Emergency Practitioner

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in London is offering an exciting opportunity for the role of Emergency Practitioner. This position involves working within the Urgent Treatment Centre, providing high-quality, patient-centered care to patients with diverse acute conditions. Successful candidates will have a nursing or paramedic qualification and a minimum of one year’s experience as an Emergency Practitioner. This role offers a competitive salary range of £56,276 to £63,176 per annum alongside opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year post qualification as an Emergency Practitioner.
• Experience at band 6/7 in Urgent and Emergency Care.
• Proven experience of providing autonomous, unscheduled care.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, evidence-based patient care.
• Utilise diagnostic and clinical skills to manage diverse acute patients.
• Participate in staff development and training activities.

Skills

Expert diagnostic skills

Patient-centred care

Effective communication

Education

Registered Level 1 Nurse with the NMC

HCPC Registered Paramedic

Minor Injuries qualification

Advanced Physical Assessment qualification

Tools

X Ray interpretation

Job description

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Emergency Practitioner

The closing date is 01 February 2026

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH), where outstanding care and clinical excellence come together everyday. With an ever-increasing demand for urgent and emergency care we are seeking to expand and develop our Emergency Practitioner workforce and would welcome applications from Emergency Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, Paramedic Practitioners and Advanced Clinical Practitioners to join our clinical team in the Urgent Treatment Centre. The Urgent Care Centre, co located in the Emergency Department provides access to emergency nursing and medical care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Clinicians in the Emergency Department treat patients with life threatening, urgent and emergency conditions along with illnesses and injuries in all age groups. The Emergency Department at UCLH cared for 161,000 patients last year, making it one of the busiest Emergency Departments in London. Over 85,00 of these patients were treated in the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC).

Main duties of the job

As a clinician within the Urgent Treatment Centre you will work as an independent, autonomous practitioner providing consistent high quality, evidence based, timely, patient centred care. Responsible for utilising expert diagnostic and clinical skills to provide autonomous, unscheduled medical care and management of a diverse range of patients with acute undifferentiated and undiagnosed illnesses and injuries. Please read the Job description and Person Specification regarding required qualifications for the post. Post holders are required to work day and night duties and pro rata weekends and bank holidays. If you are looking for an exciting opportunity to join our expanding clinical team in the Urgent Treatment Centre we would welcome your application. This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date due to demand.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)

National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals

University College Hospital Grafton Way Building

Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine

University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases

University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

Job responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

*UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?

Person Specification

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Registered Level 1 Nurse with the NMC or
• HCPC Registered Paramedic or
• HCPC Registered Physiotherapist
• Minor Injuries qualification accredited at level 6 or above.
• Advanced Physical Assessment qualification at level 6 or above.
• X Ray interpretation (IRMER).
• Interpretation of images (Red Dot Course).
• Independent Non Medical Prescriber.
• Evidence of continuing professional education and training at Masters level.
• MSc Advanced Practice.

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year post qualification as an EP.
• Experience at band 6/7 in Urgent and Emergency Care.
• Experience at Band 6/7 in Primary Care.
• Proven experience of utilising expert diagnostic and clinical skills to provide autonomous, unscheduled care and management of patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.
• Experience of mentoring staff and students.

Communication

• oEnsure effective communication between staff, patients, visitors and outside agencies.
• oWork collaboratively as required to ensure effective and efficient provision of health care services.
• oCommunicate the vision and rationale of the service provided.
• oUse communication skills in order to convey complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers and other staff, overcoming any barriers to understanding and providing support during distressing or emotional events.
• oEnsure that patient documentation is completed correctly, appropriately and in a timely manner.
• oEnsure patients are able to gain access to health and social care information and support relevant to their needs.
• oProvide information which enables patients to make choices about adopting a healthier lifestyle.
• oEnsure patient confidentiality is maintained.
• oMaintain professional boundaries and working relationships with patients and colleagues.

Personal and People Development

• oParticipate in staff development and in-service training activities and deliver teaching.
• oAttend Trust/ local orientation programmes, Mandatory training sessions and annual updates.
• oAttend annual appraisal and actively pursue own personal development plan.
• oBe responsible for maintaining own knowledge, management and clinical skills and professional awareness in accordance with CPD requirements.
• oAct as preceptor/ facilitator/ mentor for staff and students.
• oTake part in reflection and appropriate learning from practice, in order to maintain and develop competence and performance.
• oMaintain a suitable learning environment.
• oDemonstrate understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment.
• oDemonstrate up to date knowledge of evidence based practice guidelines and policies and utilises in clinical practice.

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

• oCarry out duties and responsibilities in respect of the Trust's Equality & Diversity Policy.
• oRecognise the importance of peoples' rights and act in accordance with legislation, policies and procedures.
• oEnsure that staff acknowledge and recognise peoples' expressed beliefs, preferences and choices; respecting diversity and valuing people as individuals.
• oTake account of own behaviour and its effect on others.

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.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Urgent Treatment Centre, Emergency Department/UCLH

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

309-UCLH-7324

Job locations

Urgent Treatment Centre, Emergency Department/UCLH

£56,276 to £63,176 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS