Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Practitioner
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 825-7191583-OPS
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Oswestry Minor Injury Unit
- Town
- Oswestry
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum / pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Emergency Practitioner Oswestry MIU
Band 7
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicant who require a visa to work in the UK, providing the role you’ve been recruited to meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
From 4 April 2024 overseas workers requiring a general Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) but sponsored by an NHS organisation will need to meet the new salary threshold of £38,700. In addition, applications to the Health and Care Visa route for those occupations paid by NHS bands that are on the immigration salary, a list of skilled jobs which have lower salary requirements, will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the new minimum salary threshold of £23,200 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.
Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list
https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/different-salary-requirements
Job overview
Please note that this job does not meet the salary requirements for work visa sponsorship due to being part-time and as such we will be unable to progress your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK.
Do you enjoy working in a busy environment where no two shifts are the same?
Would you like to work in a highly supportive team with excellent opportunities for development and progression?
If so our Minor Injury Units are the place for you!
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin have four nurse/paramedic led Minor Injury Units, in Whitchurch, Oswestry, Bridgnorth and Ludlow, that treat approximately 3000 patients across the service per month, making a real difference, providing care closer to home and avoiding admission to hospital wherever possible and appropriate. Our aim is to closely integrate with the Primary Care Network and acute hospitals to widen the conditions we are able to support within our units.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
As an Emergency Practitioner you will be a Registered Nurse , Paramedic or Advanced Physiotherapist. You will need to have the desire to autonomously assess and treat patients. You will have excellent clinical assessment and decision-making skills along with the ability to lead together with a passion to provide patient centred care. You will be working across a shift system which covers both of our MIU Units and includes evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
You will be joining a multi-disciplinary team who pride themselves on their excellent team working and support of each other whilst treating a diverse range of conditions. You will have excellent opportunities for learning and development with access to a wide range of courses to develop your clinical skills.
This role will provide you with a challenging but rewarding opportunity to utilise your skills and to deliver excellent care to a wide group of patients.
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person specification
Qualifiaction and Training
Essential criteria
- Current professional registration (HCPC or NMC)
- Degree / diploma educational level training (Nursing, Paramedicine or Physiotherapy)
- Evidence of recent clinical development beyond qualification
- Possess professional knowledge acquired through degree level study supplemented by advanced education and clinical experience at Masters level or equivalent
- Post graduate level studies in: Minor injury assessment and management or equivalent o Physical Assessment or equivalent o Paediatric module or equivalent o Xray interpretation or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience in a Minor Injuries Unit / Urgent Treatment Centre / Accident and Emergency Department
- Competent as an Autonomous Practitioner
- Current knowledge of emergency care issues and NHS reforms.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Mentorship and teaching of others
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Wide range of clinical skills including but not limited to: o Triage skills o Documentation skills using a medical model o Physical assessment of musculoskeletal injuries o Plastering o Suturing o Xray interpretation o Use of IT systems to include EPR and other clinical management systems o Wound assessment and management o Use of Patient Group Directions
- An ability to work independently
- An ability to show commitment to team working
Other
Essential criteria
- Able to meet travel requirements of the post
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Victoria Paradise
- Job title
- Team Lead - Oswestry MIU
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01691 663617
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