Job summary
The lead practitioner for urgent care shall provide professional leadership to the nursing and allied healthcare professional workforce across three sites- Northwick Park Hospital, Ealing Hospital and Central Middlesex Hospital. They will work closely with the departmental teams to ensure the delivery of high quality patient centred care. The lead practitioner shall act as a link between all urgent care centres, both emergency departments, the wider division and organisation.
The lead practitioner will lead on the development of new services and patient care processes/pathways ensuring they match the needs of the patient and service and the wider local health population. The lead practitioner will support the wider division and triumvirate to ensure operational performance is maintained and to develop strategies to improve performance and quality of care delivered.
The lead practitioner will act as a role model and mentor to staff and will be pivotal in the ongoing development of advanced practice and the emergency nurse/care practitioner service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be a recognised expert in the field of emergency and urgent care and act as a resource to both medical, nursing and other associated health care professionals as well as to patients and relatives.
To independently practice and lead a team using developed expert knowledge, diagnostic and clinical skills to manage patients presenting with emergency and urgent care needs.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registered Nurse
- Masters Degree/Advanced Nurse Practitioner qualification or working towards.
- ENP Qualification
- Teaching and Assessing Certificate
Desirable
- Leadership and Management Qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience leading and managing clinical teams
- Experience of setting up and running nurse led services
- Experience of mentoring and developing staff
- Budgetary management
Desirable
- Knowledge of change management
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Highly effective communication, facilitation and negotiation skills
- High level of clinical skills within urgent and emergency care
- Ability to analyze and interpret data for the purpose of performance management and service improvement
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registered Nurse
- Masters Degree/Advanced Nurse Practitioner qualification or working towards.
- ENP Qualification
- Teaching and Assessing Certificate
Desirable
- Leadership and Management Qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience leading and managing clinical teams
- Experience of setting up and running nurse led services
- Experience of mentoring and developing staff
- Budgetary management
Desirable
- Knowledge of change management
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Highly effective communication, facilitation and negotiation skills
- High level of clinical skills within urgent and emergency care
- Ability to analyze and interpret data for the purpose of performance management and service improvement
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).
