Main area Urgent Care Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent: Part time Hours
* Part time
* Flexible working
30 hours per week (shifts are 07:45 - 20:00, working on a rostered basis)
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Employer: Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Gainsborough UTC
Town: Gainsborough
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 09/03/2025 23:59
Band 6
LCHS Way
We listen: we engage with everyone we work with, we are united, we are always positive.
We care: everyone is valued, respected and developed, knowledge and skills are nurtured, success is celebrated.
We act: clear goals and right resources, freedom coupled with accountability, emphasis on simplicity.
We improve: we are creative, resourceful and innovative, integrated and collaboration is the way forward, we're always striving to do better.
....Fit for now, fit for the future.
Job overview
The post holder will clinically assess patients with unscheduled primary care conditions and minor illness and injury needs face to face. The post holder will be directly or remotely supported by Senior Urgent Care practitioners, Trainee advanced clinical practitioners, advanced clinical practitioners and doctors. The post holder will support the delivery of policy and procedures, ensuring clinical quality, evidence based service, excellence in clinical practice, this together with continuous professional development.
Please note this position will not commence before June 2025.
Main duties of the job
Lincolnshire Community Health Service requires all staff to safeguard children, young people and adults. All staff are required to access the organisational policies, also the Local Safeguarding Children Board and the Local Safeguarding Adults Board policies and procedures that underpin the safeguarding agenda. The safeguarding policies to be followed are found at www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk and www.lincolnshire.gov.uk.
Working for our organisation
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.
At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS’ workforce.
LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Working autonomously to complete ICA (initial clinical assessment) of patients booking in to the UTC environment. Full training will be given.
Working to support colleagues to see, treat, manage and discharge a full range of minor injuries and illnesses. Development will be provided in the future to work autonomously.
Making clinical decisions where to direct patients when they arrive into department, navigating serious illnesses and emergencies to A&E.
Person specification
* Registered Nurse/Paramedic
* 2 years post qualification experience in emergency or urgent care
* History taking qualification
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Use of PGD's
* Minor illness or minor injury experience or qualifications
* System one knowledge
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Important Information: All new employees will be subject to a charge if a DBS check is required for the post. The Disclosure & Barring Service application form (formerly CRB) will be provided by LCHS and the fee will be deducted from your salary over a maximum of a 6 month period.
Any existing employees who require a DBS check as part of the application process will be subject to a charge for that DBS check.
We are a Disability Confident employer ensuring that disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.
Support and/or assistance with completing an application form is available from the Human Resources Team by calling 01522 572889.
We encourage and support vaccination update as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
We have been awarded the National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark for 2023.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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