Minor Injury Unit Nurse

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board; Newport; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in Newport is seeking an enthusiastic nurse experienced in triage for their Minor Injury Unit. The successful candidate will hold a valid Manchester Triage Certificate and be able to work at both Royal Gwent Hospital and Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr. This role offers opportunities to develop into an Emergency Nurse Practitioner. The health board embraces flexible working and provides extensive training and development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working

Paid training and development

Wellbeing Centre of Excellence

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid Manchester Triage Certificate.
• Must be experienced in triage nursing.

Responsibilities

• Carry out focused assessments of patients' clinical conditions.
• Redirect patients to appropriate health care services.
• Communicate status of patients to Emergency Nurse Practitioners.
• Provide minor injury treatments and care.

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [e-mail]

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job Overview

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

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