Bank Emergency Nurse / Care Practitioner

Sussexcommunity; Brighton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking experienced Emergency Nurse/Care Practitioners to join their team on a bank basis. This role involves managing patients with minor injuries and illnesses, providing clinical leadership, and working autonomously within the Emergency Department. Candidates must hold UK NMC registration and possess relevant experience in emergency care. The position offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in Emergency Urgent/Primary care.
• Competence in X-ray interpretation.
• Commitment to maintaining and evidencing own fitness to practice.

Responsibilities

• Carry out initial patient contact assessments.
• Independently undertake highly specialised clinical assessments.
• Work autonomously to manage own caseload of patients.

Skills

Emergency care

Patient assessment

Clinical leadership

Education

First degree in Nursing or health related subject

Masters degree in advanced nursing/paramedic studies

ENP/ECP minor injuries and minor illnesses course at Level 6/7

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Bank Emergency Nurse / Care Practitioner

The closing date is 20 May 2025

The Emergency Departments (ED) at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust are delighted to offer the opportunity for experienced Emergency Nurse/Care Practitioners to join our team on a bank basis. As demand grows in unscheduled/emergency care, we are looking to expand our team with keen, motivated and expert individuals to manage our cohort of minor injury and illness patients.

The trust has two EDs, the Royal Sussex County Hospital (RSCH) in Brighton, and The Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Haywards Heath. The RSCH site is a large department and is a major trauma centre, it has a dedicated Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) with a team of ENPs/ECPs, ED doctors and GPs working collaboratively to deliver quality, patient focused health care to adult patients. The ED at the PRH site is a smaller unit with the UTC currently working within the main ED that sees and treats both adults and children.

The ENP/ECP is an experienced nurse or paramedic who has qualifications in minor injuries and illnesses and who can deliver unscheduled care to patients autonomously within defined guidelines in the UTC/ED. The ENP/ECP would be expected to individually maintain their competence and continue to develop their practice in line with their professional code of conduct.

The team is supported by a Lead ENP, Divisional Lead Nurse, Matron and a team of ED Consultants and General Practitioners, including an educational GP primarily focussed on developing the ENP/ECP team.

Main duties of the job

We welcome applications from those who currently hold a UK NMC registration. If you currently hold an overseas nursing qualification and require sponsorship we are not currently direct hiring Internationally Qualified Nurses.

To work as an autonomous practitioner within the Urgent treatment Centre (UTC) which is co-located within the main Emergency Department of the Royal Sussex County Hospital (Brighton) and within the Emergency department of the Princess Royal Hospital (Haywards Heath). Working to national and local guidelines, the ENP/ECP will assess, diagnose, treat and discharge both paediatric and adult patients presenting with a variety of minor injuries and illness, as well as more complex and chronic conditions within their scope of practice, referring for senior or specialist opinion where necessary.

To provide strong, visible clinical leadership within the UTC/ED, promoting good working practices within the nursing and multi-disciplinary team and contribute to meeting the identified Key Performance Indicators within the time frames identified.

About us

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Job responsibilities

Carry out initial patient contact assessments so that patients attending the UTC may be redirected, treated or referred on as appropriate.

To independently undertake highly specialised clinical assessments, diagnose, treat and discharge patients with a wide range of minor illnesses and injuries, including management of complex cases.

Work autonomously to manage their own caseload of patients whilst working as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Provide the latest evidenced based practice.

Work within the latest Professional Code of Conduct.

Record accurate patient consultations in line with Professional Code of Conduct and national standards.

To ensure patients are fully involved in the design and implementation of their treatment plans.

To ensure effective coordination and liaison with multidisciplinary teams in order to provide a seamless service to the patients and their carers and prevent hospital admission where urgent care is required.

To refer appropriately to in-house UTC GPs, Emergency Department doctors or specialty doctors where a second opinion is required.

To adapt styles of communication appropriately in order to promote empowerment, self-management and health education for all patients.

To maintain, update and develop clinical competence and skills and assist in teaching within the Emergency Practitioner/ UTC team.

To act as mentor/ assessor for trainee ENP/ECP and nursing/ medical students as required.

To deliver teaching sessions as required to undergraduate and post-graduate staff within the multi-disciplinary team and to support the Lead ENP in teaching of trainee ENP and sign off competencies.

To identify own training and development needs and undertake appropriate training/ education as required. To ensure that any learning needs are identified as soon as possible.

To demonstrate skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work.

To participate in an annual performance review process, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development.

Undertake clinical audit to measure the effectiveness of the service and ways to enhance the service.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in Emergency Urgent/Primary care
• First degree in Nursing or health related subject or equivalent level of experience
• ENP/ECP minor injuries and minor illnesses course at Level 6/7
• Competence in X-ray interpretation
• Competent in advanced wound closure techniques e.g. suturing
• Competence in limb immobilisation using splints and plaster casts
• Commitment to maintaining and evidencing own fitness to practice
• Physical assessment course
• Masters degree in advanced nursing/ paramedic studies
• Competence in fracture and/or dislocation manipulation/reduction
• Primary care skills or willingness to expand into this field.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

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.

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Royal Sussex County Hospital/Princess Royal Hospital

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

279-7134707-MAY25

Job locations

Royal Sussex County Hospital/Princess Royal Hospital