Advanced Clinical Practitioner Neonatal Intensive Care(UK Visa Sponsorship)

Job Description

Role Overview

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) or Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (ANNP) to join our busy Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Dolphin Ward is a 10-bed specialist NICU caring for infants across a wide range of specialties — from prematurity to complex surgical, neurological and multi-system conditions  offering richly varied and highly specialised clinical experience.

This senior role blends expert clinical practice with leadership, quality improvement, mentorship and innovation. You will work autonomously and collaboratively, applying advanced skills to support the delivery of world-class neonatal care.

What You Will Do

You will be expected to:

Clinical Leadership & Practice

• Provide expert advanced clinical care to neonates across a wide range of complex conditions
• Apply advanced assessment skills to initiate treatment within your scope of practice
• Promote high standards of care, ensuring practice aligns with clinical guidelines and trust policy
• Demonstrate advanced clinical judgment, autonomy and decision-making

Professional & Quality Development

• Lead and support clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Champion evidence-based practice through benchmarking, audit and research
• Contribute to service innovation and enhanced neonatal roles
• Act as a role model for advanced practice standards

Education & Mentorship

• Supervise and mentor healthcare staff developing advanced clinical skills
• Participate in training and development of trainees and other professionals
• Maintain an active approach to your own professional development, appraisal and portfolio

Team Working & Communication

• Lead collaboratively across multi-professional teams
• Communicate effectively with families, clinicians and staff at all levels
• Support team resilience, wellbeing and positive practice culture

Who This Role Is For

This position is ideal for a senior practitioner with:

• Expert clinical capability in neonatal care
• Experience in advanced practice roles in high-acuity settings
• Strong leadership, communication and teaching skills
• A passion for quality improvement and innovation in neonatal practice

Essential Qualifications & Professional Requirements

Applicants must have:

• Registration with an appropriate professional body enabling Advanced Clinical Practice (aligned with the Centre for Advanced Practice model)
• Master’s degree in Advanced Practice or equivalent competence across all Advanced Practice domains
• Evidence of ongoing professional development relevant to neonatal clinical care
• Non-Medical Prescribing qualification, or willingness to complete
• Advanced life support training (e.g., APLS, NLS or willingness to undertake)

Experience & Skills

Essential

• Significant clinical experience at senior level in neonatal or paediatric practice
• Proven ability to lead teams and manage complex clinical scenarios
• Engagement in quality improvement, audit or research activity
• High-level communication, organisational and problem-solving skills
• Competence in teaching, mentoring and supervision of staff
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively

Desirable

• Experience with clinical leadership programmes
• Formal teaching or mentorship qualification
• Evidence of published work or conference presentations
• Experience in handling clinical governance, safeguarding and research methodologies

Safeguarding & Professional Checks

This role involves working with vulnerable infants and families and is therefore subject to a criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order.

Helpful UK Government Resources

Here are relevant government and professional guidance resources to support applicants — especially international candidates or those new to the UK healthcare system:

•  UK Advanced Clinical Practice guidance
•  NHS workforce and health policy overview
•  Safeguarding children and vulnerable people
•  DBS background checks explained
•  Skilled Worker visa guidance

Why Join This Team

Unmatched clinical experience — work with complex neonatal conditions unique to a specialist centre
Leadership & growth — lead practice innovation and quality improvement
Mentorship & teaching — develop future clinical leaders
Collaborative environment — work within strong multi-professional teams
Supportive culture — opportunity to shape advanced practice in a world-class children’s hospital