Senior Emergency Care Practitioner: Sponsorship Available

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust provide emergency services at our purpose built Minor Injuries Unit based at UHCW and also at our Urgent Treatment Centre based at St Cross Hospital in Rugby and City of Coventry Health Centre. All sites have dedicated facilities and allocated staff to provide care 7 days a week 24 hours a day. The practitioner within the Minor Injuries Unit/Urgent Treatment Centre is a clinical expert playing a key role in delivering high quality, timely care to patients presenting with minor illness and injury. This is a fast paced, independent role requiring excellent clinical reasoning and decision making skills.

Applicants must hold either a Level 6 or 7 PG Cert/PG diploma in minor injury/illness with demonstratable experience in urgent and emergency care.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

There is an exciting opportunity to join our Emergency Nurse/Care Practitioner team at University hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.

We are seeking motivated and experienced Emergency Practitioners who are able to demonstrate that they can see, treat and independently discharge adult patients from our Minor Injuries Unit to join our dynamic team . As a senior member of the team you will be involved in the clinical and managerial aspects of caring for Emergency patients attending our busy department.Main duties as below,

  • Co-ordinate the care of the UTC/MIU patients throughout the care pathway with the multidisciplinary team and clinical services to ensure the effective management of this group of patients.
  • Demonstrate specialist skills, knowledge, and expertise in the management of minor injury and minor illness conditions in line with Scope of practice.
  • Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Will contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
  • Using Advanced history taking skills, obtains a patient history in a systematic manner including pertinent physical, social, emotional, psychological, or environmental factors.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oStudy at level 6 (Degree/Diploma) in healthcare. oCurrent Professional Registration NMC/HCPC oEvidence of continuing professional development oRecognised academically credited Emergency Practitioner Course (Minor Injury/Minor Illness) oTeaching and assessment qualification and is currently teaching sessions. oPiLs/ ILS course oAdvanced Health Assessment oAssessors in date

Desirable

  • oLeadership qualification or completion of a leadership course oALS and EPALS courses oNon-Medical Prescriber

Experience

Essential

  • oExperienced Emergency Practitioner with substantial experience as a Band 6 qualified Emergency Practitioner in adult/ children’s emergency care. oFamiliarity and quality assurance of nursing audit. oConflict management oExperience of independently managing patients with minor injury/illness in emergency care setting. oExperience of mentoring and supporting junior staff oChange management experience.

Desirable

  • oExperience in research and audit. oExperience of Policy/Service development oExperience of service development and project work oEvidence of conference presentation or journal publication

Knowledge

Essential

  • oA knowledgeable practitioner with the ability to critically analyse research and apply to the practice setting. oEvidence of research/audit of practice oEvidence of knowledge/ understanding of collaborative practice and the Emergency Practitioner role. oA sound knowledge of professional policies and procedures oKnowledge of clinical governance and a commitment to clinical supervision and staff development oGood understanding of NHS issues

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • oAdvanced Assessment and History taking skills. oPractical skills e.g. Plastering, suturing. oPatient focussed. oExcellent communication skills and good interpersonal skills oEffective leadership skills oIT skills oAbility to prioritise workload and meet deadlines. oGood management of own and others time oAble to use initiative analysing problems to implement solutions and make decisions. oApproachable and adaptable to team working in a multi-disciplinary setting. oSelf-motivated and able to motivate others

Desirable

  • oAbility to produce reports and formulate policies.

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • oMust be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below) oApplicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience

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: 20 September 2026

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