Mints Major / Minor Injury Practitioner

As part of a multidisciplinary team, the post holder will have responsibility for the assessment of care needs and the development of programmes of care, and/or the implementation and evaluation of these programmes ensuring the delivery of high-quality care to patients. You will be able to do Assessments of presenting conditions, initiation of investigations, determination of differential diagnoses, initiate treatment and where appropriate discharge patients. You will also review treatment plans developed by less experienced staff in order to confirm the differential diagnosis and advise on discharge/referral. The post holder will be able to initiate and maintain effective communications with patients/carers and other members of the multidisciplinary team to ensure that the appropriate advice information is shared, and patient needs are met and you will also cooperate with the Unit Manager to set, monitor and evaluate standards of care within defined policies, procedures and protocols of the unit, directorate, division and Professional Regulatory body, to ensure high-quality service. In the absence of the Team Leader for MINTS, the post holder will have responsibility for the management of the MINTS Service including supervision, development and deployment of junior staff Knowledge, Training And Or Experience Required To Do The Job - Registered Nurse with current revalidation and NMC Registration. - Educated to/working towards/operating at Degree Level. - Graduate Certificate in Urgent Care or Equivalent - Mints Major / Minor Injury practitioner / or Emergency Nurse Practitioner qualification - Postgraduate expertise within a speciality/area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safely, effectively and efficiently. - Comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines and standards within the speciality/area of Minor injuries. - Specialist knowledge and experience of relevant conditions, pathology, policies and procedures associated with this speciality/area of practice ensure that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within this speciality/area of practice. - Leadership skills to ensure the optimum day-to-day management of the service. - Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in the area of speciality including study days/courses/postgraduate qualification. - The post holder will possess excellent team-working/leadership skills and have the ability to motivate others and work using own initiative. - Excellent listening, communication and interpersonal skills. - Effective time management skills ‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another. - Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’ Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.