Do you have a clinical skills qualification, experience of working within an A& E, urgent treatment unit or minor injuries unit?
We have a vacancy for an Emergency Nurse Practitioner working in Minor Injuries Unit within Berwick Infirmary Community Hospital. This is a Nurse led unit with daily support from our local GP practice. The development within this role aims for the practitioner to be autonomous in their practice.
There would be an opportunity to upgrade to B7 following successful completion on competencies including non-medical prescribing.
Annex 20This post falls within the provisions of Agenda for Change Annex 20 - Development of Professional Roles, whereby upon completion of an agreed set of competencies you may move onto the next pay band without the need for an application for a post at a higher level.
For further information on Annex 20, please see:
http://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook/annex-16-to-20/annex-20-development-of-professional-roles
Main duties of the job
* To provide autonomous care in the diagnosis, treatment, and the discharge of patients attending the minor injury unit with minor injuries and illnesses within agreed trust protocols.
* To support the department manager in the effective management of resources. To assume responsibility for the devolved management the minor injury unit in the absence of the department manager.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
* To develop the skills required to provide advanced clinical assessment of patients
* To triage patients, prioritising clinical need, highlighting and initiating treatment plans by following agreed Trust guidelines and protocols whilst under supervision
* To develop the skills to work autonomously, assessing individual patient needs, initiating investigations, determining a differential diagnosis and initiating appropriate holistic, evidence based treatment and care
* To provide senior nursing support on operational issues
* To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promoteownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* 1st Level Live NMC Registered Nurse
* Recognised teaching qualification e.g. PP126/127
* Minor injury / illness training
* Mandatory training as required by the trust
* Mentorship Qualification or relevant equivalent qualification (essential requirement for post, expectation this will be completed within an 18 month period).
Desirable
* Diploma / degree in nursing
* IR(ME)R training
Experience
Essential
* Previous post registration experience
* Experience of emergency care
* Evidence of practice development
Desirable
* Evidence of innovation in practice
Employer details
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Berwick Infirmary
Well Close Square
Berwick upon Tweed
TD15 1LT
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