# Qualified ENP/ECP

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Location:** Northwick Park Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 PA
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Will consider minimum 23 hrs a week contract, expected to cover days and nights)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-16T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-02T10:48:56.935Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Not_statedUnknown/London_North_West_University_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Urgent_Care/Urgent_Care-v8295615
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8295615?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Emergency Nurse Practitioner/Emergency Care Practitioner (ENP/ECP) will provide autonomous assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management and discharge of patients presenting with minor injuries and illnesses within the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC). Working within their professional scope of practice, the post holder will make independent clinical decisions, request and interpret investigations, prescribe where qualified, and develop appropriate management plans to ensure safe, effective and timely patient care.

The post holder will maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records in line with professional, legal and organisational standards. As part of the Emergency Department Enhanced Streaming Team, they will undertake rapid clinical assessment of patients on arrival, identifying the most appropriate care pathway and ensuring safe and effective streaming based on clinical need.

Acting as a senior clinical decision maker, the post holder will provide expert advice and support to nursing, medical and allied health professionals, contributing to the development of less experienced staff through mentorship, clinical leadership and education. Working collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team, they will support delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care, promote patient safety, service improvement and clinical excellence, and contribute to meeting key performance, quality and access targets across urgent and emergency care services.

### Main duties of the job

Undertake autonomous assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, and discharge of patients presenting with minor injuries and illnesses.

Request, interpret, and act upon appropriate investigations within scope of practice.

Prescribe medications and treatments where appropriately qualified and authorised.

Maintain accurate, comprehensive, and legally compliant patient documentation.

Act as a senior clinical decision maker within the Enhanced Streaming Team, ensuring patients are directed to the most appropriate clinical pathway.

Support timely patient flow and contribute to the achievement of departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and national standards.

Provide expert clinical guidance, leadership, and support to junior colleagues and multidisciplinary team members.

Participate in teaching, supervision, and the professional development of staff.Promote a culture of patient safety, clinical excellence, and continuous quality improvement.Work collaboratively with colleagues across the Urgent Treatment Centre, Emergency Department, Acute Services, Community Services, and Primary Care to ensure seamless patient care.

Ensure the delivery of a high-quality, safe, effective, and patient-centred service at all times.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

### 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

### education and knowledge

**Essential**

- - First level Registration Nurse or Paramedic
- A33 autonomous Practitioner or equivalent studies at level 6/7 with proven experience for both illness and injury. BLS
- - Substantial experience in an emergency or urgent care setting with exposure to a wide variety of patients with emergency or urgent care needs
- Excellent knowledge base in the assessment, diagnosis, management and treatment of patients who present with undefined injury and/or illness
- Management experience
- Recent and continuing evidence of developing practice
- In depth understanding of local and national issues relating to emergency or urgent care
- Good decision making, communication and organisational skills. Up to date knowledge of Department of Health and NICE guidelines

**Desirable**

- - Independent and Supplementary Prescribing
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- Teaching and Assessing qualification
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- ALS/PALS
- - Experience in general practice or walk in centre
- Evidence of audit or research experience
- IT skills to perform literature searches enabling enhancement of theoretical knowledge

### competency-based questions

**Essential**

- will be given some knowledged based questions and scenarios based on common minor injury and illness presentations

**Desirable**

- will be given some knowledged based questions and scenarios based on common minor injury and illness presentations

### Skills, abilities and attributes

**Essential**

- Skills, abilities and attributes

**Desirable**

- - Audit skills
- Research skills
- Ability to challenge accepted practice as appropriate
- Drive change
- Develop Trust wide links

## Documents

- [heart values (pdf, 158.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2615)
- [guidance for applying (pdf, 914.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1549)
- [urgent and emergency care –  emergency practitioner framework (pdf, 694.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10614267)
- [emergency nurse practitioner / emergency care practitioner- job description and person specification (pdf, 352.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10614265)

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