# Emergency Nurse? Care Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/emergency-nurse-care-practitioner/1dfc88cb-0d1e-48ff-b1de-72221750ceee - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/emergency-nurse-care-practitioner/1dfc88cb-0d1e-48ff-b1de-72221750ceee.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust - **Location:** Howard Court (Head Office) - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (4 week rota pattern ( completed 3 months in advance) of 11.5 hr shifts if fulltime 3,3,4,3 shifts per 4 week rota) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-16T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-08T14:21:26.992Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8281501 - **Employer website:** https://www.hct.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Come Join Our Team at Cheshunt Minor Injuries Unit Emergency Nurse Practitioner/ Paramedic Care Practitioner Permanent post – Full Time – AfC Band 7 Are you a qualified Nurse / Care Practitioner? Are you passionate about patient care? Are you looking for an opportunity to work within a supportive team?? If the answer is YES… then we have an exciting, rare opportunity for a qualified Emergency Nurse/Care Practitioner to join our small friendly well-established team. *Proposed interview date : 28th September 2026* ### Main duties of the job The service is committed to providing high quality care to our service users and provides staff with an open, friendly, and supportive environment. All our employees enjoy coming to work and benefit from being part of the team and are respected and recognised by the service users’ positive feedback about the service. We are a well-established forward-thinking and are proud that all our staff are Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision. Working with us: A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff. We put our staff, our patients, their families, and carers at the centre of our vision. We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages. If you like the idea of this very rare opportunity then APPLY NOW!!!! ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To provide advanced levels of autonomous clinical practices to assess, investigate, diagnose, treat and/or refer patients by acting within the parameters of approved pathways and Trust guidelines. - The post holder will be responsible and accountable for the delivery of health care to patients within the Minor Injuries Service. - To work towards fulfilling the expectations, core capabilities and competencies of an advanced nurse/ care practitioner. This will be achieved through workplace-based assessments in clinical practice, with a named clinical supervisor, and clinical supervision in own or similar service/speciality area - The post holder will be expected to interpretate x-ray images and follow agreed treatment pathways and complete three yearly IRMER (Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations). - The candidate should have at least three years’ experience working in an accident and emergency department, urgent treatment center, walk in center or general practice, with a keen interest and/or experience in the assessment and treatment of minor injuries. - To demonstrate nursing expertise and clinical knowledge, in accordance with the NMC and act as a resource for the Trust. - To demonstrate high levels of autonomy and advocacy. - See JD for full description - RESPONSIBILITIES/ ACCOUNTABILITIES ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Other Requirements **Essential** - - Willingness to uphold the Trust’s and providers core values - - Eligible to live and work in the UK. ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - - Has a caring and professional approach to patients, relatives and colleagues - - Is flexible, reliable and conforms to the uniform policy ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - - Demonstrates expert clinical decision-making skills in the assessment, examination and treatment or referral of patients attending the unit. - - Has a good knowledge and is able to demonstrate good record management skills - - Has the ability to work autonomously to meet individual care needs of patients from the age of 1 year old - - Provide evidence of continuous personal and professional development - - Have knowledge of current professional matters in relation to nursing and the NHS - - Has a high standard of written and computer skills e.g. word, excel and email - - Ability to communicate effectively with patients from varied social and cultural backgrounds. - - The ability to work well within a small team. - - Have good listening and verbal skills and able to communicate well with children - - Ability to recognize and report any safeguarding concerns that may be suspected in both children and adults **Desirable** - - Has Adastra experience or similar systems - - Has experience with smartcard usage ### Experience and Knowledge **Essential** - - Post registration experience in A&E, UTC, MIU or equivalent - - Is aware off and follows the professional codes; NMC / HCPC - - Good knowledge of anatomy and physiology - - Good knowledge of wound management and wound healing - - Knowledge and experience in following clinical pathways and with the NICE guidelines. - - Have knowledge and experience in medicines management - - Ability to organize the swift flow of patients through the unit safely and effectively - - Identifies and manages potential risks and incidents - - Reports any faults and maintenance issues promptly to the appropriate persons - - Ability to identify staff development needs and conduct peer reviews **Desirable** - - Has experience in managing complaints - - Ability to manage the staff Rota and roster management - - Able to monitor and training needs of peers and appraisal management ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - - Registered Nurse (NMC)/ Registered Paramedic (HCPC) - - Autonomous Nurse/Care Practitioner Training. A33 , accredited university Minor Injuries Course or equivalent - - Independent non-medical prescriber - - Mentorship, teaching and assessing course or equivalent - - Training in safeguarding children and adults - - Up to date with IRMER training - - Training in intermediate life support - - Inclusion and diversity training to include Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and the Mental Capacity Act (MCA **Desirable** - - Evidence in further x-ray interpretation training e.g. Red Dot study ## Documents - [hct benefits (pdf, 588.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2511) - [job description (pdf, 504.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10598105) - [person specification (pdf, 248.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10598103) - [recruitment guide for candidates (pdf, 303.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2407) - [job description supplementary information (pdf, 384.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2599) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references.