Emergency Practitioner

Current vacancies

Site: University College London Hospitals

Town: London

Salary: £54,320 - £60,981 per annum inclusive of HCAS

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 03/03/:59

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Job overview

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is where outstanding care and clinical excellence come together every day.

UCLH is based in the West End of London and has a friendly, lively, and vibrant working atmosphere, with quick and easy transport links. UCLH prides itself on investment in staff both in terms of career and skills development and staff health and wellbeing.

The Urgent Care Centre, co-located in the Emergency Department, provides access to emergency nursing and medical care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Clinicians in the Emergency Department treat patients with life-threatening, urgent, and emergency conditions along with illnesses and injuries in all age groups.

The Emergency Department at UCLH cared for 148,000 patients last year, making it one of the busiest Emergency Departments in London. Over 74,000 of these patients were treated in the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC).

With an increasing demand for urgent and emergency care, we are seeking to expand and develop our Emergency Nurse Practitioner workforce and would welcome applications from Emergency Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, Paramedic Practitioners, and Advanced Clinical Practitioners to join our clinical team in the Urgent Treatment Centre.

Main duties of the job

As a clinician within the Urgent Treatment Centre, you will work as an independent, autonomous practitioner providing consistent high-quality, evidence-based, timely, patient-centred care. You will be responsible for utilising expert diagnostic and clinical skills to provide autonomous, unscheduled medical care and management of a diverse range of patients with acute undifferentiated and undiagnosed illnesses and injuries.

Please read the Job description and Person Specification regarding required qualifications for the post.

Post holders are required to work day and night duties and pro rata weekends and bank holidays.

If you are looking for an exciting opportunity to join our expanding clinical team in the UTC, please apply online.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date due to demand.

For further details and to arrange an informal visit, please contact Andrea Broughton, Lead ENP by email at:

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

1. University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
2. National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
3. Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
4. University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
5. Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
6. University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
7. The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
8. University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal, and oral disease. It has world-class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine, and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff

In the most recent NHS staff survey, UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England - for the second year in a row.

UCLH is the top trust to work at in England - for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.

Person specification Knowledge and Qualifications

• Registered Level 1 Nurse with the NMC or HCPC Registered Paramedic or Physiotherapist.
• Minor Injuries qualification accredited at level 6 or above.
• Advanced Physical Assessment qualification at level 6 or above.
• X Ray interpretation (IRMER).
• Interpretation of images (Red Dot Course).
• Independent Non-Medical Prescriber.
• Evidence of continuing professional education and training at Masters level.
• MSc Advanced Practice.

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year post qualification as an EP.
• Experience at band 6/7 in Urgent and Emergency Care.
• Experience at Band 6/7 in Primary Care.
• Proven experience of utilising expert diagnostic and clinical skills to provide autonomous, unscheduled care and management of patients presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions.
• Experience of mentoring staff and students.

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork, and improving - are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim to recruit, retain, and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities. Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world-class research, innovation, and creativity.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy that allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to: Flexible Working .

We offer our permanent staff an interest-free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme, and on-site accommodation to name a few.

Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage's staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club, and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre, and more.

We recognise, reward, and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.

We are also members of My Trust Benefits , which offers discounts on high street retail stores, offers on travel deals, and also to take advantage of cashback schemes.

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs; we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.

Please note that if you are at present in a training position on the 2016 new junior doctor's contract and are applying for a Trust doctor role, your salary will not be pay protected.

You will be placed on the appropriate point of the Trust Doctor pay scale based on your previous experience.

Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert, assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.