Bank Emergency Nurse Practitioner / Emergency Care Practitioner

NHS; Lewes; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at the Lewes Urgent Treatment Centre, providing excellent clinical care in a supportive environment. This role involves triaging and treating patients, ensuring safe transfers, and contributing to unit management. The NHS values diversity and offers flexible working options.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Excellent training and development opportunities

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Active diversity and inclusion networks

Qualifications

• Experience in Urgent Care required.
• Ability to work autonomously and adapt to a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Triage, assess, examine, and treat injuries or illnesses.
• Supervise and mentor team members.
• Engage in personal and professional development.

Skills

Autonomous Practitioner

Clinical Assessment

Triage

Patient Care

Education

Post-registration Practitioner qualification

Job description

This vacancy offers a great opportunity to join a dedicated team working across all three East Sussex Urgent Care Units. The role is primarily based at Lewes Urgent Treatment Centre, with additional responsibilities at Uckfield and Crowborough Minor Injury Units.

We are seeking Registered Nurses or Paramedics with a post-registration Practitioner qualification and experience in Urgent Care. Candidates should be able to work autonomously, adapt to a fast-paced and evolving service, and provide excellent clinical care to patients.

In return, you will work in a supportive environment with a professional team, where patients value accessible, local services. The Trust is committed to staff development, well-being, and engagement.

Main duties of the job

The role involves working within the Sussex Community Foundation Trust Urgent Care and MIU Units, following local, national, and NICE guidelines to triage, assess, and treat patients. The post-holder will provide assessments for patients presenting with injuries or illnesses, requiring qualifications in either area.

This position requires autonomous clinical assessment and treatment skills, including redirecting inappropriate attendances and ensuring safe patient transfers. The post-holder will contribute to the overall management of the Units, including staff supervision, education, and training support.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, employing 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. Our services help manage health, prevent hospital admissions, and reduce stays.

Our vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, offering opportunities across various medical, clinical, support, and corporate roles.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and well-being
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active diversity and inclusion networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values: Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence. We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, including ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Job responsibilities

• Act as an autonomous practitioner to triage, assess, examine, and treat injuries or illnesses.
• Assess acutely unwell patients, arrange immediate treatment, and ensure safe transfer to appropriate facilities.
• Utilize clinical tools such as X-ray requesting and interpretation, making independent judgments on diagnosis and treatment, including seeking further opinions when necessary.
• Develop skills in tissue adhesives, suturing, injections, plastering, and other clinical procedures.
• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of Patient Group Directions and administer drugs for analgesia or treatment within the Units.
• Supervise and mentor team members, including appraisals and sign-off mentoring.
• Engage in personal and professional development and undertake training within agreed timelines.