Are you a nurse interested in working in an Urgent Treatment Centre?
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic nurse practitioner to work within the Buxton Urgent Treatment Centre.
This role is advertised as a band 6 but dependent on experience and skills, but there may be a possibility to appoint to a band 5 who will then develop to a band 6 once local competencies and MSc module in minor injuries is successfully completed.
There are full and part time post available.
The units are nurse and paramedic practitioner led and are operational seven days a week, from 08.00 to 20:00hrs.
As a registered, accountable clinical employee you will be expected to possess a relevant high level of clinical knowledge and skills. This will enable you to assess, examine and treat patients safely and appropriately from the whole age spectrum that attend the UTCs with a variety of minor injury and minor illness presentations.
You will need to effectively engage with patients, peer groups, and service users in all elements of your role, leading by example and promoting a supportive and caring culture. This will require an inclusive, transparent, open approach to your role, whereby you are happy to be accountable to others and to go the extra mile when required.
You must be flexible, enthusiastic, motivated and demonstrate effective interpersonal skills.
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people’s own homes and via virtual consultations.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
This advert closes on Wednesday 23 Oct 2024