Overnight Advanced Urgent Care Practitioner

NHS Jobs; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner for overnight shifts in Sunderland, delivering urgent care with high clinical standards. You will conduct face-to-face assessments, make autonomous decisions, and manage patients across ages with acute to chronic conditions.

Responsibilities include history-taking, examinations, diagnoses, prescribing within competence, ordering imaging, and pathways to secondary care or GP services.

Qualifications

• Registration with NMC or HCPC.
• MSc in Advanced Practice (or equivalent) with Non-Medical Prescribing.
• 6+ years post-qualification experience, including 3 years in primary or urgent care.
• Right to work in the UK and Enhanced DBS clearance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct face-to-face consultations independently.
• Perform clinical assessments, develop differential diagnoses, and treatment plans.
• Prescribe medications within scope of competence.
• Order and interpret x-rays and manage injuries.
• Refer to secondary care or back to GP as appropriate.

Skills

Clinical decision-making

Autonomous working

Communication skills

Education

MSc in Advanced Practice

Non-Medical Prescribing

Level 3 safeguarding

Job description

NHS Jobs is seeking an Advanced Clinical Practitioner for overnight shifts in Sunderland, delivering urgent care with high clinical standards. You will conduct face-to-face assessments, make autonomous decisions, and manage patients across ages with acute to chronic conditions.

Responsibilities include history-taking, examinations, diagnoses, prescribing within competence, ordering imaging, and pathways to secondary care or GP services.