Band 7
Main area: Emergency Department
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 387-M8996-JL
Site: Bristol Royal Infirmary
Town: Bristol
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: Today at 23:59
As an organisation, we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and knowledgeable ENP/ECP to join the team in fast flow emergency care at the Bristol Royal Infirmary. The post holder will demonstrate enhanced clinical skills and competencies, clinical assessment, and critical thinking skills, ensuring safe decision-making in order to support the care and treatment of medical patients attending the department/unit.
You will provide Clinical Expertise and Leadership for developing and enhancing the fast flow emergency care by working in partnership with medical, nursing, and allied health professional colleagues.
It is expected that you will help to drive service improvements forward in collaboration with the clinical lead for fast flow emergency care: this will include audit, quality improvement, and research.
Main duties of the job
1. Practice in compliance with your code of professional conduct and within your agreed scope of practice, being responsible and accountable for your decisions, actions, and omissions at this level of practice.
2. Practice with support at a high level of clinical expertise in assessing and diagnosing patients who present to the ED.
3. Demonstrate with support specialist skills, knowledge, and expertise in clinical practice managing entire episodes of care for patients with previously undiagnosed and undifferentiated clinical conditions, including the appropriate requesting of investigations (x-ray, CT, ultrasound, blood tests) and the interpretation of x-rays and diagnostic tests.
4. Demonstrate with support safe clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills, as well as assessing and managing clinical risk.
5. Ensure with support that clinical practice is evidence-based.
6. Be aware of professional limitations in clinical skills and knowledge, referring patients to specialties as clinically indicated and seeking advice where appropriate.
7. Identify and act upon situations which may be detrimental to the health and well-being of patients, for example, identification and management of vulnerable adults, domestic violence, and safeguarding children.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.
UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall, and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston, and beyond.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
Person specification
Skills and Abilities
* Being a good team player
* Personal insight and awareness
* Pro-active
* Enthusiastic and motivated
* Flexible
* Dynamic
* Good communication
* Demonstrates ability to take over responsibility and accountability
* Resilience
Knowledge and Experience
* Proven track record in Urgent/Emergency care, leadership, and change management
* Experience in working as an ENP/ECP in an Urgent care or Emergency Department setting
* Clinical expertise including history taking and clinical examination skills
* Demonstrated ability to support colleagues
* Proven evidence of educational support to others
* Ability to organise and prioritise own workload effectively
* Competence in wound management assessment and closure
* Advanced level of clinical reasoning and decision-making skills
Qualifications and Training
* Registered Health Care Professional
* NMC/HCPC/Registration
* Evidence of formal ongoing professional development in the specialist area
* Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience
* Autonomous practice course systems based and injury and illness
* Working towards masters in Advanced Practice
* NMP
* IRMER education
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
IMPORTANT: Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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