Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust is seeking a Band 7 Emergency Nurse Practitioner for Whipps Cross Hospital. The post is a bank, ad-hoc position with rights to work in the UK; sponsorship is not offered for Bank posts.

The role leads the Nursing team in the Emergency Department, delivering evidence-based care, mentoring staff, and ensuring safe governance and patient safety. You will operate autonomously with advanced assessment and decision-making within Minor Injuries.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the ED nursing staff and MDT within the Emergency Department.
• Create innovative ways to ensure staff development and a team atmosphere.
• Maintain collaborative relationships with all staff groups and allied services.
• Be part of the clinical management team ensuring high-quality, timely patient care.
• Share knowledge on service developments within the department and Trust.
• Ensure adherence to Trust and National policies and guidelines.
• Assist in recruitment and staff selection processes.
• Contribute to competency development and practice development.
• Audit department processes and safety of staff, patients and visitors.
• Implement quality initiatives and contribute to clinical audits.
• Attend service and Trust meetings to support strategic direction.
• Establish performance reviews and individual development plans.
• Provide reports that contribute to investigations and improvements.

Job description

Company:

Company: Barts Health NHS Trust

TheBand 7 Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP)at Whipps Cross Hospital is a senior clinical and leadership role within the Emergency Department. The post holder works autonomously at an advanced level, assessing and managing patients within the Minor Injuries Unit while providing safe, evidence-based care and making independent clinical decisions. The role also involves leading and supporting the nursing and multidisciplinary team, managing staffing and service delivery, mentoring and educating colleagues, contributing to audit and quality improvement, and maintaining high standards of clinical governance and patient safety.

***Please Note - This is a BANK only position and required on an ad-hoc basis. Those who are suitable for this post will be required to have rights to work in the UK as sponsorship is not available for Bank positions***

The post-holder will provide enthusiastic, passionate and innovative Nursing team leadership, demonstrating outstanding evidence based clinical practice and leadership within the multi-professional team, combined with clear and effective operational/resource management. Will manage and develop patient care in minor injuries unit autonomously.

The post holder is responsible for the safe and effective running of the minor injury’s unit service provision whilst on duty. -Provides education, expertise and mentorship to peers -Undertakes audit

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Leadership & Management

• Passionately lead, develop and support the nursing staff and MDT within the Emergency Department.
• Create innovative ways to ensure individual staff develop their potential, work in partnership to create a team atmosphere where workforce, culture, engagement, empowerment and well-being is at the forefront of decisions.
• Create and maintain honest and effective relationships with all staff groups, ensuring the department is a collaborative team, working in partnership with inter-professional teams and other allied services to meet the needs of your team and families.
• Be part of the clinical management team ensuring the delivery of high quality and timely patient care.
• Facilitate the sharing of knowledge amongst department staff of developments within the service as well as the Trust as a whole.
• Ensure staff are working within the boundaries of Trust and National policies and guidelines.
• Manage the budget by ensuring that the best service is provided with the resources available. Be proactive in identifying safe and effective Cost Improvement Schemes whilst maintaining safety and quality.
• Liaise, communicate and regularly meet with the Matron/s on all matters relating to areas of responsibility.
• Participate in recruitment and selection of staff.
• Contributes to the development of competencies, working in partnership with the Practice Development Team so that nursing as a whole is skilled and developed.
• Audit department processes and procedures include the use of equipment, ensuring the safety of staff, patients and visitors.
• Implement and maintain quality initiatives to monitor the standards of care and local and National guidelines and recommendations and contribute to Clinical Audit.
• Attend relevant meetings within the Service and the Trust ensuring that all staff are aware and pro-actively contribute towards the strategic direction of the Service.
• Establish and maintain systems for Individual Performance Review and cascade it to all members of the team ensuring that each nurse has a Personal Development Plan which is regularly reviewed.
• Provide written reports, accounts and/or statements that contribute to investigations and improvement.

This advert closes on Tuesday 17 Nov 2026