Join Our Team as a Trainee Emergency Practitioner Are you ready to take your career to the next level? We are looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team as Trainee Emergency Practitioners. This is a unique opportunity to work towards achieving an advanced level of practice and gain the qualifications to work autonomously within our Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC). What You’ll Do Deliver Autonomous Care: Once qualified, you’ll provide care to patients in the Emergency Department and UTC without needing to refer to a doctor. Comprehensive Training: You’ll undertake the minor injury/minor illness module at level 7, offered by Imperial College NHS Trust and Kings College London. Advanced Practice: Your role will encompass all pillars of advanced practice, including clinical, leadership, research, and educational components. Why Join Us? Professional Growth: Gain advanced skills and knowledge to elevate your practice. Leadership Opportunities: Develop your leadership abilities and contribute to the future of emergency care. Cutting-Edge Education: Benefit from top-tier training programs and educational resources. The role of the EP is a senior clinician trained to an advanced level to work autonomously within the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) to deliver care to patients attending the Emergency Department and the UTC without reference to a doctor. The role consists of clinical, managerial, leadership and educational components as detailed; To assess, diagnose, treat and discharge or refer patients without reference to a doctor To provide a service that is complementary to GP’s To encourage and participate in the development of protocols and pathways to improve patient care To be an independent prescriber (experienced EP essential) Manage a discrete nursing team to include annual appraisal, mandatory training, staffing rota, recruitment and selection and the supervision of students To support Matron /lead nurse as needed in delivering local and national audits To actively participate in the departmental teaching programme To act as a Link practitioner for a specialty and to disseminate new guidance and information from that specialty keeping colleagues updated To monitor standards of care, taking action when appropriate to maintain and improve standards which includes Trusts Infection and Prevention Control policy To assist in achieving Emergency Department quality indicators by ensuring timely review/transfer/discharge of patients To have expert skills in plastering, suturing, streaming and to teach these skills to juniors At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Acktar Owarish Job title: Matron UTC Email address: a.owarishnhs.net