Emergency Nurse/Care Practitioner Kidderminster MIU

The Emergency Nurse/Care Practitioner will

work as an autonomous clinician within a nurse led Minor Injury Unit without

reference to a doctor, providing expert assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and

management of patients presenting with minor injuries. They will be part of a

team of nursing, medical and allied professionals leading in the delivery of a

high-quality service to patients presenting with minor injuries.

Deliver safe, effective

and evidence-based care from initial presentation through discharge or

referral.

Utilise advanced clinical

decision making, diagnostic, and prescribing/PGD skills to ensure high quality

patient outcomes.

Act as a clinical leader,

providing supervision, mentorship, and education to junior colleagues and

students.

Promote high standards of

professional practice, safeguarding, and health promotion in line with national

and local guidance.

Contribute to service

development, audit, research, and quality improvement to enhance patient

outcomes and service efficiency.

Undertake autonomous

assessment, diagnose, treatment, and management of patients presenting with

minor injuries.

Order and interpret

appropriate investigations (e.g., X-rays, ECGs)

Prescribe safely and

appropriately under independent/non-medical prescribing authority or PGD

guidance.

Provide effective patient

education, safety-netting, and discharge planning.

Recognise, initiate, and

escalate care for patients requiring urgent or emergency intervention.

Ensure accurate

documentation and use of clinical IT systems in line with Trust policy.

Will provide clinical

support and advice to all members of the Emergency Care team. Will support the key

quality indicators ensuring 15-minute triage times and 4 hr breaches are met

and assist with initial assessment of all patients in MIU. Will be part of the Kidderminster emergency response team.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large

acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute

services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a

larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from

three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our

caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred

care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to

work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our

everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise

accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working

within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a

DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check

(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting

Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Personal Qualities

Qualifications

Knowledge and skills

Experience