Emergency Care Practitioner
| Posting date: | 16 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | £54,320.00 to £60,981.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £54320.00 - £60981.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 April 2025 |
| Location: | London, SW10 9NH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9289-EI-02 |
Summary
Roles and responsibilities Clinical Responsibilities o Act as a clinical expert within your sphere of work o To asses, diagnose, treat and discharge or refer patients without reference to a doctor o Ensure the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based, individualised patient care. o Assist and advise staff, both registered and unregistered in the delivery of patient care. o Maintain and update own clinical expertise and contribute as role model to ensure the delivery of care is at highest possible level to meet patient care. o Ensure all staff maintain accurate clinical observations of the patient and act accordingly o Have responsibility for the correct administration and custody of medicines according to Trust policy o Ensure registered nurses monitor patients progress, work towards safe and timely discharge and ensure barriers to discharge are identified, escalated and acted on appropriately. o Deal with concerns raised by patients and visitors in a proactive manner, investigate any complaints and take remedial action as necessary. o Act as the patients advocate for patients attending the Emergency Department and the UTC. o To maintain a very high quality of care for all patients attending the Emergency Department and UTC o To act as a role model for all nurses within the Trust. o To ensure patient records and clinical documentation are maintained in line with the NMC standards o To take lead in management of the UTC during a major incident o To run nurse led review clinics Managerial o Contribute to and endorse a philosophy of care for the ENP/ECP working in the Emergency Department and the UTC o Help develop and expand the service provided by ENP/ECP to be in-line with evidenced based practice (e.g. NICE guidelines). o To act as a Team Leader for a group of Emergency Department Nurses, and ensuring that each nurse has had a performance development review and is fully supported at work. o Work collaboratively with the shift leader, medical team and nursing team to ensure the smooth running of the Emergency Department. o To be aware of the Emergency Departments quality indicators and be resourceful in supporting the team to meet these targets o Undertake and fully participate in the audit process. o To support and deputise for the Lead ECP / Matron in managing stock levels within the confines of the departmental budget Educational o To maintain and progress own knowledge and skills to practice effectively and safely o To teach pre and post registration junior nursing staff working with you o To be aware of current nursing trends and developments in nursing/paramedical science. o To participate in formal and informal teaching within the department o To act as a resource and guidance for junior nurses and junior doctors and GPs in the ED/UTC o The ECP will also be required to teach and mentor nurses undertaking the Autonomous Practice course and those undertaking non- medical prescribing. Autonomous Practice o The ECP practices autonomously with respect to patients presenting with a wide range of injuries, illness and ailments. o The ECP will assess and examine the patient, order relevant investigations, interpret signs and symptoms, review results of investigations, diagnose and treat the patient. o The ECP will be an independent prescriber o The ECP will work to national and hospital guidelines in relation to evidence-based best practice he/she will exercise his/her judgement in seeking specialist medical/surgical or orthopaedic opinion or will autonomously proceed to definitive treatment within his/her scope of professional practice. The ECP is authorised to discharge patients within his /her remit without reference to any medical clinician. o The Trust accepts vicarious liability for the actions of the nurse who acts autonomously as an ECP and follows set guidelines within the Emergency Department and UTC at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust. Service Development o The ECP is individually and collectively responsible for the professional development of nursing and the ECP service within the Emergency Department and the UTC. o They will: Ensure that he/she remains up to date with the developments and proactively uses his/her knowledge as required to develop the service. Be collectively responsible for expanding the scope of practice and developing guidelines to deliver care. Undertake clinical audit using the results to improve care delivery. Identify areas of research in nursing practice that can be improved through evidence-based practice, taking the initiative to search for evidence and, after critical appraisal of the literature implement the findings.