Minor Injuries Nurse

NHS National Services Scotland; Airdrie; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days

NHS pension

Incremental salary progression

Paid sick leave

NHS discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the MINTS service. You will assess care needs, develop and evaluate programmes, initiate investigations, and determine differential diagnoses with appropriate discharges when needed.

You'll collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, supervise junior staff in the absence of the Team Leader, and contribute to a high standard of care. NHS Lanarkshire offers a comprehensive benefits package and career development.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current revalidation and NMC Registration.
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level.
• Graduate Certificate in Urgent Care or Equivalent
• MINTS Major / Minor Injury practitioner or Emergency Nurse Practitioner qualification

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients to ensure delivery of a high standard of care.
• Assessment of presenting conditions, initiation of investigations, determination of differential diagnosis, initiate treatment and where appropriate discharge patients.
• Review treatment plans developed by other less experienced staff in order to confirm differential diagnosis and advise discharge/referral.
• To initiate maintain effective communications with patients / carers and other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure that the appropriate advice information is shared, and patient needs are met.

Skills

NMC Registration

Degree level education

Urgent Care Certificate

MINTS qualification

Education

Graduate Certificate in Urgent Care

Degree level education

Job description

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

As part of a multidisciplinary team the post holder will have responsibility for assessment of care needs and the development of programmes of care, and / or the implementation and evaluation of these programmes ensuring the delivery of high quality care to patients. Assessment of presenting conditions, initiation of investigations, determination of differential diagnosis, initiate treatment and where appropriate discharge patients. Review treatment plans developed by less experienced staff in order to confirm differential diagnosis and advise on discharge/referral. In the absence of the Team Leader for MINTS the post holder will have responsibility for the management of the MINTS Service including supervision, development and deployment of junior staff.

In this key role, you will:

• Responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients to ensure delivery of a high standard of care.
• Assessment of presenting conditions, initiation of investigations, determination of differential diagnosis, initiate treatment and where appropriate discharge patients.
• Review treatment plans developed by other less experienced staff in order to confirm differential diagnosis and advise discharge/referral.
• To initiate maintain effective communications with patients / carers and other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure that the appropriate advice information is shared, and patient needs are met.

What You'll Bring:

• Registered Nurse with current revalidation and NMC Registration.
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level.
• Graduate Certificate in Urgent Care or Equivalent
• Mints Major / Minor Injury practitioner / or Emergency Nurse Practitioner qualification

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

*Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.

For informal discussion, please contact Yvonne Lavery, Minor Injury Team Lead on [e-mail]

If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Stephanie McNeill, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail]