Emergency Nurse/Emergency Practitioner

Our healthcare recruitment team is proud to be partnering with leading NHS organisations to recruit an experienced Band 7 or Band 8a (depending on experience) Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) / Emergency Practitioner (EP) on an interim basis.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly regarded Community Urgent Care Service, delivering autonomous clinical care within Urgent Treatment Centres and making a real difference to patients with acute illness and injury.

Working as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team, you will combine advanced clinical assessment skills with leadership responsibilities, supporting patient flow, clinical decision making and the development of junior colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently assess, investigate, diagnose and manage patients presenting with undifferentiated acute illness and injury.
• Deliver evidence-based treatment plans and safely manage clinical uncertainty and risk.
• Request, interpret and act upon diagnostic investigations including radiology and pathology results.
• Provide expert clinical care for patients across the age spectrum presenting with urgent and emergency care needs.
• Undertake advanced clinical procedures including wound management, fracture care and emergency interventions within scope of practice.
• Lead shifts within the Urgent Treatment Centre, ensuring safe patient flow and effective service delivery.
• Act as a clinical resource for colleagues, providing mentorship, supervision and support to trainee practitioners.
• Collaborate with NHS 111, Ambulance Services, Primary Care, Community Services and wider multidisciplinary teams.
• Participate in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation, discharge summaries and professional standards of practice.

Essential Requirements

• Current NMC or HCPC registration.
• Qualified autonomous Emergency Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Practitioner or Advanced Clinical Practitioner with significant urgent/emergency care experience.
• Minimum of 4 years'' post-registration clinical experience, including experience within Emergency, Urgent Care, Acute Care or related settings.
• Non-Medical Prescribing qualification.
• Demonstrable experience managing minor illness and minor injury presentations autonomously.
• Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic reasoning and decision-making skills.
• Proven leadership capability with experience supervising, mentoring or supporting junior colleagues.
• Ability to work confidently as an autonomous practitioner within a fast-paced and demanding urgent care environment.

If you are an experienced ENP or Emergency Practitioner looking for your next NHS challenge, we''d love to hear from you.