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Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

About

Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.

As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.

As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.

By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.

Contact

Address: Trust Headquarters; Alexandra House; Cheltenham; Gloucestershire; GL53 7AN
Contact Number: 0300 422 6623

Find out more

Jobs Website

Open

Ref: 318-24-MED-T1993 Vacancy ID: 6839459

Bank Emergency Practitioner - Band 6

Accepting applications until: 18-Dec-2024 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 18-Dec-2024 23:59

Location

Gwefan: gloucester and chelt ED
Cyfeiriad: great western road
Tref: glouceser
Cod post: gl1 3nn
Major / Minor Region: Gloucestershire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Bank: 1 year
Oriau: Flexible working

Salary

Cyflog: £37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rata
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (NHS AfC: Band 6)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: Emergency care

As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.

By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.

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· Ability to work under pressure in an ever changing, challenging specialist environment whilst maintaining excellent standards of patient care.

· Managing an autonomous caseload, which includes unpredictable work patterns and high levels of concentration on patient assessment, diagnosis, planning and discharge, and the requirement to meet national targets for Emergency Department attendances.

· Dealing with difficult situations and people where there can be significant barriers to understanding.

· Managing both verbally and physically aggressive patients, relatives and other visitors.

· Managing and supporting both patients and relatives in times of distress, occasionally including bereavement.

· Dealing with child protection issues.

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The health and wellbeing of our staff and patients remains the priority of the Trust. Vaccination remains the best chance we have of conquering COVID and the Trust encourages everyone to take up this offer.

Please note, this vacancy may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received, so please apply as soon as possible if you are interested. The Recruitment Team are unable to accept any applications after the position has closed on NHS Jobs.

Committed to safeguarding our community

If applicable for the post, all successful candidates will be required to pay for their own Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. The cost will be £29 (standard checks) or £46 (enhanced checks), and will be recovered through two instalments from the candidate's salary. Please contact [email protected] for further information.

The Trust is a safeguarding employer committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Trust is committed to safe recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults, and any appointment will be subject to satisfactory clearance. As part of the organisation's commitment to Safer Recruitment, candidates may request copies of relevant policies and procedures by contacting the Recruitment Team at [email protected]

Committed to supporting service personnel

As part of our commitment to support Service Personnel, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the Career Transition Partnership, offer a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for all qualifying Service and Ex-Service Personnel. To qualify for a guaranteed interview, candidates must meet the essential criteria for the post and be either a current member of the Armed Forces, or be within the two year period of resettlement. If this applies to you please email the job reference number and your AR number to the Recruitment Team at [email protected]

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Qualifications / Experience

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Active RN Adult/ Paediatric registration with the NMC or HCPC Registration on the Paramedic or Physiotherapy register
United Kingdom recognised Degree in either: Level 6 BSc within Minor injury & or Illness Or Level 6/7 Advancing Practice in Clinical Assessment, Reasoning and Differential Diagnosis for Urgent, Emergency and Primary Care Practitioners
Experience (through placement or employment) of working in an Acute & or Emergency clinical environment Experience in Minor Injury/illness
Demonstrates ability to question and challenge nursing practice in a constructive way so that standards of patient care are continually evaluated and improved.

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Non- Medical Independent & Supplementary Prescribing or able to use PGDs
Immediate Life Support
Able to perform numerous wound closure techniques and reduction of dislocations and fractures
Able to interpret a number of investigations including plain film X-Rays and blood results