Job overview

An exciting opportunity for a dynamic clinician to join the Emergency Department at New Cross Hospital as a Band 7 Emergency Clinical Practitioner. The position requires an experienced Emergency Clinical Practitioner with a minor injuries, minor illness and prescribing qualification.

We are looking to recruit a qualified Band 7 Emergency Clinical Practitioner into the exciting, fast paced evolving Urgent and Emergency Care Centre (UECC). Individuals will work within the see and treat stream autonomously treating patients with minor injuries, there will also be opportunities to support the Urgent Treatment Centre when demand requires (or part of an internal transfer programme). The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of evidence-based care within the UECC,  working alongside the nursing, medical and AHP workforce.

You will require excellent communication skills and be excited about being part of an innovative team. Individuals should be self-driven, take pride in their work, be highly motivated, professional, whilst maintaining a flexible approach,

This role will support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Emergency Care Practitioner (ECP) is to work collaboratively alongside the current medical workforce within the UECC. The postholder will be able to autonomously  assess,  request and interpret appropriate diagnostics and manage patients with minor injury presentations within ED as well as having the ability to review minor illness patients within UECC as required. 

The ECP will deliver  high quality clinical care which  encompasses aspects of education, research and management but is firmly grounded in direct compassionate care provision or clinical work with patients, families, caseloads and populations.

The senior ECP will be responsible for providing managerial support to the ECP team as well as supporting the development of trainees within see and treat. They will support the Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner in the development of the ECP service.

Nurses/AHP's  working at an advanced level will promote public health and well-being using ‘making every contact count’ as an approach to change behaviour through interactions with individuals, carer's and families to support them in making positive changes to their physical and mental health and wellbeing.

To be accountable for :

• Ensuring safe and effective clinical practice
• Enhancing the patient’s experience
• Ensuring effective contribution to the delivery of the organisation’s objectives
• Efficient and effective use of resources
• supporting the development of the ECP team

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve.  We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.