Job Description:
Band 7 Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) – NHS Agency Shifts
Trust: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Bridgwater Urgent Treatment Centre, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4GU (Primary Location)
Job Type: Agency / Temporary
Duration: Block Booking Available (Preferred)
Shift Times:
- 08:00 – 15:00
- 10:00 – 18:00
- 13:00 – 21:00
- Early and late shifts may be combined.
About the Role
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is currently seeking an experienced Band 7 Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) to support Bridgwater Urgent Treatment Centre on a block booking basis.
This role requires an autonomous practitioner with extensive urgent and emergency care experience, capable of independently assessing, investigating, diagnosing, treating, and safely discharging or referring patients presenting with undifferentiated minor illness, minor injuries, and acute conditions.
The successful candidate will also provide clinical leadership, support patient flow, mentor junior staff, and work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team.
Essential Requirements
- Current NMC registration
- Master's level qualification (or equivalent experience) in Advanced/Emergency/Urgent Care Practice
- Minimum 4 years post-registration clinical experience
- Extensive experience working autonomously within UTC, MIU, A&E, or Urgent Care settings
- Independent Non-Medical Prescribing qualification (Essential)
- Experience managing Trauma presentations (Essential)
- Experience requesting and interpreting X-rays (Essential)
- Current IR(ME)R certification
- Radiographic Interpretation qualification
- Adult & Paediatric Immediate Life Support certification
- Excellent clinical assessment and decision-making skills
- Strong safeguarding knowledge
- Right to work in the UK
- Enhanced DBS (Update Service preferred)
Clinical Skills Required
- Autonomous assessment and management of minor illness and injuries
- Comprehensive history taking and physical examination
- Differential diagnosis and clinical decision-making
- Requesting and interpreting X-rays
- Independent prescribing
- Suturing and wound closure
- Fracture assessment, splinting and casting
- Local anaesthetic administration and nerve blocks
- Incision and drainage procedures
- Foreign body removal
- Airway management and emergency life support
- IV and IO access
- Sepsis recognition and management
- Safeguarding assessments
- Referral to specialist services
- Clinical leadership and supervision of junior staff
- Safe discharge planning and documentation
What We Offer
- NHS agency block bookings
- Flexible shift patterns
- Weekly pay
- Dedicated recruitment consultant
- Fast-track compliance process
- Opportunity to work within Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
- Trust-approved flat rate card for all Band 7 ENP agency bookings
How to Apply
If you are an experienced Band 7 Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) available for agency work, please submit:
- Up-to-date CV
- NMC registration
- Independent Prescribing qualification
- IR(ME)R certification
- Radiographic Interpretation qualification
- Evidence of Trauma experience
- Life Support certificates
- Smartcard details (if available)
- Confirmation of UTC/MIU/Urgent Care experience
- Availability
- Rate expectation
Please send your application to:
[email protected]
#INDCROM
Pay: £30.00-£50.00 per hour
Application question(s):
- Do you have recent experience working as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) within an NHS Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC), Minor Injuries Unit (MIU), or Emergency Department?
- Do you hold a valid Independent Non-Medical Prescribing qualification (V300)?
- Do you have experience independently requesting and interpreting X-rays (IR(ME)R compliant)?
- Do you have experience managing trauma and minor injuries autonomously?
- How many years of post-registration Emergency/Urgent Care experience do you have?
- Do you have experience independently assessing, diagnosing, treating, and discharging patients presenting with minor illness and injuries?
- Are you willing to work block bookings at Bridgwater Urgent Treatment Centre (TA6 4GU)?
- Recent NHS Experience within 2 years
Work Location: In person
