# Emergency Nurse Practitioner

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Location:** Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Nurse practitioner
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 to £48,117

                    a year
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-18T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-16T12:02:23.143Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9298-26-0798
- **Application URL:** https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/JobDetail?jobid=1622&source=JobtrainNHSJobs
- **Employer website:** https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job summary

An exciting opportunity has opened up for dynamic, motivated and innovative Emergency Nurse Practitioner/Urgent Care Practitioner/Trainee Practitioner to join our team of highly skilled staff within the Urgent Care CSU at Leeds General Infirmary and St James' University Hospital. This position would be suitable for those who wish to further their careers within a hospital environment where clinical roles are rapidly advancing in order to meet the challenges of the new NHS. The successful candidate will be required to complete a recognised Managing Minor Injuries course within the first 12 months in post. Applicants will be expected to assess, diagnose, treat and discharge or refer patients with minor injuries independently upon qualification. This post is also open to Allied Health Professionals who also wish to work in the Emergency Department setting, who have completed, or are willing to undertake, a course in the Management of Minor Injuries. Applications must be permitted to administer and supply PGDs. Please be aware this role is cross site between LGI and SJUH.

### Main duties of the job

Registered Nurse or AHP with extended experience in a first contact setting e.g. Emergency Department, Minor Injuries Unit or pre-hospital emergency care Insight into, or experience of, emergency care Willing to undertake role specific training and competencies e.g. university Minor Injuries course, triage to x-ray, PGDs, plastering, x-ray comments course, etc. High standards of professional practice Teaching/assessing qualification (desirable) Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

### About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

### Details

- Date posted: 16 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 6
- Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 001620
- Job locations: Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

For questions about this job, contact:

Amy Coulson Senior Sister amycoulson@nhs.net 0113 39 25864 (Ext. 25864) Shortlisting Date: 23rd September Interview Date: 29th September

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has opened up for dynamic, motivated and innovative Emergency Nurse Practitioner/Urgent Care Practitioner/Trainee Practitioner to join our team of highly skilled staff within the Urgent Care CSU at Leeds General Infirmary and St James' University Hospital. This position would be suitable for those who wish to further their careers within a hospital environment where clinical roles are rapidly advancing in order to meet the challenges of the new NHS. The successful candidate will be required to complete a recognised Managing Minor Injuries course within the first 12 months in post. Applicants will be expected to assess, diagnose, treat and discharge or refer patients with minor injuries independently upon qualification.

This post is also open to Allied Health Professionals who also wish to work in the Emergency Department setting, who have completed, or are willing to undertake, a course in the Management of Minor Injuries. Applications must be permitted to administer and supply PGDs. Please be aware this role is cross site between LGI and SJUH.

Why you should join our Team

The Minor Injuries Units at Leeds General Infirmary and St James' University Hospital are Emergency Practitioner-led units which work alongside the main Emergency Departments (EDs), with a designated lead consultant and ACP.

We are looking for a knowledgeable, committed and resilient nurse/AHP to provide high-quality patient care. If you have compassion, energy, and a genuine dedication to patient care then we'd like you to apply to join the team. In return we offer continual learning, training, and development opportunities to enhance and develop your skills and knowledge.

What you will bring to the role

- Registered Nurse or AHP with extended experience in a first contact setting e.g. Emergency Department, Minor Injuries Unit or pre-hospital emergency care
- Insight into, or experience of, emergency care
- Willing to undertake role specific training and competencies e.g. university Minor Injuries course, triage to x-ray, PGDs, plastering, x-ray comments course, etc.
- High standards of professional practice
- Teaching/assessing qualification (desirable)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

## Person Specification

### Practical Skills

**Essential**

- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload.
- Able to travel in between premises for delivery of the service.
- Able to fulfil clinical duties for entirety of duration of allocated shift.

**Desirable**

- IT skills
- Suturing, plastering

### Special Knowledge

**Essential**

- Insight into clinical speciality
- Insight into current issues in nursing/ professional issues
- Standards of professional practice

### Other Requirements

**Essential**

- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary), including clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with Trust Policy

### Behaviours & Skills

**Essential**

- Compassionate, caring and capable of lateral thinking.
- Motivator of self and others, positive approach to change.
- Communication and leadership skills
- Teaching, recruitment, and selection
- Plan specialist nursing provision, including education and training and IT skills.
- Change management
- Teaching and assessing

### Qualifications & Training

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse (Level 1)
- Degree in Nursing or related subject or equivalent.
- Willing to achieve a recognised minor injury/ illness qualification
- Evidence of continued professional development

**Desirable**

- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification.
- Extended experience in a First contact setting such as A&E/Paramedic /Minor Injury Unit/GP Practice
- Teaching/assessing qualification
- ILS
- Understanding of training needs in relation to post

## Documents

- [Emergency Nurse Practitioner (Band 6) Job Description (DOCX, KB)](https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=3043&JobId=1622)

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