Emergency Nurse Practitioner / Senior Emergency Nurse Practitioner

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Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.

We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.

We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us. Find out more - Why Choose CHFT?

Our Future Plans

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/

Job overview

We are a busy Emergency Department based on two sites Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax and the Huddersfield Royal Infirmary seeing approximately 140,000 per annum. Both of our departments have a separate minor injury stream which runs from 08.00 - 00.00 hours daily.

The minor injury service is currently nurse led with senior clinician input on site where required.

We are looking for a dynamic, hard-working member of staff to join our friendly and pro-active nurse lead team.

Our department provides a supportive work environment and we are committed to staff development.

We are currently going through reconfiguration of both A&E departments, this is an exciting opportunity for you to be involved in the development of our minor injuries service in two brand new A&E departments.

Main duties of the job

Full or Part Time

We seek an individual who has completed their minor injury training or part way through the course, and is keen to further develop their minor injury Applications from ENP's with a minor illness and NMP qualification are also welcome.

We welcome our Ambulance service colleagues who have completed their minor injuries accredited course to apply.

The candidate can start as a junior ENP (band 6) and work through a progression pathway to senior ENP (band 7).

We are also accepting applications from senior ENP who can start the role at band 7, subject to experience.

Working for our organisation

The Trust is committed to developing and delivering excellent customer focused service by treating patients, their families, friends, carers and staff with professionalism respect and dignity.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

As we often have many applicants for jobs at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are short-listed for interview. Therefore if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then please assume you have not been short-listed for interview on this particular occasion.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be expected to see, treat and discharge minor injury patients attending the Emergency Department. You will need to be flexible with regards to shift patterns. You will also need to possess excellent communication skills and show the ability to exercise good clinical judgement and to develop further both clinically and academically where required, as we strive to develop our workforce and work environment, in order to meet future demands on the service.

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential criteria

• First level Registration with NMC
• Previous experience of formal/informal teaching of patients and staff

Desirable criteria

• Completion of the minor injury accredited course

Knowledge, Experience & Experitse

Essential criteria

• Substantial post-registration experience and in-depth knowledge related to the service being applied for.
• Experience working within frailty or older people
• Proven record of clinical leadership

Desirable criteria

• Experience in mental health assessment
• Wound closure and cleaning experience
• XRAY interpretation
• Plastering Experience

Communication and Relationships

Essential criteria

• Ability to work in a complex, changing and challenging environment
• Motivated to take on the challenges of developing and embedding a new role in the face of challenges this will bring
• Able to work under pressure and to deal with emergency situations safely and effectively
• Ability to maintain accurate and up to date records

Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that's why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.

Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.

If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £42.90, Standard £22.90 or Basic £22.90) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £13 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.

CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

If you have any questions please contact ask.recruitment@cht.nhs.uk for assistance.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Band 7 ENP A&E (PDF, 328.4KB)
• Job Description Appendix A (PDF, 259.2KB)