Emergency Nurse Practitioner or Urgent Care Practitioner

Local Care Direct; Leeds; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Leeds seeks an Emergency Nurse Practitioner to provide urgent care across various settings. The role involves independently assessing and treating minor injuries while ensuring comprehensive patient management. Candidates must be NMC Registered and possess relevant nursing qualifications. This opportunity offers flexibility in work hours and environment, along with competitive benefits including NHS pensions. Join a committed team dedicated to patient-first care in a supportive environment.

Benefits

NHS Pensions

NHS Discounts (Blue light card)

Modern working environment

Supportive and Friendly team

Opportunity to build a clinical portfolio

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuing professional development within the last 12 months.
• Understanding of training needs relevant to the role.
• Additional qualifications relevant to emergency or urgent care.

Responsibilities

• Independently assess, prioritize, and safely discharge/refer patients.
• Carry out x-ray interpretation of adult and paediatric limb injuries.
• Provide professional and clinical advice within the multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Flexibility in working hours

Effective communication skills

Innovative approach to practice

Knowledge of current clinical and professional issues

Experience of multidisciplinary working

Education

NMC Registered General Nurse

Nurse practitioner or Emergency Care degree

Prescribing qualification or willing to undertake

Job description

Local Care Direct is a non-profit Social Enterpriseoperating across 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, to providevarious primary and urgent health care services across West Yorkshire.

We are looking for a Emergency Nurse Practitioner or Urgent Care Practitioner.

Location: St George's Urgent Treatment Centre, St George's Road, Middleton, Leeds, LS10 4UZ

Shifts Available: To be discussed at interview

Main duties of the job

• Practice, without direct supervision, as an independent healthcare practitioner within the minor injuries units participating in care of agreed age ranges and presenting conditions.
• Undertake assessment, diagnosis, treatment/referral and discharge of patients with minor illness and undifferentiated minor injuries

About us

Nothing matters to us more than people - The way we treatour patients and the people who work for us; the way we do things and ourcommitment to keeping our promises are what we value most.

We do what we say we will do and we do it well - Local CareDirect is a Social Enterprise organisation providing a wide range of healthcareservices in Yorkshire. We are a community-owned organisation, independent fromthe NHS, and committed to putting patients first.

Benefits

• NHS Pensions
• NHS Discounts (Blue light card)
• Modern working environment with a positive atmosphere
• Health & Wellbeing group to support staff
• Supportive and Friendly team
• Annual Awards focused on raising money to support localcharity
• Opportunity to build a clinical portfolio inface to face, ED Streaming, Walk in Centre, Urgent Treatment centre, homevisiting and telephone/video consultation

Job responsibilities

Clinical

• Independently assess, prioritise, and safely discharge/refer patients attending with undifferentiated and undiagnosed minor injuries.
• Carry out x ray interpretation of adult and paediatric limb x rays to aid diagnosis of musculoskeletal injuries
• Act as a referral agent and care co-ordinator by establishing multi-agency collaboration across the primary/secondary interface to meet the needs of the patient.
• Work within the parameters of current nurse prescribing legislation and approved Patient Group Directives.
• Provide professional and clinical advice within the multi-disciplinary team.
• Maintain accurate, contemporaneous electronic patient records

Research and Quality

• Demonstrate evidence based care, working within agreed guidelines and protocols
• Take an active role in research studies within the policy framework of the organisation.
• Participate in audit, data collection and activity monitoring to improve performance and inform future service developments.

Management

• Actively promote integrated working in collaboration with other health care professionals both within and outside the LCD organisation.
• Contribute to the development, implementation, review and evaluation of clinical protocols.
• Ensure effective communication, participating in meetings and liaising with other professionals, services and agencies as required.

Professional and Educational

• Develop own skills and competencies through education, training and development activities related to the current and future demands of the role, seeking opportunities to enhance skills and knowledge appropriate to the role
• Understand and observe professional and national guidelines on confidentiality.
• Comply with the corporate governance structure in keeping with the principles and standards set by the organisation.
• Ensure clinical supervision needs are met.
• Participate in teaching and mentoring other health professionals and members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Participate in annual PDR process.
• Maintain a portfolio of development evidence appropriate for revalidation purposes.

The main duties and responsibilities shown above are not exhaustive but should merely be regarded as a guide. The jobholder will be expected to conduct any reasonable activities according to the business needs at that time. These will be subject to periodic review and may be amended to meet the changing needs of the business. The job holder will be expected to participate in this process and the company would aim to reach agreement to changes

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registered General Nurse
• Nurse practitioner or Emergency Care degree or equivalent level training in related field.
• Additional Qualifications relevant to emergency or urgent care
• Prescribing qualification - or willing to undertake

Skills & Knowledge

• Flexibility in working hours
• Flexibility in location of work.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and application to practice within the last 12 months
• Understanding of training needs in relation to post.
• Special Knowledge/ Skills
• Effective communication skills: verbal, written and non-verbal.
• Able to work independently and accountably.
• Knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
• Up-to-date knowledge of health agenda - local and national.
• Innovative approach to practice.
• Awareness of the impact of evidence-based practice within nursing.
• Experience of change management
• Evidence of previous contribution to service change or improvement
• Evidence of development of others in previous roles
• Other requirements
• Able to pass pre-employment health assessment
• Pre Employment Health Screening

Experience

• Experience of working as Emergency Nurse Practitioner or Equivalent
• Experience of X ray interpretation of upper and lower limb in adults and children
• Evidence of a range of clinical expertise.
• Experience of working independently in a healthcare role.
• Experience of multidisciplinary working
• Experience of working to Patient Group Directives
• Qualified Nurse Prescriber

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.