Minor Illness Clinician (Nurse Practitioner / Paramedic / Pharmacist)

Topsham Surgery; Exeter; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A supportive GP practice in Exeter is seeking a Minor Illness Clinician (Nurse, Paramedic, or Pharmacist) to work part-time on Fridays. The role involves assessing and treating minor illnesses, providing triage services, and maintaining clinical records. Candidates must have a relevant qualification in nursing or paramedicine, with experience in assessing minor injuries. This position offers flexible working in a friendly environment serving a diverse patient population.

Qualifications

• Registered Paramedic, Nurse, or Pharmacist required.
• Minor illness/injury qualification or equivalent experience needed.
• Experience in assessing and treating minor injuries essential.

Responsibilities

• Assess and decide on treatments for acute minor illnesses.
• Provide triage services and routine nursing care.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and prioritize health issues.

Skills

Assessment of minor illnesses

Triaging patients

Wound care

Maintaining clinical records

Education

Registered Paramedic or Nurse or Pharmacist

Minor illness/injury qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

Minor Illness Clinician (Nurse Practitioner / Paramedic / Pharmacist)

Are you an experienced Walk In Centre Practitioner / Minor Illness Practitioner looking to join a forward thinking and supportive GP Team?

We are recruiting another Clinician (Nurse, Paramedic or Pharmacist) to join our team on a Friday to work as part of our Duty Team, alongside a GP, Paramedic and other members of the team.

Hours/days: Friday

Salary: This post will be Band 6 / Band 7 (£19.78 - £24.65/hr), depending on experience.

Main duties of the job

Duties of the Minor Illness Clinician will include:

• Assessing and deciding the treatment plan for acute minor illness presentations such as
  • Urinary tract infections (UTIs)
  • Respiratory tract infections (URTI/LRTI)
  • Sore throats
  • Ear symptoms
• Develop, implement and embed health promotion and well-being programmes
• Provide a triage service, actively managing or referring patients or treating patients within own scope of practice
• Provide routine nursing care to patients as required in accordance with clinical based evidence, NICE and the NSF
• Provide wound care (ulcer /Doppler etc.) to patients
• Request pathology services as necessary, processing and interpreting results as required
• Refer patients directly to other services as appropriate
• Maintain accurate clinical records in conjunction with extant legislation
• Ensure read codes are used effectively
• Prioritise health issues and intervene appropriately
• Support the team in dealing with clinical emergencies

About us

Topsham Surgery is a friendly and forward thinking practice.

We are made up of 2 sites, one in Topsham and a branch site at Countess Wear.

The 2 sites are spacious with a variety of consulting and administration rooms with a pharmacy based at the Glasshouse site.

We care for over 11,900 patients across a large practice boundary from Middlemoor and St Leonards to Lympstone in the South and Aylesbeare in the East.

Qualifications

• Registered Paramedic or Nurse or Pharmacist
• Minor illness / injury qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

• Experience of assessing and treating minor illness / injury
• Experience of working autonomously
• Experience of working in either a GP Practice, Walk In Centre or Minor Injury Unit setting

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.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours