Trainee/Qualified Emergency Practitioner ENP/ECP

CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services; Derby; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking an autonomous Emergency Practitioner to deliver effective patient care in the Minor Injury Unit. The role involves diagnosing and managing minor injuries within clinical guidelines while providing leadership and operational support. This position offers development opportunities and a supportive work environment rooted in compassion and excellence.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Qualifications

• Ability to examine, assess, and diagnose patients presenting with minor injuries/illness.
• Experience in operational leadership and the delivery of effective care.

Responsibilities

• Provide high capacity, low intensity brief interventions in the Minor Injury Unit.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality, effective care in line with departmental protocols.

Skills

Autonomy

Patient Care

Assessment

Documentation

Job description

The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner, who is able to ensure responsibility and accountability for patient care; and who is knowledgeable, skilled and competent to examine, assess, investigate, diagnose, treat, advise and discharge / refer patients presenting with a range of minor injuries / illness, as outlined in the departmental protocols for Emergency Practitioners.

Provide high capacity, low intensity brief interventions (see and treat) as part of the overall care model within the Minor Injury Unit. Provide operational leadership and ensure the delivery of high quality, effective, and compassionate care. This will be in line with local, Trust wide and national policies, procedures, values and behaviours.

• Demonstrates the ability to examine, assess, investigate, diagnose, treat, discharge or refer patients presenting with a range of minor injuries / illness as outlined in the departmental protocols for Emergency Practitioners.
• Is able to work autonomously to see new patients and follow up patients and their families / carers with minor injuries / illness in MIU.
• Delivery of minor injury / illness in Emergency Medicine is based on policies, guidelines and evidence base to improve the outcomes and experiences of patients.
• Documentation will be accurate, legible and timely relating to current patient recording systems, both written and electronic. Information Governance will be adhered to and action will be taken to address deficits and or escalated appropriately.
  
  

Closing date of applications: 26th June 2025

Interview date: 10th July 2025

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
  
  

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Naomi Dockerty Job title: Acute Medicine Business Unit Matron Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07799337537

Please contact Naomi for insight into the department.