Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive, multi professional team that recognises and upholds ESNEFT's drive to develop an outstanding advanced clinical practice workforce.

We are looking for a qualified, experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated Paediatric ACP to complement our established team within the Children's Emergency Department.

The PACP role will be at the forefront of service provision and integral in supporting the Multidisciplinary Team in the provision and delivery of prompt, safe and timely intervention.

The PACP will work over a 24hr period, 7 days a week, usually 11.5 hr shifts.

Main duties of the job
You will provide professional leadership, clinical expertise and manage same day presentations of patients to ESNEFT Children's Emergency Department in Colchester.

You will act as a role model, delivering advanced practice and promoting clinical effectiveness in care. The PACP will be required to work autonomously in delivering independent assessment, clinical examination, diagnosis, clinical decision making and planning of care and treatment, prescribing, health promotion and safe discharge or admission of patients.

You will work collaboratively with all members of the multidisciplinary team and will contribute to service development. You will also provide appropriate nurse leadership as required ensuring the maintenance of clinical excellence and support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.

About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here - Apply through our website.

Details
Date posted: 04 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year
per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 432-HR606-26
Job locations: Colchester Hospital, Colchester, CO4 5JL, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Proven post reg experience in relevant clinical setting
• Detailed knowledge of current best practice in relevant clinical area
• Documented evidence of continuing professional development
• Substantial post registration experience

Desirable

• Clinical expertise relevant to the area of emergency medicine
• Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality

Qualifications
Essential

• First level registered nurse/allied Health Professional currently working in a senior clinical role
• MSc Advanced Clinical Practice or equivalent
• APLS provider
• NMC approved mentor preparation course or equivalent

Desirable

• Evidence of research/audit
• Level 1 Ultrasound Course

Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge of the current professional NHS issues contributing to service development
• Ability to work autonomously, plan, organise, prioritise and delegate appropriate interventions to support staff
• Detailed knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and its application
• Working ability to cope working in a stressful environment and with emotional/aggressive patients/carers
• Computer literacy

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Colchester Hospital, Colchester, CO4 5JL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Lead Paediatric Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Mat Stuart
Mat.Stuart@esneft.nhs.uk
01206742847