Band 7 Emergency Practitioner - Urgent Treatment Centre

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Band 7 Emergency Practitioner for the Urgent Treatment Centre. You will assess, diagnose and manage adults and children with minor injuries and illnesses in a co-located UTC with the Emergency Department, and may work across the Enhanced Primary Care Hub at Roehampton.

The role involves shifts including evenings, weekends, and bank holidays, with opportunities to develop through MSc programmes and non-medical

Qualifications

• Registration with a suitable UK professional body (NMC/HCPC) is required.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose and treat adults and children with minor injuries and minor illness in the Urgent Treatment Centre and associated sites.

Education

NMC Level 1 registered Nurse

HCPC registered paramedic

HCPC registered physiotherapist

Autonomous practice qualification Level 6+ in Minor Injuries

Level 6+ qualification in minor health

X-ray interpretation (IRMER)

Management / leadership qualification

MSc Advanced Practice

Independent prescriber or willingness to undertake

Job description

Band 7 Emergency Practitioner - Urgent Treatment Centre

Band 7

Main area Emergency Practitioner Grade Band 7 Contract Secondment: 6 months Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift pattern that includes evenings, weekends and bank holiday.) Job ref 200-8368238-DE-CA

Site St George’s University Hospitals Town London Salary £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inc HCAS (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 10/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

• To work autonomously to assess, diagnose and treat adults and children presenting with minor injuries and minor illness in our new co-located Urgent Treatment Centre with the Emergency Department at St George’s Hospital and the Enhanced Primary Care Hub at Queen Mary’s Hospital
• Shifts include unsocial hours, including weekend working and twilight shifts. Practitioners will be expected to work across both UTC, streaming and EPCH as required.
• The job role offers opportunity to also work across site at the Enhanced Primary Care Hub (EPCH) in Roehampton. This is a dedicated practitioner-led unit utilising an appointment-based service for patients with minor injuries and illness.

Main duties of the job

• St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking experienced Emergency Practitioners from either a nursing, paramedic or physiotherapy background.
• We are looking for qualified Emergency Practitioners with existing experience looking for a new challenge in a new department managing patients with minor injuries and minor health.
• The Emergency Department sees over 150, 000 patients a year and benefits from an 8 bedded resuscitation area, large Children’s Emergency Department as well as the newly built Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC).
• The Emergency Practitioner team has the opportunity for high levels of clinical support that can facilitate extending scopes of practice and development of advanced procedural skills.
• Practitioner development is supported by a work-based learning programme with opportunity to work towards the Emergency Care Advanced Clinical Practitioner Curriculum.
• We offer ongoing development opportunities in a range of areas including MSc programmes and non-medical prescribing.
• The Urgent Treatment Centre takes advantage of learning from GP and Emergency Medicine colleagues.

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The trust also provides care for patients from a larger catchment area in southeast England, for specialties such as complex pelvic trauma. Other services treat patients from all over the country, such as family HIV care and bone marrow transplantation for non-cancer diseases. The trust also provides a nationwide state-of-the-art endoscopy training centre.

Please see the attached job description and person specification which contains more information about the role .

Person specification

Qualification & training

• NMC Level 1 registered Nurse or HCPC registered paramedic or HCPC registered physiotherapist
• Autonomous practice qualification accredited at Level 6 or above in- Advanced physical assessment - Minor Injuries
• Level 6 or above qualification in minor health or willingness to undertake in 1st year of employment
• X-ray interpretation (IRMER)
• Management / leadership qualification
• MSc Advanced Practice
• Independent prescriber or willingness to undertake

Experience

• Recent experience working in an autonomous practice role
• Experience at band 6/7 in an acute setting
• Nurse led clinic management
• Experience working in primary care
• Service development and audit

Knowledge

• Understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment
• Up to date knowledge of evidence based guidelines and policies
• Budgetary awareness

Safeguarding and DBS Checks We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.