Job summary
Band 7: £47,810 - £54,710
Permanent contract
Full time hours
Urgent care are delighted to invite applications to the role of Emergency practitioner. It is a role based both at Queen Alexandra Hospital (QAH) and Gosport War Memorial Hospital (GWMH)and you will be expected to work on either site.
Main duties of the job
You would join our dynamic practitioner led teams in the urgent care departments at QAH and Gosport UTC as a specialist and clinical expert who is expected to provide high quality patient assessment and management of minor injury and illness.
You will practice autonomously, encompassing the skills of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, discharge and referral of patients, presenting to Urgent Care with undifferentiated injury and illness.
To ensure that you are sufficiently prepared to develop your knowledge, skills, and behaviours to successfully work with us at an enhanced practice level, we expect you to have a sound depth and breadth of clinical experience across the UEC landscape.
About us
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
A lead specialist and clinical expert who is expected to provide high quality patient assessment and management of minor injury and illness within the ED, ECC and UTC
Accountable for own professional actions in the assessment and management of minor injury and illness.
Practice autonomously, encompassing the skills of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, discharge and referral of patients, presenting to the Adult Urgent Care in of the ED, ECC and the MIU with undifferentiated injury and illness.
Manage the ECC/UTC on a day-to-day basis
Manage own workload within ECC and the UTC, working autonomously to assess, manage, refer and discharge adult and paediatric patients presenting with undifferentiated minor injury and illness. The UTC currently sees >45,000 patients per annum and the ECC primarily assesses in excess of 20,000 patients per annum
Lead in the development of the ECC and UTC service and extension of scope of practice to other areas.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A lead specialist and clinical expert who is expected to provide high quality patient assessment and management of minor injury and illness within the ED, ECC and UTC
Accountable for own professional actions in the assessment and management of minor injury and illness.
Practice autonomously, encompassing the skills of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, discharge and referral of patients, presenting to the Adult Urgent Care in of the ED, ECC and the MIU with undifferentiated injury and illness.
Manage the ECC/UTC on a day-to-day basis
Manage own workload within ECC and the UTC, working autonomously to assess, manage, refer and discharge adult and paediatric patients presenting with undifferentiated minor injury and illness. The UTC currently sees >45,000 patients per annum and the ECC primarily assesses in excess of 20,000 patients per annum
Lead in the development of the ECC and UTC service and extension of scope of practice to other areas.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Healthcare Professional registered with either the NMC, the HCPC or the GPhC
- Completion of an EP Course to degree level or equivalent, or, an appropriate advanced Allied Health professional program of study
- ENB 998 or C&G 7307 or equivalent teaching/mentorship course
- Evidence of highly developed specialist knowledge in Minor Injuries underpinned by theory and evidence
Desirable
- Degree or willing to work towards
- Evidence of developing practice and continual learning
- Evidence of teaching
- Evidence of research and audit
- Articulate and knowledgeable in current health issues
- ALS provider
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience (circa >4years) in an acute emergency setting, and some (circa >1year) as a band 6 working in an autonomous practitioner role
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously and within a team
- Advanced roles and procedures- advanced X-ray interpretation, ECG interpretation, biochemical requesting and interpretation, venepuncture, cannulation, I.V Drug therapy, plastering, advanced suturing skills, minor invasive operative procedures, manipulation of limbs under LA, Male and Female catheterisation
- Advanced clinical decision making skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Critical appraisal skills
- Inter-personal and team building skills
Desirable
- IT skills
- Research and audit skills
- Ability to act and serve and take the lead on special interest groups/committees
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Healthcare Professional registered with either the NMC, the HCPC or the GPhC
- Completion of an EP Course to degree level or equivalent, or, an appropriate advanced Allied Health professional program of study
- ENB 998 or C&G 7307 or equivalent teaching/mentorship course
- Evidence of highly developed specialist knowledge in Minor Injuries underpinned by theory and evidence
Desirable
- Degree or willing to work towards
- Evidence of developing practice and continual learning
- Evidence of teaching
- Evidence of research and audit
- Articulate and knowledgeable in current health issues
- ALS provider
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience (circa >4years) in an acute emergency setting, and some (circa >1year) as a band 6 working in an autonomous practitioner role
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously and within a team
- Advanced roles and procedures- advanced X-ray interpretation, ECG interpretation, biochemical requesting and interpretation, venepuncture, cannulation, I.V Drug therapy, plastering, advanced suturing skills, minor invasive operative procedures, manipulation of limbs under LA, Male and Female catheterisation
- Advanced clinical decision making skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Critical appraisal skills
- Inter-personal and team building skills
Desirable
- IT skills
- Research and audit skills
- Ability to act and serve and take the lead on special interest groups/committees
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.
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.
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).
