First Assessment Practitioner (similar to Band 5)

Job summary

NEMS have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Nurse to join the team as a First Assessment Practitioner!

The First Assessment Practitioners work with NEMS at QMC is part of the multidisciplinary team to provide high standard of patient care. The post holder works with the support and supervision of a senior clinician and in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols. The First Assessment Practitioner is a key member of the team and is responsible primarily for the assessment of a patients safety to wait, red flag identification, queue priority and escalation. The practitioner is responsible for performing specific duties including but not limited to: focused history taking, vital observations and equipment and process checks. We expect all our clinicians to have a flexible approach to shift patterns and service needs which may involve working in different areas or cross site working

This role presents the opportunity to develop into other NEMS trainee and educational programmes which will harness your experience and knowledge gained in an urgent primary care setting.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties of The Job (Clinical):

To work efficiently and professionally with the multidisciplinary team to provide a safe and efficient service to all service users and their carer

To competently undertake and record (and after appropriate training) base line observations:

Temperature

Pulse

Respiration

Blood oxygen saturations

Blood pressure

Weight

Urinalysis

Blood Glucose

Peak Flow

ECG Recording

Venepuncture

• Act as first point of contact with patients and/or their carer, maintaining oversight of the waiting room.

To liaise with senior clinicians over the appropriate prioritisation of patients in the waiting room, utilising recommended early warning scores such as PEWS (Paediatric Early Warning Score) or NEWS2 (National Early Warning Score).

Able to work under minimal supervision but fully aware when to escalate concerns.

Recognising changes in patients observations/condition and reporting them to a senior clinician.

Assisting with patient treatment including patient dressings, chaperone and during any medical emergencies

To feedback, report and escalate as appropriate the condition and welfare, including safeguarding, of patients to the appropriate senior clinician

To recognise own limitations and undertake any further training to reduce these limitations essential to the role

About us

NEMS CBS is a high quality, high performing; not-for-profit organisation which delivers integrated urgent care and urgent primary care services to over 1 million patients. Responsive, adaptable and continually evolving, we have a reputation for delivering locally tailored, safe, effective and cost-efficient services with high levels of patient satisfaction.

We are committed to investing in our people and have an established programme of learning and development, successfully developing our own Urgent Care Practitioners and Advanced Clinical Practitioners.

NEMS currently operates 3 main services: (1) Integrated Urgent Care across Nottinghamshire serving a patient population of over 1 million, including home visiting, remote consultation and clinical assessment services; (2) Urgent Primary care provision located within the A&E Department at QMC, (3) A 24-hour walk-in urgent primary care service adjacent to Kings Mill Hospital A&E, Mansfield.

NEMS CBS is a registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014.

Core Benefits for the NEMS Workforce

• 25 days of holiday entitlement + bank holidays (pro rata)
• NHS Pension
• Access ongoing continuous professional development
• Compassionate Leave
• Regular clinical supervision
• Flexible working options
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to participate in service development and improvement
• Free Refreshments
• Blue Light Card
• Eye Care Vouchers

Employer details

Employer name

NEMS Community Benefit Services Ltd

Address

Nottingham University Hospital

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH

Employer's website

https://nemscbs.net/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

NEMS Community Benefit Services Ltd

Address

Nottingham University Hospital

Derby Road

Nottingham

NG7 2UH

Employer's website

https://nemscbs.net/ (Opens in a new tab)

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