Emergency Nurse Practitioner/Streamer

Job overview

Full time 37.5 hours per week. Fixed term or Secondment for 12 months.

Provide the initial point of contact to patients presenting to the Emergency Department at front door streaming or acting as Triage Nurse and be responsible for their initial presentation assessment and streaming to correct area of the Emergency Department: Urgent Care, Minors, Paediatrics, Triage. Responsible for providing an expert nursing service, utilizing Emergency Nurse Practitioner skills such as Minor Injuries Module or equivalent Emergency Nurse Qualification to effectively treat/ initiate treatment to all patients presenting to the Emergency Care Minors unit and when clinically appropriate Paediatric Minor Injuries.

As with all secondment opportunities, interested parties should discuss the opportunity with their line manager before applying.

Main duties of the job

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Carrying out a comprehensive and systematic physical examination including: Muscular-skeletal, neurological examination in context with patients presenting with Minor Injury/ Illness.

• Taking and recording a systematic patient history
• Carrying out where appropriate, invasive and noninvasive diagnostic and therapeutic diagnostic procedures
• Making diagnostic decisions based on interpretations of clinical and other findings such as laboratory results and radiology
• Responsible and accountable for clinical decision making through the application of Emergency clinical assessment skills
• Devising an individual care plan.
• As a non-medical prescriber (desirable), or use of PGDs, prescribes safely, appropriately and cost effectively, based on sound knowledge of pharmacology
• Initiates prescribed treatment and medication
• Screening of patients for the early signs of clinical risk factors
• Responsible for both initiating and then terminating an episode of care by either or referring on to another agency or by autonomously discharging the patient
• Responsible for practicing independently.
• Responsible for using the multi-disciplinary team to ensure that patients receive appropriate services
• Act as a resource for other nursing staff for clinical advice
• Will demonstrate expert communication to all members of the multidisciplinary team
• Accountable for the direct delivery of clinical care to patients within the Emergency Care Unit setting
• Act as a role model, mentor, facilitator and educator
• Can undertake the role of Triage nurse when required.

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.