Emergency Nurse Practitioner

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust; Harlow; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a leading NHS Trust for an Emergency Nurse Practitioner. This role is pivotal in delivering exceptional patient care within the Urgent Treatment Centre, where you'll utilize your clinical expertise to assess, diagnose, and treat patients autonomously. You'll be part of a dedicated multi-professional team, ensuring efficient and safe patient referrals and discharges. This is a chance to make a real difference in a dynamic healthcare environment, contributing to service improvements while enjoying a supportive workplace with ample opportunities for professional growth. If you are passionate about patient care and looking for a rewarding career, this position is for you.

Benefits

Free car parking

NHS Pension scheme

Flexible working options

Access to staff health services

Minimum 27 days annual leave

In-house training courses

Discounted hospital restaurant

Access to onsite creche facilities

Annual appraisals with career pathways

Access to Alex Lounge for staff

Qualifications

• 5 years post-registration experience required.
• Experience in UTC environment and service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Practice autonomously as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner.
• Provide patient-centered quality care in an acute setting.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Clinical assessment

Education

Registered healthcare professional

Advanced Management of Minor Injuries

ILS/ALS certification

Advanced Management of Minor Illness

Job description

Employer: The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: PAH

Town: Harlow

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum pro rata plus 5% high cost area supplement

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 31/12/2024 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 7

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

Our values

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.

Job overview

A fantastic opportunity has become available to join the Urgent Treatment Centre at PAH for an Emergency Nurse Practitioner.

As part of a multi-professional team, led by the lead Emergency Department Consultant and Lead ENP, you will practice autonomously as an ENP within an acute setting to provide patient-centred quality care.

You will provide assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment within an agreed scope of practice within the Urgent Treatment Centre whilst being accountable and self-directed in line with the relevant code of professional conduct.

You will support an efficient and patient-focused service and will ensure safe referral and discharge of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations in any area of the Urgent Treatment Centre working with both adults and children.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will practice autonomously as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) within an acute setting to provide patient-centred quality care. This will encompass the skills of assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment within an agreed scope of practice within the Emergency Department whilst being accountable and self-directed in line with the relevant code of professional conduct.

The post holder will support efficient and patient-focused service and will ensure safe referral and discharge of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations in any area of the Emergency Department or Urgent Treatment Centre.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details, please refer to the attached job description and person specification which are available to download at any time.

Person specification

Experience

• Experience working clinically within a UTC environment
• Evidence of leading service improvement
• Experience of mentorship or supervising and where applicable have course accreditation
• 5 years post-registration experience

Qualifications

• Registered healthcare professional e.g. NMC, AHP, GPC
• Advanced Management of Minor Injuries
• ILS/ALS
• Advanced Management of Minor Illness
• Advanced skills in clinical assessment

Skills

• Proven leadership skills
• Clear and accurate written and verbal communication

What we can offer you:

• Full induction and onboarding process in our organisation
• Free car parking for our staff
• Structured pay scheme, including additional living supplement to your basic salary
• Minimum 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
• Access to our Alex Lounge, our staff only rest area with free tea and coffee
• Access to NHS Pension scheme
• Flexible working options available, in line with our flexible working policy
• Onsite creche facilities
• Annual appraisals with career pathways
• In-house training courses
• Discounted hospital restaurant
• Staff health and wellbeing health services and complimentary health provision
• Our Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all its employees. We welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, religion or belief or sexual orientation.
• All new colleagues joining PAHT will be subject to a probationary period of six months.
• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received.
• Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and vulnerable adults. Offers of employment are subject to pre-employment NHS screening checks.
• Providing false or misleading information or unsatisfactory pre-employment checks may result in the offer of a post being withdrawn.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.