Job overview

The  Emergency Practitioner training role is to support the qualified Emergency Practitioners in the assessment, treatment and onward care planning for all patients presenting to the county wide Minor injury and illness Units

The trainee practitioners  are responsible for:

• The initial triage of presenting patients and ensuring patients remain safe while waiting for initial assessment in the absence of a band 5
• Implementation of Planned Care as determined by Emergency Practitioner overseeing patients care.
•  To support the Emergency Practitioner (EP) in the management and treatment of  sometimes complex clinical consultations
• To develop skills and qualification to enable them to work as a qualified autonomous Emergency Practitioner.
• Applicants must have a secured place with GHC on the APICA course that commences September 2025/ February 2026.

Following successful completion and receipt of qualification  of the APICA course, the successful applicant will move to a Band 6 Emergency Practitioner. 

Main duties of the job

·        To provide a timely triage service to all patients that attend the unit as per local and national guidelines

·         To ensure intentional rounding is facilitated to maintain the safety of patients whilst waiting to be assessed and treated by the EP.

·        To assist Emergency Practitioners with their assessment, provision of treatment and discharge planning using local and national guidelines and pathways of care.

·        To support the practitioner in charge with day to day planning, the delivery of a high quality service and the continuous improvement of the Minor Injury and illness service

·        Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for patients in MIiU alongside the Emergency Practitioner in order to deliver a high standard of individualised care.

·        Provide advice, including clinical advice, and support to the local community (including telephone advice) staff and other disciplines.

·        Treat all service users and carers with dignity and respect

·        Participate in all aspects of the 6 C’s process

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust. 

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us.  In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views.  It was great to hear that: 

72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question. 

76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region. 

81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%. 

 This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement.  However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.