Trainee Emergency Practitioner – Urgent Treatment Centre: Sponsorship Available

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Job summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Job Title: Trainee Emergency Practitioner – Urgent Treatment Centre

Contract Type:Permanent

Main duties of the job

The emergency practitioner team within the Urgent Treatment Centre has an exciting opportunity for an individual as an experienced or trainee emergency practitioner in minor injury and illness.

As a band 6 trainee Emergency practitioner you will be enrolled in the fully funded successful regional minor injury and illness programme to teach you how to manage minor injury and illness in adults and paediatric patients.

Furthermore, clinically you will be supervised, assessed and supported by very experienced emergency practitioners to to give on the job training assessment, investigation and procedural advice.

Upon qualifying you will become a band 7 emergency practitioner. The expectation is that you will then commence you masters pathway or apprenticeship to help aid you in your future practitioner pathway.

The emergency practitioner pathway is a great introduction into the clinical practitioner pathway in your career. there are many options available to complete masters and apprenticeship pathways once the right candidate has qualified as an emergency practitioner to develop your practitioner skills and clinical practice.

Person Specification

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Qualified Nurse, Midwife (Degree/Diploma) or Allied Health Professional
  • Current NMC or HCPC registration
  • Evidence of supporting learners in practice
  • To undertake and gain WECC Minors Emergency Practitioner qualification or equivalent (Minor injury and Minor Illness)
  • Experience working in an emergency care setting
  • ILS and PILS
  • Up to date knowledge of current guidelines relating to emergency care
  • Experience of supervising/mentoring staff in an emergency care setting
  • Evidence of on-going personal and professional development
  • Broad awareness of wider Trust initiatives / pressures

Desirable

  • Independent Non Medical Prescribing Qualification
  • Registered on MSc Pathway as an experienced practitioner
  • Further study at Level 7 within relevant pathway
  • Leadership qualification (RCN, LDC, Edward Jenner, Elizabeth Garret Anderson, Nye Bevan)
  • Completion of Wessex minor injury and illness training and portfolio
  • Current IRMER Certificate

Tust Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • Patients First
  • Always Improving
  • Working Together

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).

Closing Date: 4 October 2026

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