Senior Emergency Practitioner, Band 7

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Generous annual leave

On-site nurseries

Staff discounts

Job summary

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Emergency Practitioner to work across Gloucester and Cheltenham EDs. You will be an autonomous clinician with expertise in minor injuries and illnesses, capable of prescribing and using Sunrise electronic records.

The role includes night shifts and a lead for junior staff, ensuring safe, high-quality patient care across ages. The post requires current UK registration; you will assess, treat, refer or discharge patients, and

Qualifications

• Registered with NMC or HCPC as appropriate
• Experience in urgent/unscheduled care, minor injuries/illness
• Ability to prescribe medications per BNF and local guidelines

Responsibilities

• Work as autonomous practitioner in urgent care in Gloucester/ Cheltenham EDs and Nurse Led Service at Cheltenham General Hospital (night shifts).
• Demonstrate advanced clinical expertise and judgement to independently provide high standard care for all ages.
• Hold total episode of care responsibility including assessment, diagnosis, treatment/delegation and discharge.
• Provide clinical leadership and support junior staff, especially overnight in Cheltenham ED.

Skills

Autonomous practice

Clinical decision making

Supervising staff

Interpret investigations

Prescribing ability

Education

NMC/HCPC registration

UK Degree Level 6 in Minor Injury/Illness or Advancing Practice

Non-Medical Prescribing qualification

Job description

Job summary

The Senior Emergency Practitioner will be registered healthcare professional from a nursing, paramedic or physiotherapy background. They will hold experience and skills in minor injuries and or illness. They may be a prescriber or have the capability to use our extensive patient group directives. The Senior Emergency Practitioner will be responsible to the Consultant Practitioner or their nominated deputy and assist with service delivery within the Emergency Department and Medical division. The role incorporates a 24-hour clinical care rota promoting safety and quality care to those who present to the Emergency Department. The post holder will be a role model and support direct clinical care by working as an automatous practitioner to patients who present with minor injuries and minor illness. The post holder is required to hold a professional registration with the NMC or HCPC and maintain standards in accordance. The Senior Emergency Practitioner will assess, investigate, treat and either refer or discharge patients who present with minor injuries and illness across the age spans (adults and paediatrics). You will be expected to be able to use electronic patient records (Sunrise) and interpret investigations such as X-Rays and pathology results. You will be expected to perform a range of procedures inclusive of reduction of fracture/dislocations and close wounds with varied techniques.

Main duties of the job

• Work as an autonomous practitioner, in urgent and unscheduled care directing and delivering a patient focused service within Gloucester and Cheltenham EDs and the 'Nurse Led Service' at Cheltenham General Hospital at night.


• The A&E Emergency Practitioner within the ED and Urgent Care Centre will demonstrate advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement and decision making in clinical care to independently provide a high standard of care for patients of all ages presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed unscheduled care needs.


• The Senior Emergency Practitioner is a clinical expert and accountable for the total episode of care of the patient including assessment, diagnosis, treatment/delegation and referral or discharge.


• The Senior Emergency Practitioner will act as the clinical lead professional to organise and manage the care of patients with minor injuries and illness. You will be required to support junior staff in the department with decision making and take accountability and provide clinical leadership to Cheltenham ED overnight.

About us

We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.

With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals. As well as generous annual leave allowance, access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Details

• Pay scheme: Agenda for change


• Band: Band 7


• Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year (pa, pro rata if part time)


• Contract: Permanent


• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time


• Reference number: 318-26-T0701

Essential qualifications

• Active RN Adult/ Paediatric registration with the NMC or HCPC Registration on the Paramedic or Physiotherapy register


• United Kingdom recognised Degree in either: Level 6 BSc within Minor injury & or Illness Or Level 6/7 Advancing Practice in Clinical Assessment, Reasoning and Differential Diagnosis for Urgent, Emergency and Primary Care Practitioners


• Non- Medical Independent & Supplementary Prescribing

Desirable qualifications

• Immediate Life Support

Essential experience

• Experience (through placement or employment) of working in an Acute & or Emergency clinical environment


• Substantial experience in Minor Injury/illness as a Band 6


• Able to supervise non-registered and less experienced staff to ensure effective service and care delivery


• Able to contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies/protocols/guidelines relevant to area of practice

Essential knowledge and skills

• Able to interpret a number of investigations including plain film X-Rays and blood results


• Able to prescribe medications in accordance to the BNF and local guidleines


• To achieve a range of clinical competencies as required fulfilling the role


• Demonstrates ability to use clinical reasoning skills and techniques to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patient care.

Desirable knowledge and skills

• Able to perform numerous wound closure techniques and reduction of dislocations and fractures

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Contact

For questions about the job, contact: Consultant Practitioner ED, Helen Newcombe, [e-mail], 03004226600

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