Emergency Care Practitioner

• Take a lead role in theassessment, diagnosis, and management of patients, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care
• Support thedevelopment and implementation of Directorate policies, nursing strategy, and ECP competencies
• Act as anexpert clinical resource, supporting, educating, and facilitating the development of other healthcare professionals
• Coordinate the day-to-day running of the UTC shift, ensuring efficient patient flow and service delivery
• Contribute to the ongoingdevelopment and improvement of minor injury and illness pathways, working closely with the UTC/MIU Modern Matron and Clinical Service Lead

• Works as a competent practitioner, utilising specialist knowledge and decision-making skills to demonstrate clinical skills, to promote clinical excellence and ensure an optimum standard of nursing care is delivered from admission to discharge in a timely manner
• To carry out highly developed medical procedures such as suturing wounds, manipulation of minor bone dislocations and application of Plaster of Paris as part of treatment that includes management of children and vulnerable adults.
• To promote, maintain and monitor the best possible standards of care within the resources available, commensurate with Trust and Department policies and within the framework of NMC Professional Code of Conduct and the emergency nurse practitioner competency framework.
• To administer medicines under Patient Group Directives as appropriate.
• To request and interpret appropriate radiographs/laboratory tests as required as part of ongoing patient care.
• Identifies and manages child protection issues and raises awareness with medical and nursing staff.
• Identifies and manages issues related to mental health and vulnerable adults, raising awareness with medical and nursing staff.
• Work in areas subjected to frequent highly unpleasant conditions such as odours/body fluids and patients showing aggression.
• Liaises with appropriate agencies and members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure care in managed for at risk patients on leaving the emergency department and/or hospital.
• To undertake the use of moderate physical effort in controlled restraint of patients undergoing procedures with learning disabilities, the manoeuvring of patients in confined spaces and patients presenting with decreased level of consciousness due to trauma, drugs, alcohol.

• **Please note that applications from temporary workers who have been engaged with the Trust for a minimum of 3 months are welcome.

Essential

• Current RN qualification with the NMC.
• Registered HCPC
• Degree/ proven evidence of relevant demonstrable experience.
• ED qualification or relevant demonstrable experience, ENB A33 or equivalent Teaching and management qualification.
• Proven evidence of continued recent academic and clinical development

Essential

• Demonstrable experience in minor injuries.
• Demonstrable experience within the Emergency department setting.
• Current proven knowledge of nursing and emergency care issues, NHS reforms and NSF's

Essential

• Communication skills, written and verbal, with ability to demonstrate fluency, clarity and effectiveness at all levels.
• Teaching and mentoring skills.
• Ability to prioritise own workload.
• Organisational skills and able to work as part of a team. Advocacy skills.
• Reliable and punctual.