Job summary
- Main area
- Integrated Medicine
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-IM6051328
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stoke Mandeville Hospital
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Emergency Nurse Practitioner
Band 7
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work – and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
You will be working as part of the Emergency Nurse Practitioner team at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
Your role will involve working across two sites, Stoke Mandeville ED and Wycombe General Hospital UTC.
You will be responsible for the assessment, treatment, diagnosis and planned care of patients presenting with a variety of minor injuries.
Main duties of the job
An opportunity has arisen to join the Emergency Nurse Practitioner Team at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust. There may be an opportunity for additional hours.
We have a team of dedicated ENPs and are aiming to develop the services for the minor injuries provision further. Registered paramedics looking to develop experience within Accident and Emergency have previously worked within the team and we would welcome applications from similar candidates.
We are looking for competent individuals who want to learn and take initiative. In turn we will offer an opportunity to develop your individual competency framework, have structured teaching and clinical supervision with regular appraisals.
Applicants should have experience of working within Accident and Emergency and have experience and knowledge of assessing and treating patients independently who present with minor injuries.
The successful candidate would work across the two departments.
Working for our organisation
Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - https://bit.ly/3DNEQfD
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
- A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- RGN essential/ Registered Paramedic
- Autonomous Practice Course in minor injuries
Desirable criteria
- Critical Care, MSPP, ILS, pILS or ALS APLS
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Clinical case portfolio
Desirable criteria
- Some minor injury experience at nurse level
- Strong experience in A&E
- Demonstrates development of skills
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Able work autonomously without direct supervision
Desirable criteria
- Able to use computer
- Awareness of the professional scope of practice
- Awareness of the DoH guidance of clinical governance
- Awareness of the emergency access targets
- Ability to lead team
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
- The candidate is required to work across site Internal rotation to nights
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
If you are successful at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alan Gibson
- Job title
- Lead ENP
- Email address
- [email protected]
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