Job summary
This role is offered on a permanent basis . The hours are part-time, 30 hours per week.
We seek a 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.
Main duties of the job
- 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 possib
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To undertake non-medical prescribing where qualified, or to utilise extensive PGDs when appropriate.
- To work in partnership with the wider urgent care team, acute trust, SWAST, OOH, social services, local GPs, 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.
The Trustis required towork in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit -https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To undertake non-medical prescribing where qualified, or to utilise extensive PGDs when appropriate.
- To work in partnership with the wider urgent care team, acute trust, SWAST, OOH, social services, local GPs, 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.
The Trustis required towork in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit -https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional Council
- Degree in Nursing (or any other relevant clinical degree such as a Degree in Paramedics) or equivalent experience
- Teaching and assessment qualification or equivalent experience at Level 3
- Qualification in Minor Illness Management
Desirable
- Non-medical prescribing or willing to undertake within 18 months of appointment (unless Trust prohibits this) - registered Nurses only Evidence of management training or equivalent experience.
LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience in using Patient Group Directions
- Recent clinical experience
- Portfolio evidence of recent professional development and commitment to CPD
- Experience of using clinical software programs e.g. System one ,PACS.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional Council
- Degree in Nursing (or any other relevant clinical degree such as a Degree in Paramedics) or equivalent experience
- Teaching and assessment qualification or equivalent experience at Level 3
- Qualification in Minor Illness Management
Desirable
- Non-medical prescribing or willing to undertake within 18 months of appointment (unless Trust prohibits this) - registered Nurses only Evidence of management training or equivalent experience.
LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience in using Patient Group Directions
- Recent clinical experience
- Portfolio evidence of recent professional development and commitment to CPD
- Experience of using clinical software programs e.g. System one ,PACS.
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).
