Minor Injury Unit Nurse

NHS; Newport; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Newport, UK, seeks an enthusiastic nurse for its Minor Injury Unit. The role requires experience in triage and a valid Manchester Triage Certificate. Applicants should be capable of providing focused assessments and redirecting patients appropriately. The organization offers excellent training, development opportunities, and a supportive work environment. This is a full-time position with a chance to grow into an Emergency Nurse Practitioner role in the future.

Benefits

Flexible working

Extensive training and development opportunities

Occupational health support

Qualifications

• Valid Manchester Triage Certificate is essential.
• Experience in emergency nursing is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Carry out focused assessments of patients' clinical condition.
• Redirect patients to alternative healthcare services as necessary.
• Communicate patient's status to Emergency Nurse Practitioners.

Job description

Our nurse led Minor Injury Unit at Royal Gwent Hospital and Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr is looking for an enthusiastic nurse who is experienced in triage. Successful applicants must hold a valid Manchester Triage Certificate. This post would also suit those emergency nurses who would like the future opportunity to develop into an emergency nurse practitioner (ENP). Many of our experienced triage nurses follow this pathway. Successful applicants must be able to work between both sites.

Main duties of the job

Carry out focused assessments and prioritising a patient's clinical condition by utilising established guidelines for the purpose of providing immediate care if the patient requires it.

Actively redirect patients to alternative health care services whose presenting problem falls outside of the scope of the service and discharging patients under established protocols.

Manage and communicate with patients in the waiting area and provide education to patients and families when necessary.

Communicate status of patients to Emergency Nurse Practitioners (ENPs) and supporting patients requiring inter-hospital transfer

Provide minor injury treatments and care

Act in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct

Participate in the education, development and supervision of other staff members

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Skills

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

Experience

• Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
• Meets all desirable criteria as per attached job description/person specification

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.