Job summary

Women's and Children's Division

Paediatrics

Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Band 8a Full Time / 1.0 WTE

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and ambitious Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner to join our paediatric senior nursing team and help shape the future of neonatal care. Applicants must hold a Master's degree in advanced neonatal nursing practice and a V300 non-medical prescribing qualification.

We are looking for a motivated, dedicated nurse or midwife who is ready to bring senior-level leadership and management expertise to this influential role. You will be passionate about delivering exceptional neonatal care, able to build strong professional relationships and committed to leading with confidence and compassion.

Our 15-cot Level 2 Neonatal Unit at Whiston Hospital includes 2 High Dependency cots and 13 Special Care cots. The team provides highly skilled neonatal care, including CPAP/BIPAP, short-term ventilation and passive cooling before transfer to a Level 3 unit.

Main duties of the job

This role also offers the opportunity to work across an integrated pathway of care. Our 4-bed Transitional Care Service helps babies remain with their mothers on the postnatal wards, avoiding unnecessary separation wherever possible. Our Children's Hospital at Home Team supports babies and families in the community, including those requiring home oxygen or ongoing care. Close collaboration with midwifery colleagues ensures that babies on the postnatal wards receive safe, responsive and high-quality care.As a key member of the multidisciplinary team, you will have the opportunity to influence practice, develop and deliver education, lead unit-based initiatives and make a visible contribution to service improvement, research and innovation.This is an exciting time to join the service. Our vision is to expand the current workforce and develop a seven-day ANNP rota. You will receive protected time to develop and demonstrate all four pillars of advanced practice, enabling you to grow professionally while helping to shape a modern, sustainable neonatal service.A comprehensive induction and supportive mentoring programme will be provided, giving you the confidence and foundation to thrive in the role.

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

09 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

409-S8314524

Job locations

MWL - current vacancy is at Whiston Hospital

Warrrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.

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 Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application. 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

Our Values

Essential

• We are Kind
• We are Open
• We are Inclusive

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 Our Values Essential We are Kind We are Open We are Inclusive

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).

Additional information 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

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

MWL - current vacancy is at Whiston Hospital

Warrrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

MWL - current vacancy is at Whiston Hospital

Warrrington Road

Prescot

L35 5DR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)