This permanent post sits in the minor injury and illness unit at The Vale Hospital, part of Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, open seven days a week. The post holder assesses and treats patients of all ages, including children and babies, and interprets x-rays for fractures. The role covers a full range of shifts across 18 hours a week and may involve non-medical prescribing. Applicants need professional registration and an Emergency Practitioner qualification or pending APiCA results.
What the job involves
- Provide advanced, evidence-based clinical care
- Assess patients thoroughly, including history, examination and clinical decision making, and plan safe treatment
- Triage patients in priority order using Manchester triage
- Request and interpret x-rays to manage patients presenting with fractures
- Assess and treat patients of all ages, including children and babies
- Discharge patients safely, taking account of physical and social factors
- Offer health promotion, disease prevention and self-care advice at every patient encounter
- Prescribe as a non-medical prescriber where qualified, or use patient group directions
- Work in partnership with the wider urgent care team and external services
- Lead innovative practice and change in response to service needsRefer patients effectively to local services and resources
- Share complex information sensitively with patients and relatives while maintaining confidentiality
Qualifications
- Degree in nursing or another relevant clinical degree, such as paramedic, or equivalent experience
- Relevant post-registration qualification such as Emergency Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Care Practitioner or equivalent
- Emergency Practitioner qualification or pending APiCA results
- Teaching and assessment qualification at Level 3 or equivalent experience, or willingness to undertake
- Qualification in minor illness management
- Minor injury and minor illness experience in children, or willingness to undertake within 18 months of appointment unless the Trust prohibits
Registration & licences
- Registration as a registered nurse or allied health professional
Experience
- Clinical experience in a minor injury and illness unit or emergency department
- Experience using patient group directions
- Recent clinical experience
- Portfolio evidence of recent professional development and commitment to CPD
Skills & knowledge
- Experience of clinical software such as SystemOne and PACS
Nice to have
- Evidence of management training or equivalent experience
What’s offered
- Diverse range of training opportunities
- Support for personal and service development
- Training with a preceptor during the transition and induction period
- Ongoing professional development
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
