Job summary The Emergency Department is looking to employ a Band 7 Emergency Nurse to work as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner for the Minors area of the Emergency Department.You will be a highly skilled nurse with drive, commitment and a strong sense of leadership to join our innovative team aiming to deliver excellent patient centred care.
The successful applicant will be expected to be involved in service development and day-to-day leading of the minors footprint.This is a rotational post inclusive of night duty.
Main duties of the job This is a unique Band 7 role as you will be expected to work predominantly as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner.
You will also be involved in the streaming of appropriate patients to Primary Care services.If you are a knowledgeable and skilled Emergency Nurse Practitioner with significant ENP experience at Band 6 or above, this could be the role for you.You will need to have a recognised Nurse Practitioner qualification (Developing Clinical Skills or equivalent).
About us The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.
Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners.
We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility.
The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction.
By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job description Job responsibilities This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as a Registered Nurse in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC Pin within the next 2-3 months.
Please note an NMC PRN Pin is not a full NMC Pin and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receivea full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely.
To learn more about how you can gain a full NMC PIN to be eligible to apply for our vacancies in the future, please see the NMC website: To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: We recognise that many people find interviews daunting and the conventional interview approach, of unseen questions, often impacts performance on the day.
We are therefore piloting sending interview questions, to candidates, in advance.
This vacancy is within one of our pilot areas therefore if you are invited for interview, you will receive your interview questions in advance of your interview date.
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Person Specification Qualifications & Registration Essential Current NMC registration.
Degree level studies or equivalent portfolio of evidence.
ENP qualification.
Desirable Management/ leadership qualification.
Evidence of speciality specific courses/study days.
Experience, Knowledge & Skills Essential Post registration experience + experience within speciality at a senior level.
Evidence of professional/ specialist clinical and managerial expertise and acquired through CPD and experience Evidence of leadership, management and team development at clinical level.
Evidence of involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring learners.
Evidence of involvement in the development of protocols and clinical audit.