Trainee Emergency Care Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a motivated and experienced healthcare professional to join the Urgent and Emergency Care service as a Trainee Emergency Care Practitioner. You will work alongside doctors and other practitioners to deliver high-quality care to patients with minor illnesses and injuries. The position involves independent clinical reasoning and decision-making, covering assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and referral across three sites. Successful candidates will be supported to achieve the necessary qualifications to become a Qualified ECP.
Key responsibilities
- Work as a trainee ECP within a busy Minor Injury and Illness Unit and Urgent Treatment Centre, seeing, treating, and independently discharging patients.
- Collaborate with Senior EP colleagues to deliver a high quality, effective, and sustainable service.
- Undertake a training post, supported to complete a Minor Injury and Minor Illness University course and an EP portfolio.
- Work in good partnership with the multi-disciplinary team, participating in an annual teaching and education program.
- Be accountable for own actions in accordance with the Code of Professional Conduct and contribute to corporate objectives.
- Utilise advanced history taking and physical assessment skills to obtain patient history and undertake examinations.
Essential criteria
- oCurrent Professional Registration NMC/HCPC
- oEvidence of continuing professional development
- oTeaching and assessment qualification and is currently teaching sessions.
- oPILS/ILS course
- oStudy at level 6 (degree / diploma)
- oRecent post registration experience in Emergency Care
- oExperience in conflict management
- oExperience of mentoring and supporting junior staff
- oA knowledgeable practitioner with the ability to critically analyse research and apply to the practice setting
- oEvidence of knowledge/ understanding of collaborative practice and the ECP role
- oA sound knowledge of professional policies and procedures
- oKnowledge of clinical governance and a commitment to clinical supervision and staff development
- oEvidence of Knowledge/understanding of collaborative practice and the ECP role
- oAdvanced Assessment and History taking skills
- oPractical A&E skills e.g. Plastering, suturing
- oPatient focussed
- oExcellent communication skills and good interpersonal skills
- oIT skills
- oAbility to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
- oGood management of own and others time
- oAble to use initiative analysing problems to implement solutions and make decisions
- oApproachable and adaptable to team working in a multi-disciplinary setting
- oSelf-motivated and able to motivate others
- oEvidence of recent professional development
- oAble to work flexibly across all sites including rotational shifts
- oMust be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's values. (As detailed in UHCW's Values in Action document below)
- oApplicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience
Desirable criteria
- oLeadership qualification or completion of a leadership course
- oRecognised academically credited Emergency Nurse Practitioner Course (Minor Injury/Minor Illness)
- oNon-Medical Prescriber
- oAdvanced Health assessment
- oAssessor qualification
- oExperience in research and audit
- oExperience of Policy/Service development
- oChange management experience
- oEvidence of research/Audit
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 14d
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University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Trainee Emergency Care Practitioner
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
We are seeking motivated and experienced healthcare professionals to join our team as Trainee Emergency Care Practitioners, within the Urgent and Emergency Care service.
Working alongside Doctors, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, and fellow ECP's/ENP's you will play a key role in delivering high quality timely care to patient presenting with minor illness and injury. This is a fast paced, independent role, requiring excellent clinical reasoning and descision-making skills.
The Emergency Practitioner within the Urgent and Emergency Care service (UEC) will use specialist knowledge and skills to independently provide healthcare to a select group of patients with minor illnesses or injuries and develop a 'no wait philosophy' and support 'see and treat' streams .
The Emergency Practitioner is a highly skilled practitioner with a wealth of knowledge and experience and accountable for the total episode of care of the patient including assessment, diagnosis, treatment and/or referral and discharge, administering medication under the Trust Patient Group Directions.
The post holder will be required to work across all 3 sites (Minor Injuries Unit, Rugby Urgent Treatment centre and Coventry City Urgent Treatment Centre where require
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