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EMERGENCY NURSE PRACTITIONER Band 7
TRAINNEE EMERGENCY NURSE PRACITITONER Band 6 (Annex 21 pay arrangements apply)
We have an exciting opportunity for an Emergency Nurse Practitioner or an experienced senior emergency department nurse wanting to advance their career. The ENP service is based over two hospital sites.
Minor Injuries services are based in the Minor Injuries Unit at Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline and A&E at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy both these services operate a 24/7 walk in service.
Our ideal candidate will be an experienced Emergency Nurse Practitioner with: Non-medical prescribing and Minor injuries training – including x-ray interpretation, suturing, plastering, management of complex wounds and injury skills; A minimum of one-year consolidated practice as an Emergency Practitioner would be desirable; Competence in autonomous assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment. We need experts who can help us in sustaining optimal performance and quality care.
If you have a real passion for Emergency Nursing, we want to hear from you.
In line with the national arrangements for pay and banding of trainees, this post is open to suitable individuals who can demonstrate an ability to develop into the role of Emergency Nurse Practitioner following the successful completion of a structured academic and in-house training program.
Individuals who meet the full requirements for the role of Emergency Nurse Practitioner will commence on Band 7. Those applicants who are interested in developing into the role following the successful completion of both academic qualifications and an in-house Emergency Nurse Practitioner Toolkit will commence on Band 6 in line with Annex U (pay and banding of trainees). On successful completion of this program you will be transferred to Band 7.
For informal enquiries please contact Esther Davidson, Senior Charge Nurse, Victoria Hospital, Hayfield Road, Kirkcaldy, KY2 5AH on 01592 643355 ext 29780 or Jamie Doyle, Clinical Nurse Manager Emergency Care Directorate on email: jamie.doyle@nhs.scot
A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.
NHS Fife is legally obliged to ensure all its employees are legally entitled to work in the United Kingdom. All applicants are required to confirm their right to work in the UK in their application. If you are not a United Kingdom (UK), European Community (EC) or European Economic Area National please state the visa category under which you are legally entitled to work in the UK on your application form and the expiry date of your leave to remain in the UK.