Advance Nurse Practitioner/Emergency Nurse Practitioner

Job overview

Urgent Treatment  Centre, Whipps Cross (UTC) has an exciting opportunity for a band 7 ANP/ENP to join their dynamic and diverse team in delivering compassionate and standard care to people of Waltham cross.

The post holder will be expected to support their team, department, and organisation to achieve the Trust’s Values in their day-to-day work.

They are:

We are kind We are respectful We work together with our communities These three values help us to  strive to provide the best care by the best people.

The post holder will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians, and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services within an Urgent Treatment setting in a widely diverse locality. The Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) provides a 7-day a week, 24-hours a day service 365 days a year.

The post holder will require to work day & night shifts, with the aim to avoid hospital admission through clinical assessment or streaming to primary care/acute services when possible.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be:

• Registered Nurse/Paramedic current active  registration with recognised  professional organisation (NMC ,HCPC)
• Responsible for patients and will assess, manage, plan, and deliver care, including being professionally and legally accountable
• Work as an autonomous advanced practitioner within the Urgent Treatment Centre
• Able to undertake physical examination in order to diagnose undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems
• To assess, treat, refer or discharge any patient attending the Urgent Treatment Centre
• To recognise and take appropriate actions in an emergency situation
• Clinical shift lead as per rota
• To work with students and other junior health professionals
• To provide health promotion and safety netting information to patients and carers
• Maintain a high quality of care for all patients and carers attending the unit
• Facilitate access of patients into secondary or community care settings as appropriate

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.