Lead UTC Practitioner

NHS; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A National Health Service provider in Gateshead is looking for a Lead UTC Practitioner. In this role, you will deliver patient-focused care, lead clinical education, and supervise a team within an urgent care setting. The ideal candidate will have substantial leadership experience and be committed to continuous improvement in service delivery.

Qualifications

• Active NMC or HCPC registration.
• Experience as a practitioner in an urgent or emergency care environment.
• Experience of leading a team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality, evidence based and patient focused care.
• Supervise, coach and mentor other members of the UTC team.
• Order relevant investigations based on clinical review.

Skills

Ability to work independently

Specialist Skills relating to urgent and emergency care

Strong leadership skills

Change management experience

Knowledge of safeguarding

Education

1st Degree / BSc (healthcare related)

Evidence of completing a recognised minor injury / minor illness course

Clinical Skills Qualification

Leadership Qualification

Job description

An exciting opportunity is available for a highly motivated Lead UTC Practitioner to join the Gateshead Urgent Care Service working between theUrgent TreatmentCentresat Blaydon and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

This is a time of development and improvement for our UTCs, with potential for investment and development as part of the plan to improve Urgent and Emergency Care in the Trust.

Main duties of the job

You will be lead of the Urgent Treatment Centres, and committed to personal and team development and expected to carry out clinical education, appraisal, supervision and performance reviews in order to develop all staff and students within the team. Substantial experience of supervision and appraisal of a team is essential, as well as being a certificated mentor for student nurses.

The post holder must be able to demonstrate the ability to take on new challenges and will be involved in the continuous shaping and development of the teamand the overall Urgent CareService tomeet any changes in service delivery and to ensure a high quality of care to all patients. Previous involvement in service improvement and audit is therefore required.

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

Job responsibilities

Deliver high quality, evidence based and patient focused care and treatment planning, primarily in the UTC setting but also throughout all areas of Urgent and Emergency Care and be accountable for this.

Use national and local guidelines to support safe decision making and practice.

Have a sound grounding in history taking, clinical skills and knowledge of illness/injuries.

Order relevant investigations based on clinical review of the patient and collaboration with senior members of the medical and MDT where appropriate.

Be able to interpret clinical investigations such as x-rays and act on these findings appropriately.

To continuously improve clinical care standards in line with the clinical governance framework.

To ensure ongoing clinical and professional development.

Be able to prescribe medications appropriate to treatment plans.

To be aware of own scope of practice and work within that appropriately while continuing to develop own knowledge and skills safely through education and competency-based assessment.

To act as the lead UTC practitioner by supervising, coaching and mentoring other members of the UTC team. This includes following appropriate HR & OD policies relating to absence and performance, where appropriate.

To work flexibly across ED and UTCs where required on both sites.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Active NMC or HCPC registration (or equivalent)
• 1st Degree / BSc (healthcare related)
• Evidence of completing a recognised minor injury / minor illness course
• Clinical Skills Qualification
• Leadership Qualification

Skills and Knowledge

• Ability to work independently, within a team and as part of the MDT
• Specialist Skills relating to urgent and emergency care
• Competent in relevant clinical skills
• Demonstrate strong leadership skills
• Experience of change management
• Knowledge of and experience of dealing with safeguarding

Experience

• Experience as a practitioner in an urgent or emergency care environment
• Experience of leading a team
• Experience of managing resources

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.

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearper annum plus unsocial hours uplift (where applicable)