Urgent and Emergency Care Practitioner
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Closing date: 07 June 2026
This role is diverse and includes supporting effective prehospital clinical pathways to prevent avoidable hospital admissions and delivering clinical interventions typically seen within secondary care settings for patients that can be promptly identified and turned around at the front door back into their usual place of residence for acute treatment and monitoring.
The role embodies holistic assessment for patients in acute crisis, whether a result of a medical or functional decline or an acute social need, with a focus on preventative care and wrap‑around services within the community to prevent hospital admission. Referrals into the service will come from a wide range of streams including hospital, primary care, community referrals, pre‑hospital, and the ambulance service.
The role incorporates the daily application of, and willingness to work towards, the Physical Health Assessment qualification to enhance the initial assessment for patients presenting with acute, undifferentiated diagnoses. This cohort of patients can be referred from a variety of referral streams including local ambulance services, primary and secondary care services, and adult social care with a focus on providing a first‑responder function for cases such as the fallen patient.
This role is open to Registered Nurses and Registered Paramedics.
Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.
Main duties of the job
The role includes supporting clinical triage to ensure patients' needs are comprehensively explored and identified, allowing safe sign‑posting to the right service or clinician to meet individual needs. The post holder will be required to have a full driving licence and be able to be insured for business use.
* Accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct. Contribute to corporate objectives, acting within local, Trust and statutory guidelines and policies at all times.
* Effectively communicate information regarding clinical decisions, policy and care pathways to patients, carers and the multi‑professional team, including situations where difficulties in comprehension occur.
* A skilled practitioner and clinical leader, providing support to the management team and participating in service and policy development.
* Responsible for clinical assessment of a group of patients, ensuring appropriate care is planned, implemented, and evaluated.
* Implement the skills achieved via the Physical Health Assessment qualification to ensure safe initial assessment for patients.
* Review patients medically stepped down for crisis response, ensuring safe and clinically appropriate discharge planning.
* Safely access and supply service‑approved Patient Group Directives following completion of training, while adhering to agreed processes.
A full valid UK driving licence is essential for this post; an international licence is not accepted.
Job responsibilities
* Maintain knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to deliver an evidence‑based service that is responsive to the changing needs of the population.
* Provide clinical supervision and leadership to junior team members.
* Be responsible for the provision of effective learning experiences for pre‑and post‑registration students.
* Coordinate the delivery of care for patients and act as a clinical resource within the team.
* Clinically triage and safely sign‑post referrals to the most appropriate service, ensuring patients' needs are met, using clinical support tools available to support decision making.
* Undertake comprehensive risk assessments associated with the care of patients to ensure nurses and carers’ safety and enable patients to maximise their independence.
* Act as a role model for other staff and students, demonstrating high standards of practice and professional conduct.
* Ensure practice is evidence‑based through audit and critical appraisal of literature.
* Work without direct supervision and solve problems with a solution‑focused mindset.
* Be confident in undertaking dynamic risk assessments and proficient in moving and handling with demonstrated competence, including safe utilisation of an array of equipment after corporate and additional training.
* Competently assess and close trauma wounds using steri‑strips and skin adhesives when clinically appropriate.
* Demonstrate highly technical or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management, including administration of IV medications, venous cannulation, venepuncture, management and care of mid and PICC lines, complex patient monitoring, equipment management and point‑of‑care testing.
* Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient data.
* Work within a matrix model of care in collaboration with other organisations and agencies, ensuring high standard of care delivery.
* Manage expected or occasional unexpected clinical events requiring high but unpredictable levels of physical effort, escalating to a senior member of staff where appropriate.
* Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations, such as imparting bad news or following an unexpected event.
* Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards.
* Maintain a clean, safe environment, adhering to the Trust's standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control at all times.
Secondment will be considered for internal candidates. If you are successful after interview, you must obtain approval from your current line manager to accept the offer.
Closing Date: 07 June 2026. This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received.
Qualifications
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Experience
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Knowledge
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Skills
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) is required to check for any previous criminal convictions.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
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