Nurse/Paramedic Practitioner/ Physiotherapist | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust; Tendring; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Nurse Practitioner to deliver high-quality, urgent care. Responsibilities include assessing and treating minor injuries, collaborating with an integrated healthcare team, and empowering patients for self-management. The role offers benefits such as flexible working options, training, and a comprehensive pension scheme. Ideal candidates should have a proven track record in urgent care and be able to work across multiple sites.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Generous pension scheme

NHS discounts

27 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Qualified as a nurse or allied health professional with a proven track record.
• Proficient in assessment and treatment of minor injuries and illnesses.
• Capability to work collaboratively within healthcare teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose and treat minor injuries and illnesses.
• Collaborate with health and social care colleagues.
• Maintain clinical records according to guidelines.

Skills

Assessment of minor injuries

Diagnosis and treatment skills

Ability to work across multiple sites

Education

Qualified nurse or allied health professional

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a highly experienced Nurse Practitioner/ Paramedic Practitioner/ Physiotherapist to work within ESNEFT’s Urgent Treatment service in Clacton, providing a holistic approach to the care of individuals. The UTC is open 7 days a week with practitioners expected to work across all days.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose and treat minor injury, minor illness and urgent presentations within the scope of professional practice and agreed guidelines and protocols.
• Provide care across the UTC at Clacton and the Minor Injuries Unit at Harwich.
• Collaborate with colleagues across health, social care, mental health and the voluntary sector to ensure holistic and joined up delivery of care.
• Empower patients to make decisions about their own care, signpost to relevant community and voluntary services, and support patients’ carers and the integrated team in managing urgent presentations.
• Utilise clinical experience to manage assessment, diagnosis and treatment for patients with a range of urgent care presentations.
• Maintain clinical autonomy regarding clinical diagnosis and future clinical management through clinical assessment and the requesting and interpretation of results of specific medical investigations.
• Provide support for patients with advice, information, persuasion and direction to community resources to encourage self-management and ongoing independence.
• Provide support, training and advice to patients, parents and carers.
• Make clear decisions with confidence and communicate them effectively.
• Maintain appropriate clinical records in line with current practice guidelines.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Qualified as a nurse, allied health professional or equivalent with a proven track record at this level.
• Proficient in assessment, diagnosis and treatment of minor injury, minor illness and urgent presentations.
• Ability to work across multiple sites and teams as part of the Urgent Treatment service.

About ESNEFT

We are ESNEFT and provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We offer training and development opportunities, flexible working options, and a generous pension scheme with additional benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working options, training and development opportunities, generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers a variety of services.

Time Matters and Digital Transformation

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. We are investing in a partnership with Epic to bring a leading electronic patient record (EPR) system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

Closing date

This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Nov 2025.