Emergency Injuries Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced Band 7 Emergency Injuries Practitioner to work autonomously within the Homerton Healthcare Emergency Department Injuries Unit. The practitioner will assess, diagnose, treat, and manage patients with minor injuries and urgent care needs. Responsibilities include comprehensive clinical examinations, interpreting investigations, performing minor injury procedures, and ensuring safe discharge or referral. The role also involves supporting health promotion, mentoring junior staff, and contributing to service improvement within the Emergency Department.
Key responsibilities
- Assess, examine, diagnose and manage patients presenting with minor injuries and urgent care conditions autonomously.
- Take comprehensive patient histories and perform advanced physical examinations.
- Request, interpret and act upon diagnostic investigations, including X-rays and blood tests.
- Develop and implement evidence-based treatment and management plans.
- Perform clinical procedures such as wound closure, suturing, plastering, wound care and removal of foreign bodies.
- Safely discharge patients or refer them to appropriate specialist services when required.
Essential criteria
- RN / HCPC.
- Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience.
- Advanced Assessment Skills Course.
- Minor Injuries Course.
- Expert clinical practice in minor injuries.
- Evidence of strong organisational and leadership skills.
- Teaching skills in informal and formal situations.
- Able to facilitate training for all levels of staff.
- Able to identify training needs of individuals.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Computer skills.
- Experience at Band 6/7 ENP/ANP/ECP within an A&E.
- Expert clinical knowledge of minor injuries.
- Demonstrates an understanding of current developments in Emergency care, the Trust and the National Health Service and able to translate and implement into quality A&E practice.
- Demonstrates an understanding of NMC Code.
- Knowledge//understanding of confidentiality issues.
- Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values.
- Commitment and adherence to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Commitment to own personal and professional development.
- Self motivated and able to support others.
- Able to remain calm in stressful situations.
- Ability to be punctual and manage time.
Desirable criteria
- Non medical prescribing.
- Minor illness course.
- Experience in an urgent care environment.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £58,133 – £65,261 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Emergency Injuries Practitioner
The closing date is 16 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking for an experienced (Band 7) Emergency Injuries Practitioner, to work within the Homerton Healthcare Emergency Department Injuries Unit, providing autonomous assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients presenting with minor injuries, musculoskeletal presentations and urgent care needs.
The role involves independently undertaking comprehensive clinical examinations, requesting and interpreting investigations, delivering evidence-based treatments, performing minor injury procedures, and ensuring safe discharge or referral to specialist services.
The Injuries practitioner will need to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, to provide high-quality, patient-centred care while supporting health promotion, mentoring junior staff, and contributing to service improvement within the Emergency Department.
this advert may close early, subject to high application numbers
Main duties of the job
- To be able to assess, examine, diagnose and manage patients presenting with minor injuries and urgent care conditions autonomously.
- To take comprehensive patient histories and perform advanced physical examinations.
- To be able to request, interpret and act upon diagnostic investigations, including X-rays and bloo
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