Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Department
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 343-6371198-RB-SK-A
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Epsom Hospital
- Town
- Epsom
- Salary
- £49,178 - £55,492 pa Inclusive of HCAS(pro rata if part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Emergency Nurse Practitioner
Band 7
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values
Job overview
The expectations within this job description will be met through professional leadership, clinical management, hands on clinical practice, education and training, and research.
Duties of the Post
The post of a qualified nurse is characterised by six principle role functions:
Clinical Practice
Advanced Clinical skills
Professional leadership and management
Education training and development
Evaluation of care and research
Human Resources
The balance between practice and management will vary according to day to day priorities, but will be negotiated overall with the Lead Nurse / Senior Nurse.
Main duties of the job
Band 7 – Emergency Nurse Practitioner
Rotational working cross site is expected. Base predominantly at Epsom Hospital
We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic band 7 Emergency Nurse Practitioner with proven specialist knowledge and skills to work within our busy Emergency Department. We are looking for candidates who will bring a positive attitude to the Trust and have a flexible approach to working. You must have excellent communication skills and good organisational skills.
He/she will be joining a supportive, friendly team who are committed to ensuring quality patient care whilst achieving the Clinical Quality Indicators and other national targets. Currently a team of Nurse Practitioners cover this service and we are looking to compliment this team with Emergency Nurse Practitioners.
You will be expected to be accountable for the total episode of care for patients presenting with a varying range of minor injuries and minor illnesses. This will include assessment, diagnosis, treatment and ongoing referral or discharge. You will display evidence of a commitment to quality improvement within Emergency Care.
We actively encourage personal development and will provide you with the necessary resources to meet your learning and developmental goals.
Epsom & St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is rated as Good by the CQC and we would welcome applications from individuals committed to being part of the team to maintain and build on this.
Working for our organisation
As teaching hospitals, we play a key role in the education and training of tomorrow's doctors, nurses and other health professionals. Both sites work in partnership with St George’s Hospital and St George’s Medical School in south London to deliver high quality education and research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Emergency Nurse Practitioner role at Epsom and St Helier.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Paramedic/Nurse
- Degree or equivalent experience relevant to specialty
- Management of Minor Illness/Injury
- Clinical Reasoning in Physical Assessment.
Desirable criteria
- Masters or willing to work towards
- Teaching and assessing course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Good Basic Education
- Extensive years post qualification experience
- Experience of working as an emergency care practitioner/ENP in one of the following -General Practice/WIC/MIU/GP/OOHs /A&E
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
- Understanding of Clinical Audit & Clinical Governance
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate and influence
- Ability to problem solve, prioritise workload, work to deadlines and be self motivated
- Good written communication skills
- Willingness to develop own practice
Management
Essential criteria
- Experience of managing a team
- Ability to maintain the Emergency Access Target
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Christiana Hoad
- Job title
- Clinical Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01372735735
- Additional information
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