Trainee Emergency Practitioner

IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Greater London is seeking a Trainee Emergency Practitioner to provide advanced patient care autonomously within the Urgent Treatment Centre. The role involves assessing patients, managing a nursing team, and developing care protocols. Successful candidates will complete extensive training and achieve a Level 7 qualification, ensuring a strong clinical foundation. Benefits include career development opportunities, flexible working options, and staff recognition programs.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing programs

Leisure facilities membership

Qualifications

• Completion of a professional portfolio is required.
• Candidates must undergo 150 hours of supervised clinical practice.
• Ability to function autonomously in urgent care environments.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, treat, and discharge patients without doctor reference.
• Manage a discrete nursing team including appraisals and training.
• Participate in developing patient care protocols.

Skills

Assessing patients

Independent prescribing

Team management

Suturing skills

Clinical assessments

Education

Level 7 qualification

Completion of a three-week training course

Job description

This role is a training post for the Trainee Emergency Practitioner to work towards achieving an advanced level of practice and qualified to work autonomously within the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC). Once qualified the post holder will deliver care to patients attending the Emergency Department and the UTC without reference to a doctor. The role encompasses all pillars of advanced practice which are clinical, leadership, research and educational components as detailed below.

To qualify as an Emergency Practitioner, the successful applicant will be required to complete a three‑week training course, undertake 150 hours of supervised clinical practice, and successfully complete a professional portfolio. In addition, the applicant will be required to pass both clinical and academic assessments at Level 7. On completion they will move on a Band 7 qualified Emergency Practitioner role.

Responsibilities

• To assess, diagnose, treat and discharge or refer patients without reference to a doctor.
• To provide a service that is complementary to GP's.
• To encourage and participate in the development of protocols and pathways to improve patient care.
• To be an independent prescriber (experienced EP essential only).
• Manage a discrete nursing team to include annual appraisal, mandatory training, staffing rotas, recruitment and selection and the supervision of students.
• To support Matron /lead nurse as needed in delivering local and national audits.
• To actively participate in the departmental teaching programme.
• To act as a Link practitioner for a specialty and to disseminate new guidance and information from that speciality keeping colleagues updated.
• To monitor standards of care, taking action when appropriate to maintain and improve standards which includes Trusts Infection and Prevention Control policy.
• To assist in achieving Emergency Department quality indicators by ensuring timely review/transfer/discharge of patients.
• To have expert skills in plastering, suturing, streaming and to teach these skills to juniors.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

This advert closes on Tuesday 27 Jan 2026