Trainee Enhanced Clinical Practitioner

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to start your advanced practice journey in a team of experienced practitioners working in theUrgent Treatment Centre (UTC).

We are seeking individuals who are keen to train to becomeclinical practitioners in a progressive and exciting environment, learning to manage a diverse patient grouppresenting with urgent illness and injury to the ED and UC.

You will be given fully funded training, dedicated supernumerary time, weekly training sessions in addition to your university courses, a dedicated educational supervisor and portfolio. Once you have qualified academically you will have a 1 year preceptorship with full support. We will help the successful candidate to develop a holistic knowledge and skill set for practitioners working within the urgent care environment. At this point, uplift to band 7 will be completed.

If you want to be part of a pro-active team who are committed to providing the highest standard of emergency and urgent care and have the enthusiasm and motivation to make a difference, then please contact James Rayner or Tracey Thornefor an informal visit or a discussion (01225 825715/james.rayner@nhs.net/tracey.thorn@nhs.net).

Main duties of the job

To undertake a set training and competency based pathway with supervision and support, working towards autonomously undertaking assessment of a diverse range of patient presentations in all ages to the Emergency Department and Urgent Care to determine clinical diagnosis, provide treatment and plan appropriate onward care. The predominant patient cohort will consist of minor injury and illness presentations.

You will be a part of the wider urgent care team of ECP's (nursing/physio/paramedic) supporting nursing and health care assistants and working alongside medical and general practitioner colleagues.

About us

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff well-being, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial well-being. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.