Job overview

This is a development role for an individual who is looking to develop their practice with a view to ultimately becoming an independently practising Advanced Clinical Practitioner. This is not a formal training post but is a development role to support an individual to develop their professional and personal skills, within a plastic surgery clinical setting, which would be beneficial when subsequently applying for formal ACP training. The aim is to develop towards independent working at the pre, peri and post operative stage of the patient journey and gaining experience in the management, including surgical management, of minor trauma.

Main duties of the job

During this role, you will work to develop your level of knowledge and proficiency within the assessment and management of paediatric minor plastic surgery trauma. This will involve working in a clinic and a theatre environment.

You will demonstrate advanced communication skills, recognise the different roles and contributions of clinical staff and be able to work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary care team.

 You will show a strong patient and family focus in your practice and apply principles of patient-centred care and shared decision making with children, young people and families.

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.