The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
A fantastic opportunity has become available to join the Urgent Treatment Centre at PAH for an Emergency Nurse Practitioner.
As part of a multi-professional team, led by the lead Emergency Department Consultant and Lead ENP, you will practice autonomously as an ENP within an acute setting to provide patient-centred quality care.
You will provide assessment, examination, diagnosis, and treatment within an agreed scope of practice within the Urgent Treatment Centre whilst being accountable and self-directed in line with the relevant code of professional conduct.
You will support an efficient and patient-focused service and will ensure safe referral and discharge of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations in any area of the Urgent Treatment Centre working with both adults and children.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will practice autonomously as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) within an acute setting to provide patient-centred quality care. This will encompass the skills of assessment, examination, diagnosis, and treatment within an agreed scope of practice within the Emergency Department whilst being accountable and self-directed in line with the relevant code of professional conduct. The post holder will support an efficient and patient-focused service and will ensure safe referral and discharge of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed presentations in any area of the Emergency Department or Urgent Treatment Centre.
About us
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient, and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford, and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt, and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
* Patient at heart: Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
* Everyday excellence: Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
* Creative collaboration: Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills, and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Job responsibilities
For further details, please refer to the attached job description and person specification which are available to download at any time.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience working clinically within a UTC environment.
* Evidence of leading service improvement.
* Experience of mentorship or supervising and where applicable have course accreditation.
* 5 years post-registration experience.
Qualifications
* Registered healthcare professional e.g. NMC, AHP, GPC.
* Advanced Management of Minor Injuries.
* ILS/ALS.
* Advanced Management of Minor Illness.
* Advanced skills in clinical assessment.
Skills
* Proven leadership skills.
* Clear and accurate written and verbal communication.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust offers a salary of £46,148 to £52,809 a year, per annum pro rata plus a 5% high-cost area supplement.
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