied health professional (AHP) knowledge and skills, including skills not usually exercised by nurses/AHP’s, such as physical examination. Screen patients for disease factors and early signs of illness. Make differential diagnoses using decision-making and problem-solving skills.
Main duties of the job
To provide care as per the Advance practice four pillars, Clinical Practice, Leadership & Management, Education, and Research
To assess & manage unwell children who attend CAU. With support and training to conduct a Rapid Access Clinic (RAC) for children who meet the criteria following their CAU attendance.
To have undertaken the Advanced Paediatric Life Support Qualification or equivalent (or willingness to undertake)
To analyses and interprets history, presenting symptoms, physical findings, and diagnostic information to develop the appropriate differential diagnoses.
To diagnose and manage acute and long-term conditions while attending to the patient’s response to the illness experience.
To employ appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic interventions and regimens with attention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence, and efficacy.
To formulate an action-plan based on scientific rationale, evidence-based standards of care, and practice guidelines.
To initiate appropriate and timely consultation and/or referral when the problem exceeds the ACPs scope of practice and/or expertise.
To assess and intervene to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations.
Working for our organisation
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.
As one of the United Kingdom’s largest coastal resort, Blackpool has plenty to offer its residents – it’s not just a good place to work; it’s a great place to live. In addition to its bustling centre and historic seafront, the town is world famous for its many attractions, including the famous Blackpool Tower. Blackpool also offers a number of scenic cycling routes round our local parks and across the surrounding countryside, as well as boasting panoramic views of the coast on its picturesque Promenade. Further afield, Blackpool also benefits from less than three-hour connections via rail to Edinburgh in the north and London in the south.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will receive patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems, assessing their health care needs, based on highly developed nursing/allied health professional (AHP) knowledge and skills, including skills not usually exercised by nurses/AHP’s, such as physical examination. Screen patients for disease factors and early signs of illness. Make differential diagnoses using decision-making and problem-solving skills.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Clinical based professional degree
- Current registration with the NMC or HCPC
- Advanced Practice MSc or NHS England credentialing via the supported e-portfolio route.
- Management / leadership qualification or attendance at equivalent study days (masters qualification or equivalent)
- Non-medical prescriber (V300)
- Evidence of continuous professional development in line with the four pillars of advanced practice.
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate qualification in specialty
- Teacher/Assessor qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of extensive professional/clinical knowledge managing unwell patients in the community, primary or acute setting.
- Evidence of patient history taking, clinical examination and developing management plans for patients.
- Experience of managing own caseload
- Knowledge and experience of managing chronic disease and long term conditions.
- Effective communicator - able to communicate complex and highly sensitive information
- Able to demonstrate experience of leading service development and quality improvement work
- Evidence of effective people management and leadership skills
- Experience of teaching staff
- Evidence of involvement in policy and practice change
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of working at a senior position within an appropriate health care field
- Evidence of proactive involvement in the mentorship and development of nurse and AHP practice
- Evidence of managing staff
- Involvement in research
- Computer Literacy
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Prioritise work load under pressure
- Work on own initiative
- Identify trends for analysis.
- Deal with confidential information.
- Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrate effective time management and organisational skills.
- Actively manage gaps in rotas due to annual leave, sickness etc.
Desirable criteria
- Presentation skills, including the presenting of research and audit findings
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Assertiveness
- Motivational skills
- Negotiation
- Problem solving
- Decision Making
- Delegation
- Conflict resolution
- Enthusiasm
- Flexible and mature approach to working
- Ability to persuade and influence at all levels.
- Maintains a high level of professionalism at all times and role models this to others
- Ensures that own actions support equality, diversity, rights and maintain quality
- Clinical credibility – regarded as a successful clinician by peers
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Vicky McCorriston
- Job title
- Assistant Divisional Director of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 955679
- Additional information
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