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NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
About
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health and community services for over 4.9 million people living in the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, and across Essex and Kent.
We work to ensure our patients, their friends and family, feel confident that their health needs are well met. With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled health professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care.
Contact
- Address
- Trust Head Office
- West Wing
- CEME Centre
- Marsh Way
- Rainham
- Essex
- RM13 8GQ
- Contact Number
- 0300 300 1530
Urgent Care Practitioner
Accepting applications until: 18-Dec-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 18-Dec-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Queen's Hospital, King George Hospital, Barking Community Hospital , Harold Wood Polyclinic
- Town
- Urgent Treatment Centres
- Postcode
- IG11 9LX
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
Salary
- Salary
- £46,148 - £52,809 plus HCAS per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Urgent Care
Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.
The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.
Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video
Job overview
The BHR Integrated Healthcare Alliance is a new partnership between North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) and PELC.
NELFT and PELC work in partnership to provide Urgent Care Services in Queen’s Hospital, King George Hospital and Harold Wood and Barking Community sites into Urgent Treatment Centres providing 24 hour services.
NELFT is looking for a range of qualified autonomous Nurse Practitioners and AHP Urgent Care Practitioners to join our existing teams and will have opportunities to develop skills for the right applicants.
This post is eligible for the Trust 'Welcome to NELFT' Payment, a lump sum of 10% of agreed basic salary (pro rata if part time and exclusive of HCAS payments) (subject to a minimum of £4,000 and maximum of £10,000) and is open to all new applicants who are successfully appointed. Payment of the incentive is 50% of the lump sum at the end of the probationary period (typically six months) and then 50% at the end of year two. This welcome package is applicable to external candidates only.
Candidates should be aware that welcome payments are subject to a compulsory 2 year employment period within the role.
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You will play a key role in the provision of autonomous clinical practice and leadership. The clinician will need to demonstrate expertise and competencies in the assessment and management of patients of all ages presenting in a widely diverse population and high patient flow, seeing and treating all presentations from minor to complex cases. The services will have access to radiological facilities and direct access to follow up clinics and community pathways.
The main requirements of the post:
Registered General Nurse / AHP with evidence of autonomous practice in Minor Illnesses and Minor Injuries relevant post registration qualifications.
• Ability to support and manage patients of all ages including assessment diagnosing, treatment and discharge in Minor Injuries and Minor Illness
• A&E/ Urgent Care experience
- Day and Night Shift working pattern
- Across site working (flexible working options can be discussed)
The main responsibilities of the post:
• To provide autonomous practice to all patients presenting with minor injury & illness with proven clinical competencies.
• The ability and skills to manage case load maintaining an accurate overview of own workload and contractual productivity. Overseeing of clinical priority of patients.
• The ability to demonstrate recent clinical management.
• Staff management skills.
Full time, part time and limited training posts available, please contact us to discuss.
Working for our organisation
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement - London
This post attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735 per annum pro rata).
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details on the vacancy.
Use of AI
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Benefits
We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:
- A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff.
- A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our efforts to support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity.
- Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors.
- Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.
Supporting our Armed Forces
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. We have supportive policies, guaranteed interview schemes for veterans. reservists and military spouses and give additional leave to our Reservists so that they can attend their annual camp.
Equal opportunities employer
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and positively encourage applications from all sections of the community regardless of any protected characteristic.
We are a Disability Confident employer and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with disabilities. If you require this application in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape please contact the recruitment team on 0300 300 1530 or email [email protected].
Correspondence with us
You are advised to regularly check your emails (including any junk mail/spam folders) for correspondence related to this post.
In the event of a high number of responses to any advert, NELFT reserves the right to close the vacancy early. If you do not hear from us within three weeks of the closing date then please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Education & Training
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse (1st level) or AHP with the Health & Care Professional Council
- At least one of the following: Appropriate RSCN, RMN, RM, A/E qualification, Nurse practitioner qualification, Diploma or equivalent experience.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
- Accredited minor injuries course
- Accredited minor illness course
Desirable criteria
- Independent prescribing
- Physical assessment course or equivalent
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- An awareness of CQC and clinical governance priorities
- Ability to support and manage a case-load of patients including assessment, planning, monitoring and evaluation, including providing health promotion and education to patients and carers
- Ability to organise and deliver a high standard of research based clinical nursing care including developing and implementing policies and protocols
- Ability to demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to liaise effectively with members of the Primary Health Care Team and other agencies
- Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise work
- Ability to act as a role model and leader to others and to motivate a team
- Ability to provide clinical training and education to the Urgent Care team
- Professional knowledge acquired through Degree/diploma supplemented by specialist training experience to Masters equivalent
- Knowledge of local community and understanding of a multi-cultural, racially diverse population
- Knowledge of current professional issues relating to speciality
- Understanding of patient confidentiality
- Understanding of equal opportunities
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience in a Band 6 post or equivalent to apply for Band 7 post working as an autonomous Practitioner at least 2 years.
- Demonstrate recent clinical management such as previous team leader or clinical tutor
- Demonstrate recent experience of working in an ED setting with evidence of physical assessment and diagnostic skills
- Has a range of clinical skills and expertise relevant to the role e.g • suturing / wound closure
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to undertake patient group directions or non-medical prescribing
Skills
Essential criteria
- Basic awareness of IT and IT skills
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sabrina Ponton
- Job title
- Head of Service
- Email address
- [email protected]
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