Job summary
Dorset Minor Injuries Needs you!
Would you like to work within a small, friendly team in the pretty market towns of Wimborne & Blandford, Dorset?
Would you like to gain more valuable experience in Minor Injuries?
We would like to welcome an experienced Band 6 Minor Injuries Practitioner to work in our small but busy, friendly team within our Minor Injury Units. This is a full time post, may include working some evenings and weekends.
This position will rotate through Blandford and Wimborne's Minor Injury Units.
Are you a Registered Nurse with Emergency care or Allied Health practitioner with at least 2 years' experience of working in emergency and/or minor injury/ailment care?
Working in the Minor Injury Units in our friendly community hospitals, the units serves the local communities surrounding Blandford & Wimborne and are situated close to Poole and Bournemouth.
You will be working as an autonomous practitioner within the Minor Injuries Units assessing, treating, referring or safely discharging home any patients both adult and children attending the units take clinical responsibility for patients
Recognising and taking appropriate actions in an emergency situation.
While working within Dorset Healthcare there are many opportunities to further your career progression with a wide range of in house and external educational courses enabling you to advance your clinical practise.
Main duties of the job
To work as an autonomous practitioner within the Minor Injury Units
To assess, treat, refer or discharge any patient attending the Minor Injury Unit
To recognise and take appropriate actions in an emergency situation.
To take clinical responsibility for patients, carers, students and other junior health professionals
To be able to provide health promotion to patients
Maintain a high quality of care for all patients attending the unit
Facilitate access of patients into secondary or community care settings as appropriate
Taking part in educational opportunities and audits to allow for professional development
Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.
About us
At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
Dorset HealthCare is in partnership with The Princes Trust to support people getting into work, as part of this partnership, we offer an employability service to support individuals between 16-30 years old with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. Please contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net to access the support.
Recommend a friend or family member and earn cash!
Do you have a friend or family member you would recommend to join us? Or do you know someone who wants to return to practice in the NHS? If the person you refer is appointed by the Trust and completes their probationary period you will receive £500 reward payment for the introduction! Please contact the recruitment team if you require further info!
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
Dorset HealthCare is in partnership with The Princes Trust to support people getting into work, as part of this partnership, we offer an employability service to support individuals between 16-30 years old with application writing, interview skills and other employment support. Please contact dhc.wideningparticipation@nhs.net to access the support.
Recommend a friend or family member and earn cash!
Do you have a friend or family member you would recommend to join us? Or do you know someone who wants to return to practice in the NHS? If the person you refer is appointed by the Trust and completes their probationary period you will receive £500 reward payment for the introduction! Please contact the recruitment team if you require further info!
Person Specification
Knowledge, skills and training
Essential
- Registered Nurse/ Emergency Care Practitioner/ AHP qualification in Specialist field to degree/diploma level
- Teaching skills
- Demonstrate knowledge of Safeguarding vulnerable adults and children
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Mental Health Act (where applicable)
- Demonstrated knowledge of Deprivation of Liberty Act
Desirable
- Supplemented by diploma level specialist training and/or short courses, or equivalent level of experience
Job specific experience
Essential
- At least 2 years' experience of working in emergency and/or, minor injury and/or ailment care
- Recent previous experience of working within a customer focused environment
- Previous experience of working with a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to undertake physical examination in order to diagnose previously undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
Managerial/supervisory experience
Essential
- The ability to organise own time and that of junior staff and learners, plan off duty rota and undertake discharge planning involving co-ordination with other agencies.
Personal qualities/attributes
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to prioritise effectively
- Ability to use own initiative within sphere of authority
- Evidence of good communication skills, both verbal and written
- Demonstrated ability at exercising tact and diplomacy
- Demonstrated ability to analyse situations and to provide a resolution
- Ability to work under pressure in a physical and psychologically demanding role
- Experience in auditing and provision evidence based care within the field.
Person Specification
Knowledge, skills and training
Essential
- Registered Nurse/ Emergency Care Practitioner/ AHP qualification in Specialist field to degree/diploma level
- Teaching skills
- Demonstrate knowledge of Safeguarding vulnerable adults and children
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Mental Health Act (where applicable)
- Demonstrated knowledge of Deprivation of Liberty Act
Desirable
- Supplemented by diploma level specialist training and/or short courses, or equivalent level of experience
Job specific experience
Essential
- At least 2 years' experience of working in emergency and/or, minor injury and/or ailment care
- Recent previous experience of working within a customer focused environment
- Previous experience of working with a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to undertake physical examination in order to diagnose previously undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems.
Managerial/supervisory experience
Essential
- The ability to organise own time and that of junior staff and learners, plan off duty rota and undertake discharge planning involving co-ordination with other agencies.
Personal qualities/attributes
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to prioritise effectively
- Ability to use own initiative within sphere of authority
- Evidence of good communication skills, both verbal and written
- Demonstrated ability at exercising tact and diplomacy
- Demonstrated ability to analyse situations and to provide a resolution
- Ability to work under pressure in a physical and psychologically demanding role
- Experience in auditing and provision evidence based care within the field.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
