Emergency Practitioner - Nurse/Paramedic Abingdon Minor Injuries Unit

Job overview

Do you enjoy working in a busy environment where no two shifts are the same?

Would you like to work in a highly supportive team with excellent opportunities for development and progression?

Do you want to fully utilise and develop your clinical skills underpinned with funded Master’s Level Training in Minor Injury and Minor Illness 

If so our Minor Injury Units are the place for you!

The Community Minor Injury Units are based in Abingdon on Thames, Witney and Henley on Thames, their is also a First Aid Unit in Bicester.  The MIUs see approximately 4000 patients across the service per month, making a real difference, providing care closer to home and avoiding admission to hospital wherever possible and appropriate.

We are recruiting across all Minor Injury Units to support and provide care in the community.

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As an  Emergency Practitioner, you will be a Registered Nurse or Paramedic with the desire to autonomously assess and treat patients presenting with Minor Injuries and Minor Illness either as walk ins or via 111.  You will have excellent clinical assessment and decision-making skills along with the ability to lead together with a passion to provide patient centred care.

The Minor Injury units are open 7 days a week, 365 days per year. We are happy to consider full or part time hours. 

The GP OoH services runs when the GP surgeries are closed and manages referrals from 111. The role includes learning about telephone triage, supporting base visits and home visiting.

The role offers excellent opportunities in career development in injury and illness management at an Advanced level accredited through West London University. Study is based in Oxford.

You will be joining a multi-disciplinary team who pride themselves on their excellent team working and support of each other whilst treating a diverse range of conditions.

You will have excellent opportunities for learning and development with access to a wide range of courses to develop your clinical skills.

This role will provide you with a challenging but rewarding opportunity to utilise your skills and to deliver excellent care to a wide group of patients.

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible 

Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team