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An exciting opportunity now exists for applications for the post of Minor Injuries Nurse Practitioner AFC Band 6, within University Hospital Monklands Minor Injuries Unit. This post will be standalone post focussing solely on the Minor Injuries stream of Unscheduled Care presentations to UHM Emergency Department / Minor Injuries Unit.
As part of a multidisciplinary team the post holder will have responsibility for the assessment of care needs and the development of programmes of care specific to minor injuries presentations, and / or the implementation and evaluation of these programmes ensuring the delivery of high quality care to this patient group.
Duties specific to the post include undifferentiated assessment of presenting conditions, initiation of appropriate investigations, determination of differential diagnosis, initiate treatment and where clinically appropriate, autonomously discharge patients. Additionally, you will be expected to review treatment plans developed by less experienced staff in order to confirm differential diagnosis and advice on discharge/referral. As we look towards implementing our MRP vision of becoming the first fully digital site in Scotland, we have exciting plans in progress for the development of a fully virtual minor injuries consultation service and successful applicants will have the opportunity to fully participate in this service with additional training.
In the absence of the Minor Injuries Team Leader, the post holder will have responsibility for the management of the Minor Injuries Service including supervision, development and deployment of junior staff. You must be a Registered Nurse with current revalidation and NMC Registration and a minimum of 5 years post registration experience working within Minor Injuries, educated to Degree Level with additional evidence of post graduate study within the specialty. You must be in possession of a qualification as a Mints Minor Injury Practitioner. Highly desirable would be possession of the Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) qualification and the Non Medical Prescribing Qualification. Applicants should also note the requirement to undertake Level 11 Post Graduate level study appropriate to the service needs.
Should you wish to discuss the post in more detail, please contact, Yvonne Lavery, Minor Injuries Team Lead on 01236 712191 or Gav Dolan, Senior Nurse (Emergency Care Directorate) on 01236 712305.
If you have any queries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Lewis Melvin, Recruitment Administrator, on 01698 377743.
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
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.
Applications from candidates who require a Tier 2 Certificate of sponsorship (formerly Work Permits) will only be considered if no suitable UK or EEA national is identified for this post. For further information on the UK Border Agency’s new points based System which now governs the way individuals from outside the EEA can work in the UK please visit www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk.