Trainee Emergency Practitioner | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 05 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 p.a. pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 May 2024 |
| Location: | Cambridge, CB2 0QQ |
| Company: | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6186925/180-C-247144 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Emergency Department (ED) /Urgent treatment Centre (UTC) who is highly motivated to join the team as an autonomous practitioner!
You must be an innovative and hardworking person with a broad range of skills and experiences in emergency medicine and direct patient care. Interest in and experience of advanced or enhanced practice would be a great asset.
The Trainee Emergency practitioner role is an exciting opportunity for health care providers wishing to expand their scope of practice and develop into autonomous practice. You will be involved with a large range of multidisciplinary teams and active in research ongoing within the department.
It is a trainee post which will enable you to develop your scope of practice to become competent in assessing, diagnosing and treating patients with minor injuries and later illnesses in the UTC. This role encompasses treating adult and paediatric patients who present with a variety of minor injuries and illnesses who self present or are streamed to the UTC for treatment.
You must possess and be able to demonstrate excellent leadership and management skills, willingness to learn and develop and a professional registration. We are seeking to appoint compassionate and caring people who will be able to work closely with the Senior Team to deliver outstanding care to patients within this very exciting and developing service.
This is a trainee role open to health care professionals with a minimum 5 years Emergency Department experience and a desirable 2 years of band 6 experience within the ED or advance practice in the community at the same band.
This is a developmental role starting at Band 6 with 6 months supervisory practice alongside completing the advanced assessment of minor injuries module. Then minimum a year consolidation and development into a competent and confident Band 7 Emergency practitioner, once deemed competent by the lead practitioner/clinical supervisor.
You must Provide Innovative, Clinical, professional, and managerial leadership , providing a highly visible and authoritative presence ensuring the provision of high quality, responsive services with the needs of the patient at the centre of care delivery.
Work in partnership with the Operations Manager and the Divisional Senior Management Team to ensure effective and efficient management of the department to meet agreed targets within the resources available.
Maintain a visible presence where patients, staff and visitors can turn for assistance and upon whom they can rely to ensure that the fundamental and specialist aspects of care are met.
Come Nurse with us…
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
A welcome subsidy of £1000 is available to all Band 5 and Band 6 Nurses, Midwives, ODPs and Radiographers taking up substantive employment with the Trust.
Closing date is midnight on 18th April 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 26th April 2024
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
This advert closes on Thursday 18 Apr 2024