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Please note this is a part time post and the salary for this position will be pro-rata.
Job Purpose
As part of a multidisciplinary team the post holder will have responsibility for assessment of care needs and the development of programmes of care, and / or the implementation and evaluation of these programmes ensuring the delivery of high quality care to patients.
Assessment of presenting conditions, initiation of investigations, determination of differential diagnosis, initiate treatment and where appropriate discharge patients.
Review treatment plans developed by less experienced staff in order to confirm differential diagnosis and advise on discharge/referral.
In the absence of the Team Leader for MINTS the post holder will have responsibility for the management of the MINTS Service including supervision, development and deployment of junior staff.
Knowledge, training and/or experience required to do the job
- Registered Nurse with current revalidation and NMC Registration.
- Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level.
- Graduate Certificate in Urgent Care or Equivalent
- Mints Major / Minor Injury practitioner / or Emergency Nurse Practitioner qualification
- Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
- Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of Minor injuries.
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Rachel Lees, Senior Charge Nurse, on Rachel.Lees@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk.
For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only, please contact Carla.Vargas@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk stating the job title and reference number in the subject. Please note: all job related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
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