Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Bank Emergency Practitioner - Band 6

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Job summary

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS foundation trust has 6 Practitioner led Minor Injury and Illness units across the County at Lydney, Tewkesbury, Moreton in the Marsh, Cirencester, Stroud and Dursley.

The units are open 7 days a week from 08:00-20:00 including bank holidays.

We facilitate a bookable appointment system via our Telephone triage service and accommodate all walk in patients with either treatment in the department or referral to specialist services as required.

Shift patterns vary from 6/7.5 and 12 hour shifts dependent on unit and requirement.

We seek an experienced & self-directed Emergency Practitioner with a passion and commitment to the care they deliver & who hold patient experience and care at the heart of their practice and share our organisational values. You will need to be motivated and enthusiastic in your role & looking for an opportunity to join our highly skilled team of autonomous Emergency Practitioners who deliver evidence -based clinical care in our Practitioner Led Unit.

Essential requirements for this role,

Relevant Professional Registration & clinical experience in MIiU / ED
Emergency Practitioner qualification
IRMER/X-ray interpretation

Main duties of the job

Clinical

To provide advanced, skilled, effective and evidenced based health care.
To ensure patients are seen in priority order, utilising Manchester triage assessment
To utilise advanced, specialist skills to undertake a thorough history, subjective and objective physical examination clinical decision making and safe treatment plan.
To utilise advanced skills in x-ray request and interpretation to safely manage patients presenting with fractures.
To utilise advanced clinical assessment and reasoning skills and knowledge to provide a safe service for all age groups including children and babies.
When appropriate to safely discharge patients, taking into account both physical and social factors.
To take the opportunity in every patient encounter to offer advice in health promotion and disease prevention and to advise and empower patients to self-care where possible.
To undertake non-medical prescribing where qualified, or to utilise extensive PGD's when appropriate.
To work in partnership with the wider urgent care team, acute trust, SWAST, OOH, social services, local GP's, ICT
To have an innovative approach to practice in response to changing service needs and priorities. Acting as a change agent and facilitating the change process.
To have knowledge of, and be able to effectively refer to local services and resources to promote care.
To provide and receive sensitive complex information related to patients and relatives. To maintain confidentiality.

About us

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

Our Staff Survey results showed people at our Trust feel they are engaged, part of a team and work for a compassionate and inclusive organisation.

Our overall scores were better than average in eight of nine themes and level in one - the best overall results for a community, mental health and learning disabilities Trust in the south west and first equal amongst all sector NHS providers within the region too.

Date posted

01 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£18.10 to £21.80 an hour per hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

327-23-066-H

Job locations

County wide MIiU BANK

Tetbury Road

Cirencester

GL7 1UY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant post Registration Qualification i.e. Emergency Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Care practitioner or equivalent.
Minor injury Minor illness in children or willing to undertake within 18 months of appointment( unless Trust prohibits)
Non-medical X ray referrer and up to date calrad/irmer

length and nature of eperience

Essential

Experience in using Patient Group Directions
Recent clinical experience

PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

Essential

Evidence of extended clinical skills relevant to level of practice and recent clinical processes

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant post Registration Qualification i.e. Emergency Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Care practitioner or equivalent.
Minor injury Minor illness in children or willing to undertake within 18 months of appointment( unless Trust prohibits)
Non-medical X ray referrer and up to date calrad/irmer

length and nature of eperience

Essential

Experience in using Patient Group Directions
Recent clinical experience

PROFESSIONAL / MANAGERIAL / SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

Essential

Evidence of extended clinical skills relevant to level of practice and recent clinical processes

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

County wide MIiU BANK

Tetbury Road

Cirencester

GL7 1UY

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

County wide MIiU BANK

Tetbury Road

Cirencester

GL7 1UY

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)