Staff Nurse or Paramedic – Band 5

Staff Nurse or Paramedic – Band 5

There is an exciting opportunity at North Cotswold Minor Injury and Illness Unit for an experienced Band 5 Registered Nurse or Paramedic to join the team.

We are looking for an experienced practitioner committed to furthering their career in Urgent Care that already has ED / MIiU clinical experience and relevant transferable clinical skills to this speciality.

We welcome applications from newly qualified nurses

The Band 5 role is to support the Emergency Practitioners in the assessment, treatment and onward care planning for all patients presenting to the county wide Minor injury and illness Units.

Band 5 RegisteredNurses and Paramedics are responsible for:

• the initial triage of presenting patients and ensuring patients remain safe while waiting for initial assessment;
• implementation of Planned Care as determined by Emergency Practitioner overseeing patients care

We provide a 0800-2000hrs service, 7 days a week with the last patient being able to walk in at 19:30

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

Our Staff Survey results showed people at our Trust feel they are engaged, part of a team and work for a compassionate and inclusive organisation.

Our overall scores were better than average in eight of nine themes and level in one – the best overall results for a community, mental health and learning disabilities Trust in the south west and first equal amongst all sector NHS providers within the region too.

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people’s skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.

We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module “Preceptorship for Healthcare” (AP7026).