Emergency Care Assessment Practitioner

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust; Walsall; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is looking for a Band 6 Emergency Care Assessment Practitioner to join their Emergency Department in Walsall. This role involves early assessments and supporting patient pathways, with opportunities for those from nursing or paramedic backgrounds. Candidates should have relevant emergency care experience, supporting the clinical team and participating in department innovations as part of ongoing development.

Qualifications

• ENB 199 or equivalent specialized course required.
• Evidence of teaching and assessing course completion.
• High level of paramedical/nursing skills including IV drug administration.

Responsibilities

• Support the clinical team in early patient assessments.
• Specialise in Triage and Rapid Assessment in the Emergency Department.
• Work within a team developing a new Emergency Department.

Skills

Significant post registration experience

Wound assessment/suturing/wound management

X-ray interpretation/assessment skills

Education

Educated to degree level or equivalent

Registered with HCPC/NMC

Emergency Practitioner minor injuries module (LEVEL 6 or 7)

Emergency Practitioner minor illness module (LEVEL 6 or 7)

Job description

Overview

We are seeking to recruit Band 6 Emergency Care Assessment Practitioner in Walsall Healthcare's Emergency Department, with opportunities for those from either a Nursing or Paramedic background who have previous Emergency Care experience.

Responsibilities

This new role is being established in the Emergency Department to support the clinical team in carrying out early initial assessments and to support patient pathways through ED. This role will specialise primarily in Triage and Rapid Assessment and Treatment Streams of ED.

About us

You will be developed and supported as part of a new clinical framework established by the ED Matron and ACP Lead, with induction period and a clearly defined role descriptor to support progression in this newly defined role. You will be expected to be a key figure in the leadership of the Rapid Assessment and Treatment Area of ED, providing a team of clinicians with the clinical support that will determine excellent patient care standards.

It is an exciting opportunity to work within a team that is currently developing options for a New Emergency Department Redevelopment. The organisation has been awarded £36m to develop a new state of the art Emergency Department and you will have the opportunity to work within this team to provide solutions to new innovative ways of working and contribute to the project.

As an Emergency Department we are committed to providing high quality care within a demanding service by ensuring our nursing team are proactive and have additional clinical skills to provide individualised patient care for the whole range of presenting conditions, in which you will be expected to continually demonstrate in this role.

You must demonstrate excellent communication skills, initiative, drive and a willingness to learn to expand your knowledge and skills and be willing to contribute to achieving CQC "Outstanding" Status by 2022.

Job responsibilities

Our Department has support of an ED Professional Development Nurse and access to a broad learning environment including courses to increase clinical skills and knowledge. This includes ILS/PILS/TILS/ALS/EPLS/TNCC and in-house plaster application course depending on experience. We can offer post-registration courses via Wolverhampton University in Emergency care of the child and mentorship. We positively encourage department link nurses and are developing a wide range of departmental champions to promote specialist support within the team. We aim to recruit new clinicians who will be keen to work within a Multi-Disciplinary Team to aid audits and service developments. In 2019 our department moved forward with their CQC Rating to Requires Improving to Good; we are now looking for candidates that will join our team to move us further to Outstanding.

Note: 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 CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Qualifications

• ENB 199/ evidence of undertaking recognised equivalent specialised course (or working towards).
• Evidence of undertaking recognised course of study in teaching and assessing.
• Educated to degree level or evidence of study at degree level (or masters level).
• Registered with HCPC/ NMC
• Emergency Practitioner minor injuries module (LEVEL 6 or 7)
• Emergency Practitioner minor illness module (level 6 or 7)

Skills

• Significant post registration experience and experience of working within an Emergency Department or similar environment regularly supporting/ managing junior colleagues.
• Wound assessment/ suturing/ wound management
• Additional clinical skills e.g. x-ray interpretation/ assessment skills/ patient management.

Knowledge

• Sound knowledge of minor injuries / Illness assessment and management.
• Sound knowledge of health promotion, accident prevention.
• High level of paramedical / nursing skills including phlebotomy, IV drug administration, patient assessment, diagnostic, basic treatment regime.

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.

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata