Nurse Practitioner
Core
Deliver advanced, comprehensive, patient-centred clinical care, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management in a busy Emergency Department.
Role type
Nurse Practitioner (Emergency Department)
Builds
Acute patient care pathways and multidisciplinary team coordination
Domain
Healthcare / Emergency Medicine
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
advanced clinical assessment, diagnostic reasoning, clinical decision-making, treatment plan development, infection management, clinical documentation, quality improvement
Preferred skills
clinical leadership, staff education, autonomous practice, evidence-based practice
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Provide advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute patients; Develop and evaluate individualised treatment plans; Exercise advanced clinical judgement and critical thinking; Collaborate with medical practitioners and allied health professionals; Provide clinical leadership and education to staff; Support patient care coordination and discharge planning; Maintain accurate clinical documentation; Contribute to quality improvement and clinical governance; Ensure adherence to infection management policies.
Seniority
Experienced, hands-on IC