Nurse Practitioner/Paramedic Practitioner

Integrated Care System; Highweek; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Nurse Practitioner/Paramedic Practitioner at the Integrated Care System in Highweek. The role involves delivering autonomous care in the management of minor injuries and illnesses and providing clinical expertise. The candidate is expected to have substantial experience in urgent care settings, possess advanced clinical skills and leadership experience, and be committed to continual professional development within a dynamic healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience as an autonomous practitioner.
• Senior experience in an ED/UTC/Walk-in service or GP.
• Advanced clinical skills and non-medical prescribing.

Responsibilities

• Deliver autonomous care in clinical assessment and management of minor injuries and illnesses.
• Support, lead, and coordinate within the clinical team at the UTC.
• Proactively help achieve emergency and urgent care standards.

Skills

Clinical expertise in urgent care

Leadership experience

Clinical teaching

Education

NMC or HCPC registration

Job description

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Nurse Practitioner/Paramedic Practitioner

The closing date is 06 August 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 7 Emergency Nurse / Paramedic / AHP or Advanced Clinical Practitioners to join Newton Abbot Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) as we are expanding our team.

You will be responsible for the delivery of autonomous care in the clinical assessment, examination, and management of minor injury and illness presentations, continually advancing the boundaries of practice of the service. This includes acting as an expert resource to the nurse/paramedic team and supporting them in the delivery of evidence-based, safe, effective, and quality care.

Providing additional support in leading and co-ordinating the clinical and managerial requirements of minor injuries in the UTC and supporting the Advanced Practice Clinical Lead, leading by example, and empowering staff in their personal and professional development to continually develop their clinical skills to modernise and improve patient care, including encouraging and delivering training updates.

You will proactively support the unit in achieving both national and local emergency and urgent care standards and work closely with the Emergency Department to improve pathways and ensure seamless transition for patients across services.

Main duties of the job

This includes:

• Acting as an expert resource to the nurse/paramedic team and supporting them in the delivery of evidence-based, safe, effective, and quality care.
• Providing clinical expertise in minor injuries and urgent care.
• Being committed to working flexibly within a dynamic environment, responding positively to new demands and changes.
• Flexibility to work across a variety of sites.

About us

The UTC is a busy environment that supports the local community, seeing a wide variety of patients of all ages with minor injuries and illnesses. We work remotely from the local Emergency Department but have close links to ensure high-quality service delivery and to alleviate pressures on our Emergency Departments by relocating patients from the main hospital site.

We also operate and rotate into 2 satellite units, providing our communities with local services and keeping many patients closer to home.

As a team, we are enthusiastic and committed to supporting education, sharing knowledge, and developing our service.

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Job responsibilities

Full vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Person Specification

Clinical

• NMC or HCPC registered
• Demonstrable experience as an autonomous practitioner
• Senior experience in an ED/UTC/Walk-in service or GP
• Advanced clinical skills
• Non-medical prescribing
• Evidence of clinical teaching
• Evidence of leadership experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust