Emergency Practitioner

Job overview

Are you an experienced Emergency Practitioner ready to make a difference in a world-class healthcare setting? Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a dynamic and autonomous clinician to join our Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) team. This is a cross-site role offering the opportunity to work across both Charing Cross and St Mary’s Hospitals—two of London’s most respected acute care centres.

As one of the largest NHS Trusts in the UK, we serve over a million patients annually and are internationally recognised for our pioneering research, education, and clinical excellence. We are proud members of the prestigious Shelford Group and host one of the UK’s leading biomedical research centres in partnership with Imperial College London.

In this role, you will assess, diagnose, treat, and discharge patients independently, contributing to the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care. You’ll be part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team and play a key role in clinical leadership, education, and service development. Your responsibilities will include managing a discrete nursing team, participating in audits, teaching junior staff, and contributing to research and evidence-based practice.

We are looking for a qualified EP with a minimum of two years’ experience in urgent care or a similar setting. You should be a registered nurse, paramedic, or physiotherapist with a recognised EP qualification and minor injuries/illnesses training at Level 6/7.

Main duties of the job

• To assess, diagnose, treat and discharge or refer patients without reference to a doctor and where appropriate prescribe medication.
• Ensure the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based, individualised patient care.
• Assist and advise staff, both registered and unregistered in the delivery of patient care.
• Contribute to and endorse a philosophy of care for the EP. working in the Emergency Department and the UTC.
• Help develop and expand the service provided by EPs to be in-line with evidenced based practice (e.g., NICE guidelines).
• To maintain and progress own knowledge and skills to practice effectively and safely.
• To teach pre and post registration junior nursing staff working with you.
• Work with Lead EP and Consultant Nurses in organising research activity for the service and ensure compliance with good clinical research practice.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.