Emergency Care Practitioner / Emergency Nurse Practitioner

We are seeking highly skilled and motivated Emergency Care Practitioners/ Emergency Nurse Practitioners (ECP/ENP) to join our dynamic healthcare team at Crowborough Minor Injury Unit and Uckfield Minor Injury Unit. We have multiple posts available with full and Part time hours across both sites.

The successful candidate will provide Clinical and Professional Leadership, ensuring robust governance for staff within the designated area or service. They will ensure that staff maintain clinical competence, that services are delivered with clinical effectiveness and safety, and that an exceptional patient experience is consistently achieved.

The post holder will work centrally in the development of the Minor Injuries Unit and its education and training needs. To be a pro-active role model for the Unit in terms of clinical, education and general management quality standards and the nurse professional team leader.

Main duties of the job

a) Exercises judgement in identifying, assessing and interpreting complicated conditions, where a range of options require consideration for the treatment and discharge planning for patients attending with minor complaints.

b) Able to plan and organise a number of activities within the unit with regards to demand of the service and the allocation and re-allocation of staff to ensure clinical safety within the environment and for the discharge of patients

c) Ensures that all staff including temporary staff and students in the unit are aware of emergency procedures to follow.

d) Leads others in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of care of patients in the unit in accordance with Trust ENP Guidelines and departmental protocols prior to discharge home or transfer of the patient to another hospital

e) When necessary assists others in planning duty rotas to meet the requirements of the clinical area and the needs of the unit and takes into account skill mix requirements in relation to acuity and dependency.

f) With due regard to Risk Management policies and procedures, ensures that a safe environment for patients, relatives, carers and staff is maintained.

g) To be familiar with the Major Incident Policy, has the knowledge and skills to assist as directed within that plan, should the need rise.

h) To ensure provision of professional leadership and supervision to staff within own discipline and facilitation of appropriate professional leadership for other disciplines.

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?o Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.