Bank Urgent Care Practitioner

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in York is seeking experienced Urgent Care Practitioners (UCPs) or Emergency Nurse Practitioners (ENPs) to join their bank team at Urgent Care services. This Band 7 role involves assessment, diagnosis, and management of minor illnesses and injuries, with a focus on high-quality clinical decisions. The role offers various employee benefits including access to the NHS Pension Scheme and extensive learning opportunities. Applicants should possess relevant training and qualifications, with mentoring responsibilities included.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on restaurants, shopping, and finance services

Qualifications

• Recognised qualification and training as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner or similar.
• Band 7 candidates must hold a recognised qualification and meet experience requirements.
• Trainee ENPs must complete a recognised Minor Injuries and Illness Course.

Responsibilities

• Take complete history and perform clinical examination.
• Evaluate treatment effectiveness and discharge or refer patients as necessary.
• Work within scope of practice and local policies.
• Promote health and well-being to patients.
• Act as a mentor to staff and nursing students.
• Update local policies and participate in clinical research.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Diagnosis

Treatment implementation

Patient education

Education

Recognised qualification for Emergency Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting experienced Urgent Care Practitioners (UCPs) or Emergency Nurse Practitioners (ENPs) to join our bank team to work at our Urgent Care services including Malton UTC, Selby UTC and York Minor Injuries. This is a true Band 7 autonomous clinical role, ideal for clinicians who are confident in assessment, diagnosis and management of minor illness (Selby and Malton only) and minor injury, and who enjoy making timely, high-quality clinical decisions that improve patient experience. Our sites – Selby Urgent Treatment Centre located at Selby War Memorial Hospital, and Malton Urgent Treatment Centre located at Malton Hospital – are open 7 days a week (8 am‑8 pm) and provide timely assessment and treatment for patients with minor illness and minor injury, in accordance with our Directory of Services.

Responsibilities

• Take complete history and perform clinical examination to diagnose and implement treatment for patients presenting with varied conditions.
• Evaluate effectiveness of treatment and discharge patients or refer to a specialist as necessary.
• Work within scope of practice and broad local policies and procedures.
• Proactively promote health and well‑being to patients, give health advice and education.
• Act as a mentor to other staff members and nursing students.
• Continuously update local policies and procedures and participate in clinical research.

Qualifications

• Recognised qualification, training and experience as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner or similar if AHP.
• Band 7 candidate must hold a recognised qualification and meet experience requirements.
• Trainee ENPs must already be undertaking or completing a recognised Minor Injuries and Illness Course (including X‑ray interpretation), and be prepared to undertake further training in post.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff, including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, generous benefits upon retirement, and a lump‑sum and pension for dependants.
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers.

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link