Junior Urgent Care Clinician

Sirona care & health CIC; Clevedon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health service provider in Clevedon is looking for healthcare professionals to deliver safe and effective patient-centered care. Responsibilities include autonomous patient treatment and maintaining patient flow through the hospital. Applicants should have a relevant healthcare qualification and experience in urgent and emergency care. Attractive benefits include full NHS benefits, 27+ days annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme.

Benefits

27+ days annual leave

Full NHS benefits

Participation in NHS Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in autonomous practice within healthcare.
• Ability to handle complex patient situations.
• Knowledge of infection control procedures.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, effective, and compassionate patient care.
• Maintain accurate patient records and documentation.
• Initiate onward referrals for patient care where necessary.

Skills

Clinical examination skills

Communication with diverse groups

Evidence of experience in urgent care

Education

First level registration (paramedic/nurse)

Degree or equivalent

Job description

Are you looking to play a key role in delivering safe, effective, and truly patient-centred care? Join us and make a real difference from day one.

In this dynamic role, you'll help deliver safe, effective and compassionate care that supports same-day discharge, prevents avoidable admissions, and keeps patient flow moving across the hospital.

Working collaboratively amongst an experienced and supportive multi-disciplinary team--from primary care, emergency medicine and specialty teams--you'll ensure patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

You'll provide autonomous evidenced based care, delivering advice and treatment to adults and children with minor injuries/minor illness, and a wide range of complex, urgent or undifferentiated conditions.

You will also play an important part in initiating the onward referral of patients; being able to recognise and manage patient pathways for patients who may require further intervention or specialist referral to inpatient, outpatient or community-based teams

Step into a role where your clinical judgement, curiosity, and compassion truly matter.

Main duties of the job

• Work within your scope of autonomous practice and ensure all practice is delivered to the highest standard and reporting any deficits in practice or resources to the senior practitioners on duty or the Unit Manager
• Work to and comply with local and organisational pathways, policies, standard operating procedures.
• Undertake clinical supervision, annual appraisal and personal development planning session. Maintain own professional registration
• Maintain and ensure all infection prevention control procedures, and policies are adhered to and maintained.
• Ensure comprehensive and accurate records are planned and recorded for all attending patients as per NMC and HCPC guidelines with regard for confidentiality and the duty of candour.
• Maintain patient notes in line with Data Protection Act (1998).
• To understand issues and policy relating to medicines management and safe storage and use of harmful substances.
• Attend regular staff meetings and delegated specialist meetings.
• Work within your scope of autonomous practice and ensure all practice is delivered to the highest standard and reporting any deficits in practice or resources
• Demonstrate ability to work with complex clients and situations, demonstrating ability to problem solve.

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. 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 aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Person Specification

Experience, Skills, Knowledge

• ILS/PILS
• Autonomous but supported practice within a health care environment
• Clinical examination skills e.g. neurological, abdominal, respiratory, ear nose and throat, musculoskeletal
• Evidence of experience within emergency, urgent care, minor injury units, walk in centres or relevant community settings
• Experience of being able to communicate with a wide range of people from varied social, cultural and professional backgrounds

Qualifications & Training

• First level registration as a paramedic, physiotherapist registered with the Health Care Professional Council or registered nurse (RGN) or RSCN
• Degree or equivalent
• X-Ray requesting and Interpretation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.