Urgent and Emergency Care Practitioner | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

UHCW NHS Trust; Daimler Green; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is seeking Registered Nurses or Paramedics to enhance prehospital clinical pathways that prevent unnecessary hospital admissions. The role emphasizes comprehensive clinical assessments, triaging of patients, and collaborative work with a variety of healthcare providers. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and dynamic risk assessment skills, providing leadership and support within the clinical team. This position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community and to be part of a supportive and innovative healthcare environment.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Supportive clinical environment

Qualifications

• Accountable for actions in line with professional conduct.
• Provide clinical supervision to junior team members.
• Able to perform dynamic risk assessments confidently.

Responsibilities

• Conduct clinical assessments for patients in acute crisis.
• Communicate clinical decisions to patients and multi-professional teams.
• Implement physical health assessment qualifications.

Skills

Clinical assessment skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Triage skills

Dynamic risk assessment

Education

Registered Nurse or Registered Paramedic

Tools

IT systems for patient data

Medical equipment for wound closure

Job description

Overview

This role is diverse and includes supporting effective prehospital clinical pathways to prevent avoidable hospital admissions and delivering clinical interventions typically seen within secondary care settings for patients that can be promptly identified and turned around at the front door back into their usual place of residence for acute treatment/s and monitoring.

The role embodies holistic assessment for patients in acute crisis, whether a result of a medical or functional decline or an acute social need, with a focus on preventative care and wrap‑around services within the community to prevent hospital admission. Referrals into the service will come from a wide range of streams including hospital, primary care, community referrals, pre‑hospital, and the ambulance service.

The role incorporates the daily application of or willingness to work towards the Physical Health Assessment qualification to enhance the initial assessment for patients presenting with acute, undifferentiated diagnoses. This cohort of patients can be referred from a variety of referral streams including local ambulance services, primary and secondary care services, and adult social care with a focus on providing a first‑responder function for cases such as the fallen patient.

This role is open to Registered Nurses and Registered Paramedics.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

The role includes supporting clinical triage to ensure patients’ needs are comprehensively explored and identified, allowing safe signposting to the right service/clinician to meet individual needs. The post holder will be required to have a full driving licence and be able to be insured for business use.

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
• Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients/carers and the multi‑professional team including situations where difficulties in comprehension occur.
• A skilled practitioner and clinical leader providing support to the management team, participating in service/policy development.
• Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of patients, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented, and evaluated.
• To implement the skills achieved via the physical health assessment qualification to ensure safe initial assessment for patients.
• To continue reviewing patients medically stepped down for crisis response, ensuring safe & clinically appropriate discharge planning.
• To safely access & supply service approved Patient Group Directives following the completion of training, whilst adhering to agreed processes.
• To maintain knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to deliver an evidence‑based service that is responsive to the changing needs of the population.
• To provide clinical supervision and leadership to junior team members.
• To be responsible for the provision of effective learning experiences for pre‑and post‑registration students.
• To coordinate the delivery of care for patients and act as a clinical resource within the team.
• Clinically triage and safely signpost referrals to the most appropriate service, ensuring patients’ needs are met, using clinical support tools available to support decision making.
• Undertake comprehensive risk assessments associated with the care of patients in order to ensure nurses and carers’ safety and reflect realistic goal planning to enable patients to maximise their independence.
• Act as a role model for other staff and students demonstrating high standards of practice and professional conduct.
• Ensure practice is evidence‑based through undertaking audit and critically appraising literature.
• Ability to work without direct supervision and problem‑solve with a solution‑focused mindset.
• To be confident in undertaking dynamic risk assessments and competent in situational moving and handling with a demonstrated competence in the safe utilisation of an array of equipment post‑completion of corporate and additional training.
• Competent to assess and close trauma wounds using steri‑strips and skin adhesives as clinically appropriate.
• Demonstrate highly technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including administration of IV medications, venous cannulation, venepuncture, management and care of mid and PICC lines, complex patient monitoring; equipment management and point‑of‑care testing.
• Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient data.
• Ability to work in a matrix model of care, in collaboration with other organisations and agencies, ensuring high standard of care delivery.
• Manage expected (and occasional unexpected) clinical events requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need, escalating to a senior member of staff where appropriate e.g., in an unexpected event.
• Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g., imparting bad news or following an unexpected event.
• Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
• Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to the Trust’s standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control at all times.

A full valid UK driving licence is essential for this post; please note that an international driving licence is not accepted.

Additional Information

Secondment will be considered for internal candidates – If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Thursday 18 Dec 2025.

About the Trust

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high‑quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation’s core values.