Band 7 Emergency Practitioner Team Lead Birmingham

Meeveem Limited; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Emergency Practitioner Team Lead. You will provide autonomous assessment and management of minor injuries and illnesses in the ED, and lead the Emergency Practitioner service across Trust sites.

The role requires current NMC/HCPC registration, post-graduate competencies, and experience in leading multidisciplinary teams. Based at BHH ED with occasional support to Solihull UTC, offering full-time flexible pattern.

Qualifications

• NMC/HCPC registration required with current practice
• Post-graduate clinical competencies in minor injury/illness
• Evidence of lifelong learning and post-graduate development

Responsibilities

• Provide autonomous assessment, diagnosis and management of minor injuries/illnesses
• Lead day-to-day management of the Emergency Practitioner service
• Ensure safe staffing, patient flow and quality care
• Supervise and mentor learners and junior staff
• Support service development, audits and risk management
• Maintain safeguarding and infection prevention practices

Skills

NMC Registered Nurse

HCPC Registered Paramedic

Autonomous assessment

Minor Injury Management

Minor Illness Management

Non-Medical Prescriber (NMP)

Clinical leadership

Education

NMC Registration as Nurse

HCPC Registration as Paramedic

Physiotherapist qualification

Tools

IRMER training

Image interpretation (Red Dot)

Job description

Job summary

Join our Emergency Practitioner Team and help shape the future of Emergency Practitioner services across the Emergency Departments at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. We are seeking an experienced Emergency Practitioner Team Lead who is a Registered Adult Nurse Emergency Practitioner, Paediatric Emergency Practitioner or Paramedic Emergency Practitioner with experience in the autonomous assessment, diagnosis and management of minor injuries and minor illnesses, including Non-Medical Prescribing.

Main duties of the job

Provide autonomous assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of patients presenting with minor injuries and illnesses, including Non-Medical Prescribing. Deliver safe, effective, patient-centred care in line with clinical pathways, policies and professional standards. Lead the day-to-day management of the Emergency Practitioner service, ensuring safe staffing, patient flow and quality care. Provide visible clinical leadership and support departmental and Trust objectives. Supervise, coach and support Emergency Practitioners, junior staff, students and learners. Support staff development and competency maintenance with Lead Educators. Support audit, quality improvement, incident review, risk management and patient safety initiatives. Promote compliance with safeguarding, infection prevention and control, health and safety, and Trust policies. Work collaboratively with consultants, GPs, community services and multidisciplinary teams. Contribute to service improvement and innovation. Maintain clinical competence and undertake Emergency Practitioner duties within scope of practice. Act on behalf of the Matron as delegated and represent the service at meetings and forums. Support admission avoidance through assessment, treatment, referral and discharge planning. Contribute to workforce planning, recruitment, appraisal and performance management. Maintain high standards of practice and professionalism. Based at BHH or GHH ED, with ad hoc support to Solihull UTC as required.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details

Date posted: 07 September 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number: 304-9018807

Job locations: Trustwide, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Nursing & Midwifery Council RegisteredNurse or HCPC Registered Paramedic orPhysiotherapist
• Professional knowledge acquiredthrough degree supplemented byevidence of post graduate academiccourses, short course and developmentof clinical competencies in practiceevidenced in the following areas:
• Minor Injury Management (Level6/7)
• Consultation Skills
• Physical Examination Skills
• IRMER (Ionising Radiation Medical Exposure Regulation)
• Interpretation of Images (Red Dotcourse)
• Adult / Child Life Support Courses
• PGD Training / practice aligned toTrust procedures
• Minor Illness Management (Level6/7) or Non-Medical Prescriber withwillingness to undertake the postgraduate element not completed
• Plus further specialist training to masters equivalent level.

Experience

Essential

• Considerable experience working as aBand 7 (or equivalent) EmergencyPractitioner in autonomous assessmentof minor injury and minor illness.
• Demonstrable ability / experience inworking in a multi professional approachto health care delivery and candemonstrate appreciation forcomplexities of patient access to primary/secondary and voluntary care settings.
• Demonstrable understanding of the NHSEngland Urgent and Emergency Care --Emergency Practitioner Framework2023.
• Can demonstrate understanding of the National NHS Emergency Care target andthe relationship with the role.
• Demonstrable scope of extendedpractice relevant to the role and canevidence post graduate training in skillsrelated to the role including:
• Plastering
• Suturing
• Wound management /assessment
• Experience in the supervision, mentoringand assessment of learners and juniorstaff.
• Experience in leading and managingteams working in a health / care relatingpractice setting.
• Experience in participating in thedevelopment and updating of policy andprocedure.Experience in supporting service changeand improvement in a health and carerelated practice setting.
• Demonstrable understanding of UK NHSframeworks and approaches toEmergency and Urgent Care and itsapplication across NHS services.
• Well-developed understanding of Child /Adult Safeguarding.

Desirable

• Prior experience working as an EmergencyPractitioner at Band 6 or Equivalent in anurgent / emergency care practice setting as anautonomous practitioner.
• Experience in the recruitment and selection ofstaff

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Being able to work a flexible shiftpattern to cover out of hours, nights,weekend, and public holidays across 7days a week.
• Ability to travel across all UHB sites andto external sites if required.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).