Job Introduction
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Emergency Clinical Practitioner (ECP) you’ll be part of our valued team at our Chippenham Hospital Minor Injury Unit.

You will feel valued as an Emergency Clinical Practitioner within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• AFC Band 7 salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions (Salary within banding, discussed and agreed based on previous salary with evidence provided)
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Main Responsibilities
The Emergency Clinical Practitioner (ECP) carries out autonomous responsibility for the assessment, examination, documentation, prescription, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based care and the appropriate discharge of patients attending the MIU.

The ECP also has responsibility for the safe staffing and management of the Minor Injuries Unit in the absence of the clinical lead.

The successful band 7 nurse/paramedic would have completed APiCA and Non medical prescribing and would process advanced triage/assessment skills and knowledge in minor injury and illness within professional scope of practice.

You will be working as part of a practitioner led team and across the primary and secondary care interfaces in BSW. You will be responsible for co-ordinating the provision of specialist interventions to meet the urgent health care needs of people who would have traditionally been seen in ED, or those requiring facilitated timely discharge from emergency departments or primary care.

The Ideal Candidate
Essential

• Relevant degree qualification
• Current professional registration
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Relevant minor injuries or emergency department experience and qualifications e.g. APICA
• Independent Non-Medical prescribing
• Knowledge of multi-disciplinary team working
• Acute and/or community experience
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice
• Experience of working with other agencies
• Current practical clinical skills
• Ability to assess, prioritise and co-ordinate care for people with complex needs
• Ability to make decisions, delegate, take responsibility and work autonomously
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Willingness to participate and contribute to staff training and development
• Ability to work in a changing environment
• Effective goal problem solving skills
• Good communication skills – verbal and written
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good problem-solving skills
• Ability to motivate others
• IT skills

Desirable

• Mentorship Qualification
• Evidence of teaching/mentoring in current role
• Mental Health First Aider
• ILS
• Recognition of deteriorating patient training
• Extended Clinical Skills / assessment skills: PACR, PADRAP

Location: Chippenham Hospital Minor Injury unit but may be required to work in MIU across BSW at times
Hours: 8am – 8.30pm 7 days a week

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company.