Based in a busy Urgent Treatment Centre, you will work autonomously, assessing, diagnosing, managing, and discharging patients with minor injuries and illnesses. Collaborating closely with advanced clinical practitioners and doctors, you will be an integral part of a diverse multidisciplinary team providing urgent care services across the Lincolnshire area.
Please note this position will not commence before May 2025
Main duties of the job
Exciting Opportunity: Senior Urgent Care Practitioner
Grade: Band 7
Hours: Full-time or Part-time
Base: Boston Urgent Treatment Centre
We Listen, We Care, We Act, We Improve - that is the LCHS Way.
Join our dedicated team in a dynamic and fulfilling role as a Senior Urgent Care Practitioner. This position offers the chance to work in a variety of clinical settings. You will collaborate closely with GPs and other healthcare professionals, providing face-to-face consultations in urgent care departments, delivering in-home care for patients, and supporting our Clinical Assessment Service (CAS). The CAS team conducts telephone triage services, offering hear and treat/refer consultations. We provide comprehensive CAS training for those interested.
Our department operates 24/7, and we expect team members to contribute fairly to both day and night shifts. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact on patient care while working in a supportive and progressive environment.
About us
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.
We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an 'earn while you learn' apprenticeship programme.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description:
As part of a team of clinical practitioners, you will conduct face-to-face consultations with patients in the urgent treatment centre, addressing a diverse range of urgent illnesses and injuries.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
* Registered Health Professional (NMC or HCPC Paramedic)
* Recognised post registration qualifications in minor injury or suitable relevant experience
* Recognised post registration qualifications in minor illness or suitable relevant experience
Desirable
* Achieved at least 2 years post registration experience
* Non Medical Prescribing
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working in Urgent Care or equivalent service
* Working with PGDs
* Experience as an autonomous practitioner
Desirable
* Previous management or leadership experience
* Leadership attitudes and behaviours
* Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
Employer details
Employer name
Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust
Address
Boston UTC
Pilgrim Hospital
Boston
PE21 9QS
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