Overview
Do you enjoy working in a busy environment where no two shifts are the same? Do you want to work in a highly supportive team with excellent opportunities for development and progression? If so, our Minor Injury Units are the place for you.
Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin have four nurse/paramedic led Minor Injury Units, in Whitchurch, Oswestry, Bridgnorth and Ludlow, that treat approximately 3000 patients across the service per month, making a real difference, providing care closer to home and avoiding admission to hospital wherever possible and appropriate. Our aim is to closely integrate with the Primary Care Network and acute hospitals to widen the conditions we are able to support within our units.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received; we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Details
* Date posted: 27 August 2025
* Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
* Band: Band 7
* Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year Per Annum / Pro Rata
* Contract: Permanent
* Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
* Reference number: 825-7402290-OPS
* Job locations: Oswestry Minor Injury Unit, Thomas Savin Road, Oswestry, SY11 1HS
Responsibilities
As an Emergency Practitioner you will be a Registered Nurse, Paramedic or Advanced Physiotherapist. You will need to have the desire to autonomously assess and treat patients. You will have excellent clinical assessment and decision-making skills along with the ability to lead together with a passion to provide patient centred care. You will be working across a shift system which covers both of our MIU Units and includes evenings, weekends and bank holidays. You will be joining a multi-disciplinary team who pride themselves on their excellent team working and support of each other whilst treating a diverse range of conditions. You will have excellent opportunities for learning and development with access to a wide range of courses to develop your clinical skills. This role will provide you with a challenging but rewarding opportunity to utilise your skills and to deliver excellent care to a wide group of patients.
About Us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff. Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve. Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people. Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Qualifications
Essential
* Current professional registration (HCPC or NMC)
* Degree / diploma educational level training (Nursing, Paramedicine or Physiotherapy)
* Evidence of recent clinical development beyond qualification
* Possess professional knowledge acquired through degree level study supplemented by advanced education and clinical experience at Masters level or equivalent
* Post graduate level studies in: Minor injury assessment and management or equivalent; Physical Assessment or equivalent; Paediatric module or equivalent; Xray interpretation or equivalent
Experience
* Substantial experience in a Minor Injuries Unit / Urgent Treatment Centre / Accident and Emergency Department
* Competent as an Autonomous Practitioner
* Current knowledge of emergency care issues and NHS reforms
* Evidence of ongoing professional development
* Mentorship and teaching of others
Knowledge and Skills
* Wide range of clinical skills including: triage, documentation using a medical model, physical assessment of musculoskeletal injuries, plastering, suturing, Xray interpretation, use of IT systems to include EPR and other clinical management systems, wound assessment and management, and use of Patient Group Directions
* Ability to work independently
* Ability to show commitment to team working
Other
* Able to meet travel requirements of the post
Compliance and Sponsorship
* Disclosure and Barring Service checks may be required (this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975 and related checks).
* Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
* UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
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