Mints Major

The Role

An opportunity has arisen within NHS Lanarkshire for a Mints Major / Minor Injury Practitioner. As part of a multidisciplinary team you will have responsibility for 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. Assessment of presenting conditions, initiation of investigations, determination of differential diagnosis, initiate treatment and where appropriate discharge patients, review treatment plans developed by less experienced staff in order to confirm differential diagnosis and advise on discharge/referral and in the absence of the Team Leader for MINTS you will have responsibility for the management of the MINTS Service including supervision, development and deployment of junior staff. 

NHS Lanarkshire

Have you always wanted to work with NHS Lanarkshire? Then this might be the opportunity for you to join Team Lanarkshire

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

What we'll need you to bring

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 Post graduate expertise within speciality / area of practice that demonstrates the required breadth of knowledge required to lead safety, 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 ensuring that the level of expertise can be utilised to deliver leadership within this speciality / area of practice. Leadership skills to ensure optimum day to day management of the service. Further education/evidence of Continuous Professional Development in area of speciality including study days/courses/post graduate 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 Working knowledge of basic information technology.

It would be great if you also have

Completed an Academic Programme on the Management of minor injured patients MINTS Minors qualification Knowledge of anatomy and pathophysiology

Contract type

Permanent

Full time

37 hours

Location and Working Pattern

This role will be based in Emergency Department within University Hospital Hairmyres.

The working pattern for this role will include day shifts & weekends

Looking to find out more?

If you’re looking to find out more, then we would love to hear from you

Why NHS Lanarkshire?

Join us and you will discover a supportive environment where you will have the chance to add to your skills and further your career.

Some of NHS Lanarkshire’s benefits include:

A minimum of 27 days annual leave increasing with length of service

A minimum of 8 days of public holidays

Membership of NHS Pension Scheme, with life insurance benefits (for more information on the NHS Pension Scheme visit the )

Paid sick leave increasing with length of service

Occupational health services

Employee counselling services

Work-life Balance policies and procedures

NHS Lanarkshire have a range of support services on topics that can impact both on your working and personal life including occupational health, spiritual care and independent counselling. This support can be accessed using the links on this page.

Further Information

For more information on the role, please refer to the Job Description. If you’re looking for more information on the recruitment process, organisation or the services we provide, please refer to our information pack, or our .

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