About this role
Job summary
The Band 7 Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) at Whipps Cross Hospital is a senior clinical and leadership role within the Emergency Department. The post holder works autonomously at an advanced level, assessing and managing patients within the Minor Injuries Unit while providing safe, evidence-based care and making independent clinical decisions. The role also involves leading and supporting the nursing and multidisciplinary team, managing staffing and service delivery, mentoring and educating colleagues, contributing to audit and quality improvement, and maintaining high standards of clinical governance and patient safety.
***Please Note - This is a BANK only position and required on an ad-hoc basis. Those who are suitable for this post will be required to have rights to work in the UK as sponsorship is not available for Bank positions***
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will provide enthusiastic, passionate and innovative Nursing team leadership, demonstrating outstanding evidence based clinical practice and leadership within the multi-professional team, combined with clear and effective operational/resource management. Will manage and develop patient care in minor injuries unit autonomously.
The post holder is responsible for the safe and effective running of the minor injury's unit service provision whilst on duty. -Provides education, expertise and mentorship to peers -Undertakes audit
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description Job responsibilities
Leadership & Management Passionately lead, develop and support the nursing staff and MDT within the EmergencyDepartment. Create innovative ways to ensure individual staff develop their potential, work inpartnership to create a team atmosphere where workforce, culture, engagement,empowerment and well-being is at the forefront of decisions. Create and maintain honest and effective relationships with all staff groups, ensuring thedepartment is a collaborative team, working in partnership with inter-professional teamsand other allied services to meet the needs of your team and families. Be part of the clinical management team ensuring the delivery of high quality and timelypatient care. Facilitate the sharing of knowledge amongst department staff of developments within theservice as well as the Trust as a whole. Ensure staff are working within the boundaries of Trust and National policies andguidelines. Manage the budget by ensuring that the best service is provided with the resourcesavailable. Be proactive in identifying safe and effective Cost Improvement Schemes whilstmaintaining safety and quality. Liaise, communicate and regularly meet with the Matron/s on all matters relating to areasof responsibility. Participate in recruitment and selection of staff. Contributes to the development of competencies, working in partnership with the PracticeDevelopment Team so that nursing as a whole is skilled and developed. Audit department processes and procedures include the use of equipment, ensuring thesafety of staff, patients and visitors. Implement and maintain quality initiatives to monitor the standards of care and local andNational guidelines and recommendations and contribute to Clinical Audit. Attend relevant meetings within the Service and the Trust ensuring that all staff are awareand pro-actively contribute towards the strategic direction of the Service. Establish and maintain systems for Individual Performance Review and cascade it to allmembers of the team ensuring that each nurse has a Personal Development Plan whichis regularly reviewed. Provide written reports, accounts and/or statements that contribute to investigations andimprovement.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge Essential
Minor illness Minor injury Physical assessment. Non medical prescriber. Non medical prescriber. Degree or equivalent and relevant experience RN ALS or equivalent.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Barts Health NHS Trust
Address Whipps Cross Hospital
London
E11 1NR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)