Emergency Nurse Practitioner

1. Hywel Dda University Health Board are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Emergency Nurse Practitioner to join our team at the Minor Injury's unit at Glangwili General Hospital.
2. This role is to assess patients, plan their care, administer treatment and discharge or refer them on as appropriate, ensuring that high quality, safe, appropriate and effective clinical care is provided to service users.
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Contract: 12 months (This is a fixed term/secondment vacancy until 01/07/2025 maternity cover.)

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

This is a fixed term/secondment vacancy until 01/07/2025 maternity cover.

The service is open 7 days a week from 8am -8pm.

Interviews will be held on 07/06/2024.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.

Hywel Dda University Health Board are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Emergency Nurse Practitioner to join our team at the Minor Injury's unit at Glangwili General Hospital.

You will be an experienced Emergency Nurse Practitioner who can practice, without direct supervision, as an independent healthcare practitioner providing a high standard of care to patients who present with minor injuries and illness. You must be confident and able to assess patients, plan their care, administer treatment and discharge or refer them on as appropriate, ensuring that high quality, safe, appropriate and effective clinical care is provided to service users.

Main duties of the job

The role will involve:

• Using advanced physical assessment skills, undertaking  physical examination in order to diagnose, discharge or refer independently. 
• Clinically assessing care needs and develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care without supervision. 
• Providing specialist clinical advice within the multidisciplinary team.
• Dealing with complex situations that arise. Analysing and making decisions in relation to patient risk and care.
• Accurately triaging people from a range of patient groups presenting with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems using a structured approach.
• Ensure the skills associated with Intermediate Life Support (ILS), Paediatric Life Support (PILS) are used effectively to organise the care and safe handling of the critically ill/ injured patient.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 11,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:

Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;

Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;

48 general practices (six of which are managed practices), 47 dental practices (including three orthodontic), 99 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres;

Numerous locations providing mental health and learning disabilities services;

Highly specialised and tertiary services commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee, a joint committee representing seven health boards across Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

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Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Level 1 Registered Nurse (Adult)
• Current NMC Registration
• CPD to Masters level
• M level 7 (30 credits) in Developing Skills in Minor injuries/ Minor illness or equivalent or currently completing qualification with equivalent experience
• ILS/PILS
• Supervisory management NVQ level 3 or equivalent
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• A&E Nursing experience
• Able to relate theory to practice
• Maintain their personal and organisational development
• Provide specialist clinical advice within the multidisciplinary team
• Administers agreed drugs in accordance within locally agreed patient group directions (PGD’s)

Desirable criteria

• RSCN
• Teaching qualification
• Management qualification or equivalent
• Awareness of Clinical Governance
• Awareness of topical issues in health and social care

Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant experience as a Registered Nurse in the field of nursing minor injuries and illness

Language Skills

Desirable criteria

• Welsh Speaker (Level 1)