Mints Major / Minor Injury Practitioner

Nhsayrshireandarran; Scotland; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service in the UK is seeking a Registered Nurse to join their multidisciplinary team. This role involves assessing patient care needs, developing care programmes, and managing the Minor Injury Services. Ideal candidates will have a Graduate Certificate in Urgent Care and demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills. With a full-time, permanent contract and ample benefits including annual leave and an NHS pension scheme, this role offers the chance to advance your career in a supportive environment.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

NHS Pension Scheme

Paid sick leave

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current revalidation and NMC Registration.
• Graduate Certificate in Urgent Care or Equivalent.
• Mints Major / Minor Injury practitioner / or Emergency Nurse practitioner qualification.

Responsibilities

• Assessment of care needs and development of care programmes.
• Initiation of investigations and determination of differential diagnosis.
• Management of the MINTS Service in the absence of a Team Leader.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Time management

Basic IT knowledge

Education

Registered Nurse with NMC Registration

Graduate Certificate in Urgent Care or Equivalent

Degree Level Education

Job description

The Role

As part of a multidisciplinary team the post holder will have responsibility for assessment of care needs and the development of programmes of care, and / or the implementation and evaluation of these programmes ensuring the delivery of high quality care to patients.

Assessment of presenting conditions, initiation of investigations, determination of differential diagnosis, initiate treatment and where appropriate discharge patients.

Review treatment plans developed by less experienced staff in order to confirm differential diagnosis and advise on discharge/referral.

In the absence of the Team Leader for MINTS the post holder will have responsibility for the management of the MINTS Service including supervision, development and deployment of junior staff.

What we’ll need you to bring

• As part of a multidisciplinary team the post holder will have responsibility for assessment of care needs and the development of programmes of care, and / or the implementation and evaluation of these programmes ensuring the delivery of high quality care to patients.
• Assessment of presenting conditions, initiation of investigations, determination of differential diagnosis, initiate treatment and where appropriate discharge patients.
• Review treatment plans developed by less experienced staff in order to confirm differential diagnosis and advise on discharge/referral.
• In the absence of the Team Leader for MINTS the post holder will have responsibility for the management of the MINTS Service including supervision, development and deployment of junior staff.
• Registered Nurse with current revalidation and NMC Registration.
• Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level.
• Graduate Certificate in Urgent Care or Equivalent
• Mints Major / Minor Injury practitioner / or Emergency Nurse Practitioner qualification
• Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, effectively and efficiently.
• Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality / area of Minor injuries.
• Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with this speciality/area of practice ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within this speciality / area of practice.
• Leadership skills to ensure optimum day to day management of the service.
• Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate qualification.
• The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative.
• Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective time management skills.
• Working knowledge of basic information technology.

Please note for all vacancies where a driving licence is required this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

It would be great if you also have

• Postgraduate expertise within speciality/area of practice that demonstrates required breadth of knowledge to lead safely, effectively and efficiently
• Further education/evidence of CPD in area of speciality
• Extensive experience within area of speciality
• Evidence of audit and evaluation of new initiatives

Contract type

• Permanent
• Full time
• 37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Hospital at Home.

The working pattern for this role 4 over 7.

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you!

Please contact Rebecca Wilson, Team Leader (Overnight Nursing Service), via [e-mail]

For enquiries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact Nicole Hetherington, Recruitment Administrator on [e-mail] (Please remember to include the job title and reference number in your email)

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s Benefits Include

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service
• A minimum of 8 days of public holidays
• Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the Scottish Public Pension)
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• Occupational health services
• Employee counselling services
• Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our recruitment webpage.