Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner – Major/Minor Injury

NHS Scotland; Wishaw; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 35 days

NHS pension

Incremental salary progression

Paid sick leave

NHS discounts

Job summary

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Minor Injuries Team on a 12-hour day pattern with weekend work. You will assess care needs, develop and evaluate care plans, initiate investigations and contribute to safe discharge decisions while supporting junior staff.

Current NMC registration and an approved qualification in urgent care or major/minor injury practice are required, with the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team across urgent care settings.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current revalidation and NMC Registration.
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level.
• Graduate Certificate in Urgent Care or Equivalent.
• Mints Major / Minor Injury practitioner / or Emergency Nurse Practitioner qualification.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care for patients to ensure delivery of a high standard of care.
• Assessment of presenting conditions, initiation of investigations, determination of differential diagnosis, initiate treatment and where appropriate discharge patients.
• Review treatment plans developed by other less experienced staff in order to confirm differential diagnosis and advise discharge/referral.
• To initiate maintain effective communications with patients / carers and other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure that the appropriate advice information is shared, and patient needs are met.

Skills

NMC Registration

Revalidation

Urgent Care Certification

Education

Degree Level

Graduate Certificate in Urgent Care

Major/Minor Injury Practitioner

Job description

NHS Lanarkshire is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Minor Injuries Team on a 12-hour day pattern with weekend work. You will assess care needs, develop and evaluate care plans, initiate investigations and contribute to safe discharge decisions while supporting junior staff.

Current NMC registration and an approved qualification in urgent care or major/minor injury practice are required, with the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team across urgent care settings.