Bank Emergency Practitioner - Band 6
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Job summary
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS foundation trust has 6 Practitioner led Minor Injury and Illness units across the County at Lydney, Tewkesbury, Moreton in the Marsh, Cirencester, Stroud and Dursley.
The units are open 7 days a week from 08:00-20:00 including bank holidays.
We facilitate a bookable appointment system via our Telephone triage service and accommodate all walk in patients with either treatment in the department or referral to specialist services as required.
Shift patterns vary from 6/7.5 and 12 hour shifts dependent on unit and requirement.
We seek an experienced & self-directed Emergency Practitioner with a passion and commitment to the care they deliver & who hold patient experience and care at the heart of their practice and share our organisational values. You will need to be motivated and enthusiastic in your role & looking for an opportunity to join our highly skilled team of autonomous Emergency Practitioners who deliver evidence -based clinical care in our Practitioner Led Unit.
Essential requirements for this role,
- Relevant Professional Registration & clinical experience in MIiU / ED
- Emergency Practitioner qualification
- IRMER/X-ray interpretation
Main duties of the job
Clinical
- To provide advanced, skilled, effective and evidenced based health care.
- To ensure patients are seen in priority order, utilising Manchester triage assessment
- To utilise advanced, specialist skills to undertake a thorough history, subjective and objective physical examination clinical decision making and safe treatment plan.
- To utilise advanced skills in x-ray request and interpretation to safely manage patients presenting with fractures.
- To utilise advanced clinical assessment and reasoning skills and knowledge to provide a safe service for all age groups including children and babies.
- When appropriate to safely discharge patients, taking into account both physical and social factors.
- To take the opportunity in every patient encounter to offer advice in health promotion and disease prevention and to advise and empower patients to self-care where possible.
- To undertake non-medical prescribing where qualified, or to utilise extensive PGD's when appropriate.
- To work in partnership with the wider urgent care team, acute trust, SWAST, OOH, social services, local GP's, ICT
- To have an innovative approach to practice in response to changing service needs and priorities. Acting as a change agent and facilitating the change process.
- To have knowledge of, and be able to effectively refer to local services and resources to promote care.
- To provide and receive sensitive complex information related to patients and relatives. To maintain confidentiality.
About us
The Trust aims to recruit and retain the best possible staff who, through the application of their skills, qualification and experience, will make a positive contribution to our business of providing quality health care services. We support staff to relocate with our relocation policy.
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Candidates for any staff appointment shall, when making application, disclose in writing to the Trust whether they are related to any governor. Failure to disclose such a relationship may disqualify a candidate and, if appointed, may render them liable to dismissal.
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Details
Date posted
02 August 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£18.10 to £21.80 an hour per hour
Contract
Bank
Working pattern
Flexible working
Reference number
327-23-066-G
Job locations
County wide MIiU BANK
Tetbury Road
Cirencester
GL7 1UY
Employer details
Employer name
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
County wide MIiU BANK
Tetbury Road
Cirencester
GL7 1UY
Employer's website
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