Emergency Nurse Practitioner/ Trainee Emergency Nurse Practitioner

North Cheshire And Mersey Nhs Foundation Trust; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Emergency Nurse Practitioner/Trainee Emergency Nurse Practitioner for the Urgent Treatment Centre at Halton Hospital, Runcorn. The role involves history taking, examination and management of adults and children with minor injuries and illnesses, with academic training provided if needed.

Applicants should have ED/UTC experience, be able to work across sites, and demonstrate autonomous practice.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with UK PIN and current registration.
• Experience in ED/UTC or urgent care settings preferred.
• Ability to assess, plan and deliver urgent care for adults and children.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage patients presenting with minor injuries/illnesses.
• Provide safe, evidence-based care within the Urgent Treatment Centre; collaborate with MDT.

Skills

Emergency care

A&E experience

Clinical assessment

Autonomous practice

Education

NMC registered nurse + relevant qualification

Nurse Practitioner qualification (or equivalent)

Job description

Job summary

An Exciting opportunity has arisen for an Emergency Nurse Practitioner/Trainee Emergency Nurse Practitioner within the Urgent Treatment Centre at Halton Hospital Runcorn. If you want to make a difference to people's lives by becoming a dedicated and compassionate practitioner, then come and be part of one of our friendly multi-disciplinary teams. We offer a challenging and rewarding experience, striving for excellence in patient safety, quality and continuous improvement.

Main duties of the job

This role is based at The Urgent Treatment Centre in Runcorn. The role will involve history taking, examination of adults and children attending with Minor Injury and Illness. It will be expected that applicants have experience of working with these types of patients. Academic training will be provided if needed.

About us

Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM). They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation. Our mission is to be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other. Our vision is to be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn. Our approach to healthcare is founded on our four core values:

• Kind - we are caring, supporting and respectful to everyone
• Open - we are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working
• Fair - we listen, value our differences and are inclusive to all
• One team - we work well together and with our communities

We employ almost 6,500 people from more than 80 nationalities and are fully committed to being an equal, diverse and inclusive employer. Our culture and values ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and that no job applicant or employee is disadvantaged at any stage of their journey. We are also proud to be an Armed Forces Friendly organisation and welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists and families. Working at NCM means becoming part of a dedicated team of clinical and support staff who are passionate about keeping people well and supporting wellbeing. If you share our values and are motivated by making a difference for our patients, we'd be delighted to receive your application.

Job responsibilities

For a full list of roles and responsibilities please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification

Person Specification

Essential

• Registered Nurse
• Previous ED/UTC Experience
• Ability to cross site work
• Ability to evidence that you can work under pressure
• Evidence the ability to work autonomously
• Recent study at level 6 or above
• Evidence expereince knowledge and exposure to applying POP, carrying out VAs, Wound care

Desirable

• 3 years Experience
• Previous Minor injuries/UTC experience

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).