Lead Emergency Practitioner - Urgent Care - Peterborough

North West Anglia Nhs Foundation Trust; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Lead Emergency Practitioner to lead the UTC team at Peterborough City Hospital and the MIU in Stamford/Rutland. You will oversee clinical care at enhanced/advanced levels, coordinate multidisciplinary input, and drive service improvement initiatives while ensuring excellent patient outcomes.

The role requires full-time commitment (37.5 hours/week) across varied shifts and adherence to professional standards, with potential ACP trainee

Qualifications

• Registered with NMC or HCPC and eligible to practice in the UK.
• Advanced clinical assessment skills at level 6 or 7.
• Experience in Minor Injuries/Illness and resuscitation training.
• Portfolio evidence of practice, leadership and teaching.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team in Urgent Treatment Care and UTC leadership.
• Manage undifferentiated patients within defined scope of practice.
• Provide expert clinical, professional and managerial support to staff.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Decision making

Clinical supervision

Wound management

Independent working

Education

NMC HCPC registered

Advanced Clinical Assessment Module

Minor Injuries Module

Minor Illness Module

IR(ME)R certificate

ILS/PILS training or willingness

Portfolio/ePortfolio evidence

Leadership qualification or equivalent

Job description

Lead Emergency Practitioner - Urgent Care - Peterborough

We have the opportunity for a full-time Lead Emergency Practitioner to join our amazing team of Enhanced and Advanced level Practitioners within the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) Directorate at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust (NWAFT).

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated NMC/HCPC Registered Nurse, Paramedic or Physiotherapist to lead our team of Emergency Practitioner's and work alongside our multidisciplinary team within the Urgent Treatment Care (UTC) at Peterborough City Hospital (PCH) and the Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) at Stamford and Rutland Hospital.

Please note:

This is a full-time (37.5 hours per week) Lead Emergency Practitioner (EP) role. The post requires the successful applicant to work the full range of shift patterns: 08:00-19:00, 08:30-17:30, 11:00-22:00, and 13:00-00:00.

We welcome applications from individuals currently undertaking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) training programme. However, if appointed, you would be required to withdraw from your ACP trainee programme, as unfortunately we are unable to support a trainee ACP in this role).

Please note only candidates who meet ALL the essential criteria are eligible for interview.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will already practice at an enhanced or advanced level, working within a multidisciplinary team supporting the Consultant ledUrgent and Emergency Care (UEC) directorate.

The post holder will be able to manage undifferentiated and undiagnosed patients presenting to their area(s) of work within a defined scope ofpractice.

This duel clinical and leadership focussed role will result in the post holder providing exemplary patient-centred and evidenced based care topatients. The post holder will be part of the UTC leadership team and work collaboratively with senior leads, managers and stakeholders for ongoing high level service provision, staff welfare and management.

The post holder will demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills and clinical attributes, enabling him/her/them to provide expert clinical, professional, managerial and leadership support to other clinicians and staff within their area of work.

About us

We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

Person Specification

Experience

• Has >=5 years whole time equivalent (WTE) speciality experience working at an Enhanced level within an Urgent or Emergency Care setting
• Competent in the clinical assessment and management of all patient groups
• Able to role model and lead whilst working independently and within a team
• Experience of teaching at informal and formal level
• Have had line management experience
• Participated in audit and developed service improvement strategies
• Has had appraisal and recruitment training

Knowledge

• Demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and expertise of the duties of Enhanced Practice
• Awareness of local and national issues relating to healthcare provision
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Competent in interpretation of clinical diagnostics such as blood results and making an appropriate plan based on results
• Competent to interpret plain radiographs / X-rays and make appropriate clinical interventions from diagnostics
• Has evidence of a recently undertaken audit of own practice and implemented changes where required
• Competent in 12 lead ECG interpretation
• Experience of working on a Trust committee or group

Education and Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse or HCPC Registered Paramedic or Physiotherapist
• Advanced Clinical Assessment Module (Level 6 or 7)
• Minor Injuries Module (Level 6 or 7)
• Minor Illness Module (Level 6 or 7)
• Safeguarding Adults and Safeguarding Children (level 3)
• IR(ME)R certificate
• Immediate Life Support provider (ILS) or willing to undertake
• Paediatric Immediate Life Support provider (PILS) or willing to undertake
• Current Portfolio/ePortfolio of practice evidence
• Leadership qualification or willing to undertake
• Master's degree in advanced clinical Practice (or in certain circumstances has completed Health Education England (HEE) ACP ePortfolio
• Advanced Life Support provider (ALS) - or equivalent or willing to undertake
• European Paediatric Advanced Life Support provider (EPALS) - or equivalent or willing to undertake
• Advanced Trauma Life Support provider (ATLS) - or equivalent
• Working toward accreditation/credentialling within area of work speciality
• Generic Instructor Course (GIC) for the Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) or Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG)
• Teaching / Assessment and mentoring qualification

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrate a clear vision and the role of the Enhanced Practice service
• Ability to initiate, sustain and evaluate change
• Organised, able to prioritise, make decisions and meet targets/deadlines
• Willingness to embrace change to meet the short-term and long-term needs of the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) directorate
• Ability to support staff in a demanding and challenging environment
• Able to work under pressure with flexibility in approach
• Good negotiation and advocacy skills
• Can undertake basic wound management (e.g., clean, medical photography, steri -strips, medical glue, appropriate dressing etc.)
• Can undertaken advanced wound management techniques (e.g., suturing, staples etc.)
• Can identify critical Limb injuries and know how to manage including dislocations and those needing manipulation
• Has good understanding on pain management and methods to reduce pain (e.g., analgesia, slings, cold compress, immobilisation etc)

Other

• Must be able to work full-time / 37.5 hours per week.
• Must be able to work full variety of shifts (currently 0800-1900, 0830-1730, 1100-2200 & 1300-0000 - subject to change)
• Hold portfolio/e-portfolio of evidence including a variety of work-place based assessments (WPBAs) e.g. Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS), Case Based Discussions (CBDs) etc.
• Ability to work in various locations throughout the UEC within NWAFT

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.

£57,528 to £64,750 a yearUnsocial hours will be paid pro-rata