Advanced Clinical Practitioner (Paediatric Cardiology)

Job overview

Are you a nurse or allied health professional with an AP qualification? Do you have cardiology paediatric experience/knowledge/skills, or would you like to develop this skill set further at AP higher level of practice, across the 4 pillars?

This is a unique opportunity to develop your expert cardiac knowledge, clinical assessment, and case management, building on existing knowledge, experience and skills, at one of the top children’s cardiac centres in England, caring for a wide range of children and young people with congenital and acquired heart disease. We are looking for passionate individuals, who place the child, young person, and their families at the centre of their care, based on safe, highly quality, and effective care provision along the clinical care pathways, working within a well-established Advanced Practitioner Cardiology team.

We are committed to a sustainable, high level, Advanced Practitioner team, & best patient outcomes. We will support your individual development plans for the year ahead, working with a named AP and consultant cardiology supervisor. We will also develop with you, a robust and supportive orientation plan to the trust & your understanding of children’s cardiology services. Dedicated Lead AP and the trust have an AP faculty on site, leading on academic and professional practice.

We welcome and highly recommend an informal chat to discuss the role, your individual requirements & a site visit to the clinical area to meet the local team.

Main duties of the job

• To be an expert clinical ACP & role model in the field of respiratory paediatric healthcare, ensuring the delivery of high standards of patient care
• To ensure the 6Cs and professional standards are embedded within clinical practice
• To ensure clinical practice reflects professional and national guidance and practice is delivered in line with the scope of practice and trust policies and guidelines
• To be a proactive clinical leader, demonstrating effective excellent leadership skills
• To promote best practice, utilising local and regional benchmarking groups for the generation and promotion of standards and clinical guidelines
• To support transformation /quality improvement work streams as appropriate
• To foster enquiry, to contribute to new ideas and innovations and develop enhanced and advanced roles within the scope of professional practice
• Supervise and mentor healthcare professionals developing advanced clinical roles across the directorate/ trust, to ensure the high levels of competence required
• To act as a resource for other staff and learners and foster an environment conducive to learning for all staff

• To be proactive in developing own professional practice, demonstrating evidence of autonomy, clinical judgment, and decision-making skills

Working for our organisation

We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination.

We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network.

We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history.

We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women’s Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues.

Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

GOSH Culture and Values

Essential criteria

• Our Always values
• Knowledge and understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives
• Understanding of diversity and inclusion challenges in the workplace
• Demonstrable contribution to advancing equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace

Academic/Professional qualification/Training

Essential criteria

• Registered with a relevant professional body able to undertake Advanced Practice (Centre of Advanced Practice). NMC, HCPC or GPhC
• Master’s Degree in Advanced Practice (or evidence of demonstrable competence across all AP domains)
• Evidence of ongoing, dynamic continuous professional development, with demonstrable clinical capabilities, relevant to the area of clinical practice
• Non-Medical Prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake
• Completed Good Clinical Practice training or willing to do so, as part of clinical consent training
• Completed Emergency Paediatric Life Support (EPLS) or willing to do so

Desirable criteria

• Assessing & mentoring qualification
• Attendance on a clinical leadership programme
• Teaching Qualification

Experience/Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Relevant experience at a senior level in a children’s healthcare environment
• Experience of taking charge of a department and of leading & managing teams
• Experience of undertaking & utilizing research/audit
• Experience as a trainee advanced practitioner
• Evidence of working with children / young people and families to improve patient experience
• Experience of supporting trainee Advanced Practitioners and other training professional eg resident medical staff
• Thorough knowledge relevant to the specialty/ department / field of practice
• Knowledge of clinical governance and improvement agenda
• Ability to work with families in challenging situations, when there maybe professional or family disagreement
• Awareness of evidence-based practice and current research
• Competence in the professional responsibilities in noting and actively taking forward safeguarding concerns of children and adults
• Ability to articulate a personal philosophy of healthcare & the role of the Advanced Practitioner

Desirable criteria

• Experience of leading on developing practice, standards, clinical audit, benchmarking and clinical / quality improvement
• Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints and implementation of subsequent learning
• Publishing papers and presenting at conferences. Dissemination of practice
• Detailed understanding of change management, audit and research methodologies

Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria

• Demonstrates compassion in practice
• Professional credibility, excellent relevant advanced paediatric clinical skills
• Excellent leadership & organisational skills
• Demonstrable interpersonal, leadership negotiation and influencing skills
• Advanced communication and active listening skills
• Excellent written and presentation skills
• Able to contribute to the development of and implementation of the trust strategic Trust Vision
• Effective team leader, able to motivate and develop a team and maintain constructive working relationships
• Evidence of personal insight and sound judgment
• Able to solve problems and initiate change
• Self-discipline and good time management to support periods of lone working
• Appraisal skills
• Ability to delegate and prioritise
• Excellent teaching, training and preceptorship skills
• Able to utilise audit and research evidence to support changes in practice
• Able to work across professional team and organizational boundaries
• Independent non-medical prescribing
• Computer literate (word processing, PowerPoint) & the use of electronic patient records
• Quality improvement, practice development and service improvement skills
• Able to demonstrate embedding of 6Cs and professional standards into clinical practice
• Able to work autonomously, collaboratively and as part of a multi-professional team
• Flexibility to work a variety of shifts, as required dependent on service needs
• Ability to deal with conflict situations
• Ability to show resilience at work & seek appropriate support as needed
• Ability to understand moral distress, when support is needed, and how to access support for self and others
• Ability to initiate, manage and sustain change

Desirable criteria

• Able to contribute to the development of and implementation of the trust clinical strategy