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This vacancy is a great opportunity to join a great team working across all 3 East Sussex Urgent Care Units, based for the majority of the time at Crowborough Minor Injury Unit, but including Uckfield Minor Injury Unit & Lewes Urgent Treatment Centre.
We need Registered Nurses or Paramedics to join our established team who have a post registration Practitioner qualification & experience in Urgent Care & who are able to work autonomously, adapt to a fast paced, progressive service & provide excellent clinical care to their patients.
In return you will work in a supportive environment where your colleagues are a professional team, patients truly appreciate the service they can access close to home & for a Trust committed to staff development, well-being & engagement.
Main duties of the job
This role covers the Sussex Community Foundation Trust Urgent Care Units. The post holder will work within local, national & NICE guidelines to triage, assess, and treat patients attending the Units. NHSE is continuing to lead on the transformation of a variety of services into Urgent Treatment Centres although currently our Minor Injury Units remain. The post holder will provide assessments for patients presenting to the Units with either an injury or illness. This means that an existing qualification is required in either illness or injury and the agreement to study and achieve accreditation in both will need to be completed for this post.
This post involves both sound, autonomous clinical assessment & treatment skills & the knowledge of where to re-direct inappropriate attendances, ensuring patients are transferred safely according to their presenting condition. The Post holder will be integral to the team and contribute to the overall running of the Units which includes the management of other staff working within the Unit, support with education or training needs and daily supervision.
About us
As the largest provider of community healthcare services in Sussex, our Urgent care teams at Lewes UTC & Uckfield & Crowborough MIUs help people to manage sudden changes to their health.Each year we see more than 50,000 adult or child patients with injuries or illnesses which equates to around 50 per day, per Unit.Our vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community and achieving the highest level of service is our top priority.
We develop and nurture our staff and recognising that they are our greatest asset. We give them clear career pathways, support their wellbeing, recognise and value their diversity and provide them with the leadership, skills and knowledge they need to deliver the best care for our patients now and in the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To triage, assess, examine and treat the nature & extent of injury/ illness for each patient. To assess those that are acutely unwell & arrange any immediate treatment (within guidelines) & safe transfer to the most appropriate facility.
Use clinical tools such as X-ray. To know when to request and how to interpret, making independent judgement on the diagnosis and treatment of fractures and seeking further opinion when required.
To use & develop skills to include tissue adhesives, suturing, administration of injections including infiltration of local anaesthetic, manipulation of pulled elbows, digits, plastering.
Able to demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of Patient Group Directions available for a range of presenting conditions in the absence of a Non-Medical Prescriber qualification. Demonstrate sound knowledge of the administration of drugs for analgesia or treatment within the Units.
To supervise & mentor additional members of the team as required such as Nurse Practitioners, HCAs, student nurses & paramedic practitioners. This to include appraisals & sign off mentoring.
To demonstrate personal & professional development and undertake training where required within agreed timescales.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC or HCPC Registration
- Post Registration Practitioner qualification
- Registered accredited study in minor injury or illness
- Advanced Physical assessment
Desirable
- Educated to degree level
- Irmer certificate
- Mentorship qualification
- Non Medical Prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Substantial Post Registration experience in urgent care field
- Recent autonomous clinical experience
- Experience in using clinical software systems eg S1, PACS, Emiss.
- Able to use Patient Group Directions
Desirable
- Some experience in minor illness
- Recent experience in primary care
Knowledge & skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate Excellent clinical skills
- Adult & Children's safeguarding
- Evidence of extended clinical skills relevant to level of practice such as suturing, plastering
- X-ray requesting and interpretation
- Able to recognise clinically when a patient requires referral in both the emergency and planned situation
- Ability to empower patients by appropriate health teaching and advice
Desirable
- Knowledge of local and national policies relevant to clinical area.
- Experience with the development of protocols, guidelines and policies
- Knowledge of Health and Safety within clinical practice and associated areas
- Experience of clinical audit
Other
Essential
- Must be a car driver
- Must be able to work across a 7 day week
Desirable
- Willingness to travel across all 3 units
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
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Uckfield Minor Injury Unit
Framfield Road
Uckfield
TN22 5AW
Employer's website
https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
