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Welcome

 

We hope you will enjoy your time as part of our team and that the experience you gain here will further your development as a clinician

 

This handbook is designed to help you with the ‘how to’ aspects of working in our department. 

 

Safety for patients relies on good team work. We value all members of our team because they all make a difference to patients.

 

Welcome to our ED team.

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01

Introduction

 

An overview of the normal working day in our Emergency Department.

04

The workplace and Facilities

 

Some guidance on the Rota, uniform, shop-floor etiquette, bleeps, etc.

02

Patient Care and Pathways

 

These includes the various patient streams in the ED, how to make referrals, dealing with re-attenders, etc.

05

Education, Supervision & Other Support

 

Guidance on access to your Supervisors. Advice on Supervised learning experience and WPBAs. Other advice on issues such as writing Police statements.

03

ED Workforce & Structure

 

We have a varied multi-diciplinary workforce of nurses, Healthcare Asisstants and clinical cadres such as Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Emergency Practitioners, Medical doctors, etc.

06

Some useful contact numbers

 

You can get phone numbers from the telephone directory accessed on the intranet home page, or use the electronic switchboard. Some common ED internal extensions provided here.

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