Emergency Care Practitioner
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | PLYMOUTH, PL6 8DH |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Closing date: | 26 Oct 2026 |
Summary
Works as a competent practitioner, utilising specialist knowledge and decision-making skills to demonstrate clinical skills, to promote clinical excellence and ensure an optimum standard of nursing care is delivered from admission to discharge in a timely manner To carry out highly developed medical procedures such as suturing wounds, manipulation of minor bone dislocations and application of Plaster of Paris as part of treatment that includes management of children and vulnerable adults. To promote, maintain and monitor the best possible standards of care within the resources available, commensurate with Trust and Department policies and within the framework of NMC Professional Code of Conduct and the emergency nurse practitioner competency framework. To administer medicines under Patient Group Directives as appropriate. To request and interpret appropriate radiographs/laboratory tests as required as part of ongoing patient care. Identifies and manages child protection issues and raises awareness with medical and nursing staff. Identifies and manages issues related to mental health and vulnerable adults, raising awareness with medical and nursing staff. Work in areas subjected to frequent highly unpleasant conditions such as odours/body fluids and patients showing aggression. Liaises with appropriate agencies and members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure care in managed for at risk patients on leaving the emergency department and/or hospital. To undertake the use of moderate physical effort in controlled restraint of patients undergoing procedures with learning disabilities, the manoeuvring of patients in confined spaces and patients presenting with decreased level of consciousness due to trauma, drugs, alcohol. For further details please see attached JD&PS. ***Please note that applications from temporary workers who have been engaged with the Trust for a minimum of 3 months are welcome. Available as a fixed term contract or secondment opportunity. (With current line manager's agreement). ***