Senior Practitioner Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Katalysysts; Swindon; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a forward-thinking health organization as a Senior Practitioner within the Urgent Treatment Centre. This role involves providing clinical expertise to ensure patients receive timely and appropriate care. You will lead a team of professionals, fostering a collaborative environment focused on patient-centered care and continuous improvement. With a commitment to service, teamwork, ambition, and respect, this position offers a chance to make a significant impact on the community's health. If you're ready to embrace a challenging yet rewarding role in a dynamic setting, this opportunity is for you!

Qualifications

• Must possess clinical expertise in patient assessment and treatment.
• Leadership skills to manage and supervise junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat patients autonomously using established guidelines.
• Lead and manage junior team members, ensuring high-quality patient care.

Skills

Clinical Expertise

Leadership

Patient Assessment

Risk Management

Education and Training

Education

Allied Health Professional or Nursing Qualification

Tools

NEWS

Sepsis Screening Tools

Job description

Senior Practitioner Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join us as a Senior Practitioner (Allied Health Professional or Nurse) within the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC).

The post holder will be responsible for providing clinical expertise to allow patients to be seen, treated, discharged or signposted to alternative service provision. In addition, the post holder will be required to work closely with the multi-disciplinary team in the provision of a high standard of individualised patient care and improving patient experience. You will demonstrate continuing professional development, reflecting individual needs, the needs of the team and organisation.

In our new purpose-built facility, we have additional assessment rooms, a plaster room and eye clinic room to ensure that patients receive the best timely treatment that we can provide. The expansion will support the local population and will ensure that we have the necessary space to provide treatments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work autonomously to assess and appropriately treat patients using nationally recognised tools, for example NEWS / sepsis screening and local guidelines / patient group directions.
• Provide leadership and management to junior members of the team, including supervision, absence management, performance management and recruitment.
• Provide leadership to the team of clinicians on duty ensuring patient needs are prioritised appropriately.
• Actively participate in clinical audit, working within the trusts audit guidelines to undertake both national and local audit.
• Actively identify, report and act upon any clinical risks.
• Contribute to departmental policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Identify educational needs of self and others and proactively meet these needs and provide educational opportunities where possible.

Our STAR values: Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Work alongside senior management to develop innovative ways of working to benefit the whole health community.
• Make clinical decisions and guide others to do so using evidence based knowledge.
• Offer health advice and promotion to patients and their families including education on self-management.
• Work closely with interdependent departments (ED / SDEC/ SAU/ paediatrics / GP practices) promoting professional working relationships.
• Duties and responsibilities will be undertaken on a shift and rotation basis covering 17 hours a day, 365 days of the year.

This advert closes on Sunday 20 Apr 2025.

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Seniority Level:

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type:

Temporary

Job Function:

Consulting

Industries:

Business Consulting and Services