Emergency Nurse/Care Practitioner

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for an Emergency Care Practitioner at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust's Urgent Treatment Centre. Ideal candidates will possess non-medical prescribing qualifications and experience in urgent care, focusing on high-quality patient care. The role offers potential for progression and supports professional development in a dynamic, 24/7 healthcare environment.

Benefits

Supportive working environment

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Successful completion of Health Assessment course and non-medical prescribing qualification required.
• Experience working autonomously in an Urgent Care environment.
• Qualified health professionals with a passion for patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Assess, examine, diagnose, and treat patients with minor injuries and illnesses.
• Work within a defined scope of acuity and presentation.
• Mentor junior staff in a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Non-Medical Prescriber

Experience in Primary Care

Experience in urgent care settings

Assessment and management of minor injuries

Experience working in MDT

Education

Accredited Health Assessment course

Current non-medical prescribing qualification (V300)

Minor Injuries and Minor Illness module

Job description

An exciting opportunity has become available to join our team of Emergency Care Practitioners working within our Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) at The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, the centre serves the population of Wolverhampton and surrounding areas, providing care to patients with minor illnesses and injuries. We are a busy department, but we ensure that the care we give to our patients is of the highest standard. We ensure that our staff are supported, to encourage personal and professional development and currently expanding our team with potential opportunity for progression and development of Advanced Clinical Practitioner roles.

Candidates Will Have The Following

• Non-Medical Prescriber
• Experience in Primary Care
• Experience in an urgent care setting such as Out of Hours, an Urgent Treatment Centre or emergency Department
• Excellent knowledge and experience in the assessment and management of minor injury and illness presentations
• Experience of working in an MDT, including mentoring of junior staff
  
  

We are looking for suitably qualified health professionals who are passionate about their role, professional development and achieving better outcomes for patients.

The Urgent Treatment Centre at New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week throughout the year. The position will be on a rostered basis 24 hrs per day, 7 days per week throughout the year.

Candidates will be able to assess, examine, diagnose and treat adult and paediatric patients with minor injuries and illness within a defined scope of acuity, presentation and within their own professional scope of practice. They will have successfully completed an accredited Health Assessment course, and hold a current non-medical prescribing qualification (V300). A Minor Injuries and Minor Illness module (or equivalent) would be desirable. They will have previous experience working autonomously in an Urgent Care environment.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sharon Boyle Job title: Nurse Practitioner Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01902 884472