Job Description

The Advanced Paediatric Nurse Practitioner (APNP) is competent at undertaking advanced autonomous clinical practice working across traditional boundaries using assessment, decision making and diagnostic skills. By case managing patients, including independently ordering and interpreting investigations and prescribing, the APNP will safely and effectively provide care for paediatric patients and their families admitted to the Paediatric wards.
The APNP, although clinical approximately 80% of the time, also has a senior clinical leadership role within the Directorate, striving to constantly improve nursing care on the wards through developing new initiatives, undertaking audit and an active role in education, mentorship and supervision
The post holder will work closely with the Matron and Directorate Manager, Paediatrics and the senior paediatric team to ensure both the Directorate's local governance agenda and the national agenda for nursing and children is fully met
Main duties of the job

• Undertake history and physical examination to accurately assess the patient's condition. Critically analyse findings to form a diagnosis and develop appropriate treatment plan and discharge patients safely.
• Order, interpret and act upon relevant diagnostic tests and procedures.
• Interpret, convey and relay complex and conflicting information to MDT members/patients/relatives in possibly stressful situations, which may be delicate or offensive in nature i.e. breaking bad news.
• Act as a clinical expert providing continuous support to the nursing staff and other MDT members within and outside designated area of work.
• Undertake advanced (invasive and non-invasive) procedures pertaining to patient need, in accordance with appropriate training and clinical supervision.
• Act autonomously admitting and discharging patients, referring to appropriate specialists/care agencies as appropriate.
• Prescribe medication in accordance with current legislation and trust policy.
• Maintain comprehensive, contemporaneous and accurate nursing/medical records and documentation, utilising information technology where available to facilitate caseload management.
• Effectively manage acute life-threatening conditions in accordance with current ALS/ATLS/APLS/ALERT guidelines (as appropriate to area of work/need).

About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Details
Date posted
03 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
55,690 to 62,682 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
409-S7257241-A
Job locations
Whiston Hospital
Warrington Road
Prescot
L35 5DR
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 3rd November 2025
Closing date: 17th November 2025
Shortlisting date: 18th November 2025
Proposed Interview date: W/C 1st December 2025
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 3rd November 2025
Closing date: 17th November 2025
Shortlisting date: 18th November 2025
Proposed Interview date: W/C 1st December 2025
Please note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• RSCN/RN Child
• Evidence of life-long learning
• Degree in Advanced Clinical Nursing, preferably Paediatric Advanced Clinical Practice
• APLS / PLS certified
• Independent Nurse Prescriber
• Level 3 safeguarding children training
• Master's degree in advanced clinical nursing practice

Desirable

• Teaching qualification or equivalent experience
• Management qualification
• APLS instructor
• RN (adult)
• Critical care qualification

Knowledge
Essential

• Significant years recent relevant experience in acute/community paediatrics.
• Demonstrate ability to lead and develop nursing practice and promote excellence in clinical practice
• Evidence of multidisciplinary / multi-agency working
• Evidence of change management experience
• Safeguarding Children experience and sound working knowledge of and ability to implement the Safeguarding and Child in Need agenda.
• Ability to develop fully staff potential through facilitating training, development and education initiatives.
• Working knowledge of all components of clinical governance, including risk management, audit, research, clinical standards, policies, protocols, education, training and human resources
• Clinical credibility and expert specialist knowledge of children's and neonatal nursing
• Working knowledge of current national and local legislation/guidance / NSFs / policies in health, professional nursing issues and children's services agenda
• Advanced knowledge and skills to initiate and evaluate research based practice
• Ability to influence and work together with multidisciplinary / multi-agency teams at a strategic / senior operational level
• Ability to lead and develop nursing practice and promote excellence in clinical practice

Desirable

• Children's ITU or HDU experience
• Audit experience

Skills
Essential

• Demonstrate ability to practise advanced clinical skills
• Clinical assessment, planning and management skills, able to case manage, including ordering and interpreting investigations and prescribing (if completed NMP)
• Effective communication skills

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• RSCN/RN Child
• Evidence of life-long learning
• Degree in Advanced Clinical Nursing, preferably Paediatric Advanced Clinical Practice
• APLS / PLS certified
• Independent Nurse Prescriber
• Level 3 safeguarding children training
• Master's degree in advanced clinical nursing practice

Desirable

• Teaching qualification or equivalent experience
• Management qualification
• APLS instructor
• RN (adult)
• Critical care qualification

Knowledge
Essential

• Significant years recent relevant experience in acute/community paediatrics.
• Demonstrate ability to lead and develop nursing practice and promote excellence in clinical practice
• Evidence of multidisciplinary / multi-agency working
• Evidence of change management experience
• Safeguarding Children experience and sound working knowledge of and ability to implement the Safeguarding and Child in Need agenda.
• Ability to develop fully staff potential through facilitating training, development and education initiatives.
• Working knowledge of all components of clinical governance, including risk management, audit, research, clinical standards, policies, protocols, education, training and human resources
• Clinical credibility and expert specialist knowledge of children's and neonatal nursing
• Working knowledge of current national and local legislation/guidance / NSFs / policies in health, professional nursing issues and children's services agenda
• Advanced knowledge and skills to initiate and evaluate research based practice
• Ability to influence and work together with multidisciplinary / multi-agency teams at a strategic / senior operational level
• Ability to lead and develop nursing practice and promote excellence in clinical practice

Desirable

• Children's ITU or HDU experience
• Audit experience

Skills
Essential

• Demonstrate ability to practise advanced clinical skills
• Clinical assessment, planning and management skills, able to case manage, including ordering and interpreting investigations and prescribing (if completed NMP)
• Effective communication skills

Skills Required