Lead Emergency Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical Practice

1. 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
2. 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.
3. 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 their governing bodys Professional Code of Conduct and the emergency nurse practitioner competency framework.
4. To administer medicines under Patient Group Directives as appropriate.
5. To request and interpret appropriate radiographs/laboratory tests as required as part of ongoing patient care.
6. Identifies and manages child protection issues and raises awareness with medical and nursing staff.
7. Identifies and manages issues related to mental health and vulnerable adults, raising awareness with medical, AHP and nursing staff.
8. Work in areas subjected to frequent highly unpleasant conditions such as odours/body fluids and patients showing aggression.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. To work closely with members of the multi-disciplinary team both within the department and beyond to ensure care is delivered to the patient both effectively and efficiently.
12. To independently refer patients to other professionals such as clinical specialities, physiotherapy and occupational therapy.
13. To update other staff appropriately on clinical conditions of patients and maintain accurate documentation and computer records for patients in the department and on discharge.
14. Provide written, as well as verbal specialist advice in relation to the care of patients on discharge home from the emergency department.
15. To provide health promotion advice to patients and their families/carers to support the maintenance of their health and well-being.
16. To act as a mentor and resource for more junior colleagues, supporting and assisting them to provide care of the highest quality.
17. To supervise the maintenance of accurate, legally acceptable records, both in written format and on the departmental computer system in accordance with governance policies.
18. To ensure patient confidentiality is maintained in accordance with the Data Protection Act and governance policies.

For further details please see attached JD&PS.

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

Job responsibilities

Clinical Practice

1. 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
2. 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.
3. 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 their governing bodys Professional Code of Conduct and the emergency nurse practitioner competency framework.
4. To administer medicines under Patient Group Directives as appropriate.
5. To request and interpret appropriate radiographs/laboratory tests as required as part of ongoing patient care.
6. Identifies and manages child protection issues and raises awareness with medical and nursing staff.
7. Identifies and manages issues related to mental health and vulnerable adults, raising awareness with medical, AHP and nursing staff.
8. Work in areas subjected to frequent highly unpleasant conditions such as odours/body fluids and patients showing aggression.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. To work closely with members of the multi-disciplinary team both within the department and beyond to ensure care is delivered to the patient both effectively and efficiently.
12. To independently refer patients to other professionals such as clinical specialities, physiotherapy and occupational therapy.
13. To update other staff appropriately on clinical conditions of patients and maintain accurate documentation and computer records for patients in the department and on discharge.
14. Provide written, as well as verbal specialist advice in relation to the care of patients on discharge home from the emergency department.
15. To provide health promotion advice to patients and their families/carers to support the maintenance of their health and well-being.
16. To act as a mentor and resource for more junior colleagues, supporting and assisting them to provide care of the highest quality.
17. To supervise the maintenance of accurate, legally acceptable records, both in written format and on the departmental computer system in accordance with governance policies.
18. To ensure patient confidentiality is maintained in accordance with the Data Protection Act and governance policies.

For further details please see attached JD&PS.

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***