Senior Emergency Practitioner

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are 30 hours per week.

07:30 – 20:30 shift and 7.5 hour shifts, 9-5 and 12-8

We seek experienced & self-directed Senior Practitioners with a passion and commitment to the care they deliver & who hold patient experience and care at the heart of their practice and share our organisational values. You will need to be motivated and enthusiastic in your role & looking for an opportunity to join our highly skilled team of autonomous Emergency Practitioners who deliver evidence -based clinical care in our Practitioner Led Unit.

Cirencester Hospital has a dedicated minor injury & illness unit (MiiU) open 7 days a week. In addition to facilitating ledgers for 111 booked appointments and planned returns we run an Emergency Same day Minor Illness clinic funded by the local PCN which is staffed by the B7 practitioners within the unit.

Main duties of the job

Based in the MIiU, you will be required to provide a high standard of care to Adult & Paediatric patients who present with minor injuries and illness.

Essential requirements for this role,

  • Relevant Professional Registration & clinical experience in MIiU / ED
  • Emergency Practitioner qualification in injury & Illness
  • Paediatric Qualification in minor injury & Illness (Paediatric PACR or MIMIC)
  • Teaching & Assessing qualification

As a member of the Gloucestershire NHS, the unit offers a diverse range of training opportunities and is committed to personal as well as service development. We also offer the opportunity of training with a preceptor to support the transition induction period and ongoing professional development.

A valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is essential. For qualifying staff the Trust has a Lease Car Scheme in place and also offers a popular Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme with our partner Tusker.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional Council
  • Degree in Nursing (or any other relevant clinical degree such as a Degree in Paramedics) or equivalent experience
  • Relevant post Registration Qualification i.e. Emergency Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Care practitioner or equivalent
  • Teaching and assessment qualification or equivalent experience at Level 3
  • Qualification in Minor Illness Management
  • Non-medical X ray referrer and up to date calrad/ irmer
  • Safeguarding adults and children course at appropriate level.
  • Resuscitation Level 3 adult and children

Desirable

  • Evidence of management training or equivalent experience.

LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Experience in using Patient Group Directions
  • Recent clinical experience
  • Portfolio evidence of recent professional development and commitment to CPD
  • Experience of using clinical software programs e.g. System one ,PACS.
  • Evidence of extended clinical skills relevant to level of practice and recent clinical processes
  • Effective clinical leadership
  • Ability to organise and prioritise workload and meet service performance requirements

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: 17 July 2026

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