Emergency Practitioner

The Community Urgent Care Service are looking to recruit Emergency Nurse Practitioners/Emergency Practitioners across our Urgent Treatment Centres in the beautiful county of Somerset, in particular Minehead, Bridgwater, Burnham on Sea and Chard

You'll be a qualified ENP/EP with non-medical prescribing working with a team of ENPS who deliver high-quality care within our busy Urgent Treatment Centres

Working with us you will be part of our Dynamic team with a broad scope of advanced practice including injury and illness. We embrace the variety and challenge of this role and it means we learn something new every day. We welcome applicants with a specialist interest in Emergency Care.

We have a supportive senior nursing and leadership team who actively encourage innovation and education in order to achieve the highest standards of care and have a comprehensive CPD programme.

If you have now decided this role is for you... & you want to take on this challenge within Community Urgent Care Service , we can offer you structured support to expand your scope of practice within our dedicated team as well as our generous trust benefits (including FREE Parking, FULL paid DBS check, Corporate Induction and many more!), The Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) or Emergency Practitioner (EP) will support the Service Manager, Nurse Consultant and Clinical and Managerial Lead, a team of both registered and unregistered staff to undertake the care and management of patients within the Minor Injury Units on a shift by shift basis.

The ENP/EP will offer support, guidance and professional support to the nursing team in the MIU.

The post holder will be involved in auditing the standards of care being provided by all clinical staff. Continuing professional development will be an integral part of the role. The post holder will act as a role model for colleagues and as an expert resource within the service.

As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts.The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable. You will to experience the best of both in Somerset, the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone!