Job Description

Advanced Paediatric or Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Fixed Term / Secondment opportunity - 12 months.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint an Advanced Paediatric or Neonatal Nurse Practitioner to join our existing team of Advanced Paediatric / Neonatal Nurse Practitioners.
The Advanced Paediatric Nurse Practitioner's play a lead role in the running of our established Paediatric Assessment and Observation Unit (PAOU) accepting referrals directly from GP's, Midwives and from the Paediatric Emergency Department. They are also responsible for providing support to sick and critically ill children and young people, supporting nursing and medical staff to care for these patients.
The Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner's play a lead role in the continued development of our Neonatal Unit which is a Level 2, 10 cot Unit with 1x IC cot, 1 X HDU cot, 8 x Special care and 4 x Transitional care cots.
A full induction a programme will be offered.
An Enhanced DBS Certificate, with the checking of Children's Barred Lists is required for this post.
This will be a competency-based interview, and applicants will be required to complete assessment tasks as part of this process.
Main duties of the job
The Advanced Paediatric or Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (APNP / ANNP) 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 / ANNP will safely and effectively provide care for paediatric patients / Neonates and their families admitted to the Paediatric / Neonatal wards.
The APNP / ANNP, 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
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 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, freeing up space for more unwell patients. 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:
o Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
o Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
o National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Details
Date posted
18 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
55,690 to 62,682 a year per annum
Contract
Secondment
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
409-S7300096-B
Job locations
Ormskirk Hosptial
Wigan Road
Ormskirk
L39 2AZ
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please ensure you have read through the attached and Person Specification before submitting your application.
Advertising date: 18th November 2025
Closing date: 12th December 2025
Shortlisting date: 15th December 2025
Proposed Interview date: W/C 22nd 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: 18th November 2025
Closing date: 12th December 2025
Shortlisting date: 15th December 2025
Proposed Interview date: W/C 22nd 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 or Neonatal Advanced Clinical Practice
• APLS / PLS / NLS certified
• Independent Nurse Prescriber
• Level 3 safeguarding children training
• Masters Degree in advanced Clinical Nursing Practice

Desirable

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

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Significant years recent relevant experience in acute/community paediatrics or Neonates (Annex 21)
• Able to recognise and implement appropriate management to a critically ill child / neonate
• 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 for APNP
• 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
• Excellent organisational skills
• Quality/excellence focused
• Ability to work autonomously

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• RSCN/RN Child
• Evidence of life-long learning
• Degree in Advanced Clinical Nursing, Preferably Paediatric or Neonatal Advanced Clinical Practice
• APLS / PLS / NLS certified
• Independent Nurse Prescriber
• Level 3 safeguarding children training
• Masters Degree in advanced Clinical Nursing Practice

Desirable

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

Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Significant years recent relevant experience in acute/community paediatrics or Neonates (Annex 21)
• Able to recognise and implement appropriate management to a critically ill child / neonate
• 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 for APNP
• 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
• Excellent organisational skills
• Quality/excellence focused
• Ability to work autonomously

Skills Required