Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People ? Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work. Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust. Job overview Emergency Practitioner - Swale MIU Directorate: Medicine & Emergency Care Band: 7 Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum/pro rata Interview date: Wednesday 17th June 2026 Medway Foundation Trust Emergency Department (Swale MIU) Do you want to be part of an innovative and award-winning team? Do you want to have a clear plan of continuing professional development and career opportunities? Are you committed to delivering evidence-based care? If you have answered yes: Apply to join our team working within Medicine & Emergency Care at Sittingbourne & Sheppey Hospitals. Advert We are committed to ensuring that we have the right staff with the right skills, to effectively manage the care of patients attending for emergency treatment, so investing in your development is crucial to our strategy. We see over 140,000 patients per year, including up to 150 ambulance arrivals per day. To meet this challenge we are increasing our workforce, investing in their professional development and introducing new and innovative roles. Medicine & Emergency Care (Swale MIU) provides an exciting and rewarding career; at Medway we offer a support and development package that has received national acknowledgement and was recently voted the winner at the annual Nursing Times Workforce 2020, Health Service Journal 2021 and Nursing Times Awards 2021. Working in Emergency Care (Swale MIU) can be stressful and challenging; you will need to be resilient and hard working. Working for us opens a world of opportunity, if you would like to discuss a career with us, please contact Maria Urban, Clinical Team Lead [email protected] for further information or to arrange an informal visit. As part of our ongoing commitment to professional development we are offering a number of apprenticeships and training opportunities in Leadership and Management, Business Services, Finance, Accounting and HR, Clinical Support Work, Research and Innovation, Nursing Associate and Assistant Practitioner alongside our in-house comprehensive clinical pathways. Working for our organisation Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time ? Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients. As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy – Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey. Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach: B – Bold E – Every person counts S – Sharing and open T - Together Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust. Detailed job description and main responsibilities This exciting opportunity is for the right person who is highly motivated and has an interest in minor injuries and illness. The applicant should be a Registered Practitioner with an expanded scope of practice and evidence of professional progression. This role will play a key role in assessing, diagnosing, treating and discharging patients attending for Urgent and Emergency treatment. The post holder will liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary team to coordinate safe effective and timely care practices within the MIU. Provide clinical and professional leadership and supervision to nursing, supporting staff and students within the MIU. Provide nursing leadership and expert input to ensure effective flow into and out of the Emergency Department (MIU) on a day-to-day basis To promote an enabling, empowering and equitable culture, thereby ensuring services provided are of a high quality and are managed effectively and efficiently. Please note that we do not accept applications via CV or recruitment agencies. This post will close before the intended closing date should sufficient number of suitable applications be received. Therefore, if you are interested in applying for this role, we suggest that you do so at the earliest opportunity. Applications are welcomed from applicants who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter or flexible working arrangement. Where candidates are successful at interview, such requests will be taken under consideration and accommodated where the needs of the service allow. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability. All staff no matter where they work or which age group of patients they work with must be aware of their responsibility to act when they feel a child, young person or vulnerable adult has been or is at risk of abuse. We are a fully non-smoking Trust. Smoking is completely prohibited in all Trust buildings, grounds and car parks for patients, visitors, staff and contractors. This Local Employment Partnership Employer shares information about new starters with Jobcentre Plus, for statistical purposes only. After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred third-party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via NHS Jobs. If you have a query relating to your application, please contact the Resourcing Team on 01634 830000. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We wish to stress that no discourtesy is intended in following such a procedure, and you should not let this deter you from future applications.