Trainee Advanced Critical Care Retrieval Practitioner (Development)

The Evelina are seeking a highly-motivated and dynamic individual to join a growing team of Paediatric Critical Care Retrieval Advanced Clinical Practitioners (PCCACP).Applicants from professional groups who are eligible to undertake non-medical prescribing under current statutory regulation with significant Critical Care experience, are welcomed to apply., This post is aimed at supporting new ways of sustainable working within paediatric critical care. The Retrieval ACP Role is a nationally recognised role which offers an exciting opportunity for senior professionals with Paediatric Critical Care experience to develop their skills further.

The post holder will work as a member of the paediatric Critical Care team. The post holder will work in a trainee capacity under the supervision of the PICU medical and PCCACP team. This will involve working to provide clinical management, stabilisation and the safe transfer of children requiring paediatric Critical Care within the Trust and across the clinical network.

In addition, the post holder will have responsibility in contributing to the training and supervision of the PICU nursing and junior medical staff.When not undertaking ANP task/responsibilities, the post holder will work on the unit developing an identified area of advanced clinical practice. This area/s will be clearly identified and outcome objectives for role set on an individual basis.

The service is led by the medical consultant and lead nurse. The trainee ANP will work within their guidance and supervision.

The post holder will be paid at band 7 whilst on the training programme. Upon successful completion of the of the programme the post holder will transition onto a qualified Retrieval PCCACP Contract (Band 8a).

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

We are the lead centre for intensive care in the south-east region and home of the South Thames Retrieval Service (STRS), a transport service for all critically ill children south of the river Thames. STRS receives over 1,800 referrals a year, moves around 900 children between hospitals and provides training and simulation courses to partner hospitals.

We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.