Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Nursing
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Secondment: 6 months (internal rotation onto nights 24/7 service cover)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 411-MED-25-7309759
- Employer
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Alder Hey Children's
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Site Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 7
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Response team on secondment here at Alder Hey Children's Hospital
The Response team consists of Senior Clinical Site Practitioners and Clinical Site Practitioners and are integral to the provision of safe high quality care to all patients and families
Our site practitioners have an active involvement in all areas of the Trust working closely with nursing, medical and managerial staff, acting as role models, utilising their extensive experience to deal with all clinical and non clinical issues
Are you dynamic, proactive and enthusiastic about paediatric nursing? Have you gained experience working within a fast paced critical care or Emergency Department?
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for the management of nursing, quality and standards of care, safety, patient involvement and experience, safeguarding and infection control of designated clinical areas and services in and out of hours 24/7
To provide advanced clinical care through health assessment, initiation of treatment, formulation & alteration of treatment and monitoring of care pathways to children and young people within an agreed scope of practice and alongside the medical teams
Demonstrate effective, visible, authoritative leadership across the Trust in & out of hours (24/7) act in the role of responsible person for patient & staff experience & standards out of hours. Working with the Divisional Matrons, Heads of Nursing and Associate Chief Nurses
Be involved in the management of complaints & act on the findings of investigations to prevent recurrence as required
Contribute to the Trust-wide Nursing, Quality, Education & Research strategy on behalf of the SCSP team
Act in accordance with The Code of Professional Standards of Practice & Behaviour for Nurses and Midwives (NMC 2015)
Working for our organisation
As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.
Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children’s medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world’s leaders in children’s healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children’s specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.
We know that a children’s hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To have and continue to develop advanced skills in patient assessment, making appropriate clinical decisions and ensuring patient safety
Provide clear and effective documentation, completing the Electronic Patient Record fully.
Effectively manage the deteriorating patient outside of Intensive Care areas, facilitating transfer into Intensive Care as necessary
Support patients prior to discharge from Intensive Care and High Dependency Unit and monitor their progress on the ward. To provide a high level of clinical advice and expertise to ward staff in relation to children who have recently been discharged from intensive care or those who have the potential to deteriorate.
A member of the Clinical Emergency Team (Resuscitation Team) and to have advanced resuscitation skills
Responsibility for supporting ward staff during an emergency event and facilitating debrief following the event.
Able to escort patients and critically ill patients to other clinical areas within the Trust.
Respond to patients with PEWS and Sepsis triggers supporting ward nurses in escalating and responding to clinically deteriorating patients in line with the RAPID policy.
Assist the Senior Clinical Site Practitioners and medical staff with patients that are flagged by the sepsis screening pathway, helping to make clinical diagnosis, and referring to other health professionals as require
Provide expertise to ward staff in relation to intravenous drug therapy including peripheral and central line management. Other areas of knowledge and delivery of care will include care of tracheostomy, suctioning, long-term ventilated patients
Undertake cannulation and venepuncture when and where necessary, whilst supporting nurses in the acquisition of these skills
Advise nursing and clinical staff regarding drug availability and appropriate usage and refer to pharmacist as appropriate.
Work in conjunction with Infection and Prevention Team ensuring all policies and procedures are followed and patients are placed and cared for in the correct environment.
Person specification
Essential and Desirable
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered paediatric Nurse
- Previous experience of working at band 6
- Recognised PICU/HDU/ED course
- Current APLS qualification
Desirable criteria
- APLS instructor
- Clinical Examination module
- Non medical Prescribing
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
- Jayne Guy
- Job title
- Head of Nursing Diagnostic & Clinical Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01512284811
- Additional information
Via switchboard or ext 3360
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