Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to begin your advanced clinical practice journey as a Trainee Paediatric Enhanced Care Practitioner within the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) at the RUH in Bath. You will join a supportive and experienced multidisciplinary urgent care team with a strong focus on the assessment and management of children and young people presenting with urgent illness and injury.

We are seeking motivated practitioners with a keen interest in paediatric urgent and emergency care who wish to develop into autonomous clinical practitioners in a dynamic and progressive environment. The role will support you to develop the knowledge, skills and clinical reasoning required to safely assess, diagnose and manage a wide range of acute paediatric presentations across the UTC and ED, working closely with senior clinicians and paediatric specialists.

You will undertake a fully funded training programme with protected supernumerary time, weekly in-house teaching alongside your university programme, and support from a dedicated educational supervisor using a structured development portfolio. Following successful completion of the academic element, you will progress to a one-year preceptorship, with ongoing supervision to consolidate skills and support the transition to independent practice. Subject to successful competency sign-off, the post will progress to Band 7.

Please contact James Rayner on 01225 825715 or via email at james.rayner@nhs.net.

Main duties of the job
As a Trainee Paediatric Enhanced Care Practitioner, you will undertake a structured, supervised training and competency-based development pathway within the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. The role will support your progression towards autonomous clinical practice, with a specific focus on the assessment, diagnosis and management of children and young people presenting with urgent illness and injury to the UTC and Emergency Department interface. While exposure to a broad range of presentations will be supported, the predominant patient cohort will consist of paediatric minor injury and minor illness presentations.

You will develop advanced assessment, clinical reasoning and decision-making skills to enable safe formulation of diagnoses, delivery of appropriate treatment, effective safety-netting, and planning of onward care in collaboration with families and the wider multidisciplinary team.

The postholder will work as part of a well-established urgent care multidisciplinary team, including Enhanced Care Practitioners from nursing, physiotherapy and paramedic backgrounds. You will support nursing staff and healthcare assistants and work closely alongside medical and general practitioner colleagues, with access to senior clinical supervision and paediatric expertise throughout your training.

About us
At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff well-being, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial well-being. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Details
Date posted: 09 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 427-8084242
Job locations: Royal United Hospital, Combe park, Bath, BA13 3NG, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Registration
Essential

• NMC/HCPC registration

Experience
Essential

• Experience working in UC/CED

Desirable

• Extensive experience working in UC/CED
• IRMER training

Development
Essential

• Evidence of ongoing CPD

Desirable

• Further education course

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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: Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Royal United Hospital, Combe park, Bath, BA13 3NG, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.ruh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Urgent Care Lead
James Rayner
james.rayner1@nhs.net
012258245715