Job summary
Provide the initial point of contact to patients presenting to the EmergencyDepartment at front door streaming or acting as Triage Nurse and beresponsible for their initial presentation assessment and streaming tocorrect area of the Emergency Department: Urgent Care, Minors,Paediatrics, Triage.Responsible for providing an expert nursing service, utilizing EmergencyNurse Practitioner skills such as Minor Injuries Module or equivalentEmergency Nurse Qualification to effectively treat/ initiate treatment to allpatients presenting to the Emergency Care Minors unit and when clinicallyappropriate Paediatric Minor Injuries.
Main duties of the job
Provide the initial point of contact to patients presenting to the EmergencyDepartment at front door streaming or acting as Triage Nurse and beresponsible for their initial presentation assessment and streaming tocorrect area of the Emergency Department: Urgent Care, Minors,Paediatrics, Triage.Responsible for providing an expert nursing service, utilizing EmergencyNurse Practitioner skills such as Minor Injuries Module or equivalentEmergency Nurse Qualification to effectively treat/ initiate treatment to allpatients presenting to the Emergency Care Minors unit and when clinicallyappropriate Paediatric Minor Injuries.
About us
The Acute Adult Care Division is one of four Clinical Divisions in the Trust that includes Emergency Care, Complex Care and Specialist Medicine. The Division contains the busiest single site Emergency Department in Greater Manchester and has inpatient wards providing acute medicine, rehabilitation and specialist medicine services. It provides a range of specialist out-patient and community services and is committed to providing excellent clinical performance and patient care.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Accident and Emergency nurse with an interest in Emergency medicine to train to work within our Emergency Department Minors area. We have an excellent team of health care professionals in this already established area. The Nurse Led Minors area is supported with Physiotherapy and the ED consultant team.
As an Emergency Nurse Practitioner/Band 6 Trainee, you would be welcomed as part of the team to provide highly skilled nursing assessment, diagnosis and management of patients presenting with both minor injury and illness. The successful candidate will be an experienced A&E nurse and have the opportunity to learn and develop skills and achieve academic competency in order to progress into an Emergency Nurse Practitioner role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Carrying out a comprehensive and systematic physical examinationincluding: Muscular-skeletal, neurological examination in context withpatients presenting with Minor Injury/ Illness. Taking and recording a systematic patient history Carrying out where appropriate, invasive and noninvasivediagnostic and therapeutic diagnostic procedures Making diagnostic decisions based on interpretations of clinical andother findings such as laboratory results and radiology Responsible and accountable for clinical decision making throughthe application of Emergency clinical assessment skills Devising an individual care plan. As a non-medical prescriber (desirable), or use of PGDs,prescribes safely, appropriately and cost effectively, based on soundknowledge of pharmacology Initiates prescribed treatment and medication Screening of patients for the early signs of clinical risk factors Responsible for both initiating and then terminating an episode ofcare by either or referring on to another agency or by autonomouslydischarging the patient Responsible for practicing independently. Responsible for using the multi-disciplinary team to ensure thatpatients receive appropriate services Act as a resource for other nursing staff for clinical advice Will demonstrate expert communication to all members of the multidisciplinary team Accountable for the direct delivery of clinical care to patients withinthe Emergency Care Unit setting Act as a role model, mentor, facilitator and educator Can undertake the role of Triage nurse when required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Carrying out a comprehensive and systematic physical examinationincluding: Muscular-skeletal, neurological examination in context withpatients presenting with Minor Injury/ Illness. Taking and recording a systematic patient history Carrying out where appropriate, invasive and noninvasivediagnostic and therapeutic diagnostic procedures Making diagnostic decisions based on interpretations of clinical andother findings such as laboratory results and radiology Responsible and accountable for clinical decision making throughthe application of Emergency clinical assessment skills Devising an individual care plan. As a non-medical prescriber (desirable), or use of PGDs,prescribes safely, appropriately and cost effectively, based on soundknowledge of pharmacology Initiates prescribed treatment and medication Screening of patients for the early signs of clinical risk factors Responsible for both initiating and then terminating an episode ofcare by either or referring on to another agency or by autonomouslydischarging the patient Responsible for practicing independently. Responsible for using the multi-disciplinary team to ensure thatpatients receive appropriate services Act as a resource for other nursing staff for clinical advice Will demonstrate expert communication to all members of the multidisciplinary team Accountable for the direct delivery of clinical care to patients withinthe Emergency Care Unit setting Act as a role model, mentor, facilitator and educator Can undertake the role of Triage nurse when required.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Emergency Nurse Practitioner qualification
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working as Nurse / ENP on Accident and Emergency
- Clinical skills needed for ENP role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Emergency Nurse Practitioner qualification
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working as Nurse / ENP on Accident and Emergency
- Clinical skills needed for ENP role
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).
