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An exciting opportunity for a dynamic clinician to join the Emergency Department at New Cross Hospital as a Band 7 Emergency Clinical Practitioner. The position requires an experienced Emergency Clinical Practitioner with a minor injuries, minor illness and prescribing qualification.
We are looking to recruit a qualified Band 7 Emergency Clinical Practitioner into the exciting, fast paced evolving Urgent and Emergency Care Centre (UECC). Individuals will work within the see and treat stream autonomously treating patients with minor injuries, there will also be opportunities to support the Urgent Treatment Centre when demand requires (or part of an internal transfer programme). The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of evidence-based care within the UECC, working alongside the nursing, medical and AHP workforce.
You will require excellent communication skills and be excited about being part of an innovative team. Individuals should be self-driven, take pride in their work, be highly motivated, professional, whilst maintaining a flexible approach,
This role will support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work.
The role of the Emergency Care Practitioner (ECP) is to work collaboratively alongside the current medical workforce within the UECC. The postholder will be able to autonomously assess, request and interpret appropriate diagnostics and manage patients with minor injury presentations within ED as well as having the ability to review minor illness patients within UECC as required.
The ECP will deliver high quality clinical care which encompasses aspects of education, research and management but is firmly grounded in direct compassionate care provision or clinical work with patients, families, caseloads and populations.
The senior ECP will be responsible for providing managerial support to the ECP team as well as supporting the development of trainees within see and treat. They will support the Lead Advanced Clinical Practitioner in the development of the ECP service.
Nurses/AHP's working at an advanced level will promote public health and well-being using ‘making every contact count’ as an approach to change behaviour through interactions with individuals, carer's and families to support them in making positive changes to their physical and mental health and wellbeing.
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Person specification Band 7 ECP
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