Band 7 Emergency Practitioner - Urgent Treatment Centre

Stgeorges; Royal Borough of Greenwich; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Emergency Practitioner to join the Urgent Treatment Centre at St George's Hospital, with cross-site work at EPCH Roehampton. You will autonomously assess, diagnose and treat adults and children with minor injuries and illnesses in a busy UTC environment.

Shifts include unsocial hours, weekends and twilight times. The post offers development through MSc programmes and non-medical prescribing, with progression towards the

Qualifications

• NMC Level 1 registered Nurse or HCPC registered paramedic or HCPC registered physiotherapist
• Autonomous practice qualification at Level 6+ in Advanced physical assessment - Minor Injuries
• Level 6+ 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

Responsibilities

• To assess, diagnose and treat adults and children presenting with minor injuries and minor illness in the UTC and EPCH
• Work autonomously and across UTC, streaming and EPCH as required
• Contribute to the ongoing development and teaching within the unit and participate in learning programmes

Skills

NMC/HCPC registered

Autonomous practice

Minor injuries

X-ray interpretation

Independent prescribing

Clinical leadership

Education

MSc Advanced Practice

Independent prescribing

IRMER training

Leadership qualification

Job description

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7 Emergency Practitioner - Urgent Treatment Centre

The closing date is 10 November 2026

• 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.

About us

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.

Job 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 .

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

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.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£58,133 to £65,261 a yearper annum inc HCAS (pro rata)