Urgent Care Practitioner | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 28 March 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 plus HCAS per annum (pro rata for part time) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 27 April 2024 |
| Location: | Barking, Havering & Redbridge Urgent Treatment Cen, IG11 9LX |
| Company: | North East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6190086/395-BD035-24-A |
Summary
The BHR Integrated Healthcare Alliance is a new partnership between North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) and PELC.
NELFT and PELC work in partnership to provide Urgent Care Services in Queen’s Hospital, King George Hospital and Harold Wood and Barking Community sites into Urgent Treatment Centres providing 24 hour services.
NELFT is looking for a range of qualified Nurse Practitioners and Emergency Care Practitioners to join our existing teams and will have training opportunities to develop skills for the right applicants.
You will play a key role in the provision of autonomous clinical practice and leadership. The clinician will need to demonstrate expertise and competencies in the assessment and management of patients of all ages presenting with a wide range of minor illness and injuries across all sites. The services will have access to radiological facilities and direct access to follow up clinics and community pathways.
This is an exciting initiative to further your professional development in a climate of dynamic change.
The main requirements of the post:
Registered General Nurse / Emergency Care Practitioner with evidence of relevant post registration qualifications
• Ability to support and manage all patients of all ages including assessment diagnosing, treatment and discharge in Minor Injuries and Minor Illness
• A&E/ Urgent Care experience
• Day and Night Shift working pattern
The main responsibilities of the post:
• To provide autonomous practice to all patients presenting with minor injury & illness with proven clinical competencies.
• The ability and skills to manage case load maintaining an accurate overview of workload and the establishment of clinical priority of patients when acting as shift leader.
• The ability to demonstrate recent clinical management.
• Staff management skills.
Full time, part time and training posts available, please contact us to discuss.
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
COVID-19 Vaccination
We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement – Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary with a minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436 (pro rata for part time).
If you are an overseas qualified nurse and wanting to start your journey to becoming a UK based registered nurse with the NMC, you can check whether you are eligible to be supported through our Capital Nurse consortium. Please visit; https://www.capitalnurselondon.co.uk/how-to-apply/. Whilst NELFT is happy to welcome overseas nurses we are unable to consider your application directly. You should submit your interest and apply through the Capital Nurse London group.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on the vacancy.
This advert closes on Thursday 11 Apr 2024