Emergency Clinical Practitioner Band 7

NHS Jobs; Trowbridge; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

My Reward Hub discounts

Earned wage access

Wellbeing support

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking an Emergency Clinical Practitioner (Band 7) for the Trowbridge Minor Injury Unit. The post offers NHS pension, Agenda for Change terms, and opportunities for professional development.

You will work within a multi-disciplinary team across BSW with responsibilities spanning assessment, treatment, and timely discharge, in a dynamic, patient-centred environment.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree qualification and current professional registration are essential.
• Evidence of continued professional development is expected.
• Applicants should have relevant minor injuries or emergency department experience and qualifications such as APiCA.

Responsibilities

• Assess, examine, document, prescribe and discharge patients attending the MIU.
• Ensure safe staffing and management of the Minor Injuries Unit in the absence of the clinical lead.
• Coordinate specialist interventions to meet urgent health care needs.

Skills

Decision making

Communication skills

Autonomy

IT skills

Education

Relevant degree qualification

Current professional registration

APICA

Tools

Non-medical prescribing

Job description

Location: Trowbridge Integrated Care Centre (TICC), BA14 8LW

Package Description: An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Emergency Clinical Practitioner (ECP) - Band 7 youll be part of our valued team at our Trowbridge Hospital Minor Injury Unit. You will feel valued as an Emergency Clinical Practitionerwithin HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• AFC Band 7 salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions (Salary within banding, discussed and agreed based on previous salary with evidence provided)
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Job Introduction

As an Emergency Clinical Practitionerwithin HCRG Care Group, you will be part of a multi-disciplinary team made up of Nurses, Paramedics and support staff. You will deliver a service of both minor injury and illness support to the local community, working in collaboration with partner organisations including the Royal United Hospital Bath (RUH), other specialist units across the BSW region and HCRG Care Group internal services. Based in Trowbridge minor injury unit but maybe required to work in MIU across BSW at times Hours are usually 8am 8.00pm 7 days a week.

Main Responsibilities

TheEmergency Clinical Practitioner (ECP) carries out autonomous responsibility for the assessment, examination, documentation, prescription, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based care and the appropriate discharge of patients attending the MIU. The ECP also has responsibility for the safe staffing and management of the Minor Injuries Unit in the absence of the clinical lead. The successful band 7 nurse/paramedic would have completed APiCA and Non medical prescribing and would process advanced triage/assessment skills and knowledge in minor injury and illness within professional scope of practice. You will be working as part of a practitioner led team and across the primary and secondary care interfaces in BSW. You will be responsible for co-ordinating the provision of specialist interventions to meet the urgent health care needs of people who would have traditionally been seen in ED, or those requiring facilitated timely discharge from emergency departments or primary care.

Does this sound like something that would interest you? A full list of responsibilities can be found in the attached job description.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential Education & Qualifications Relevant degree qualification Current professional registration Evidence of continued professional development Relevant minor injuries or emergency department experience and qualifications e.g. APICA Independent Non-Medical prescribing Knowledge & Experience Knowledge of multi-disciplinary team working Acute and/or community experience Knowledge of evidence-based practice Experience of working with other agencies Current practical clinical skills Skills & Abilities Ability to assess, prioritise and co-ordinate care for people with complex needs Ability to make decisions, delegate, take responsibility and work autonomously Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines Willingness to participate and contribute to staff training and development Ability to work in a changing environment Effective goal problem solving skills Good communication skills verbal and written Good interpersonal skills Good problem-solving skills Ability to motivate others IT skills Desirable Mentorship Qualification Evidence of teaching/mentoring in current role Mental Health First Aider ILS Recognition of deteriorating patient training Extended Clinical Skills / assessment skills: PACR PADRAP

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. Finally, we need to let you know that the company youll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job well need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.