Senior Urgent Care Practitioner

NHS; Boston; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Boston is seeking a Senior Practitioner at the Gainsborough Urgent Treatment Centre. The role involves delivering face-to-face consultations, managing patients with minor injuries and illnesses, and providing clinical leadership. Candidates must have relevant health qualifications and experience in a clinical leadership role. Flexible working arrangements are available, along with competitive pay between £47,810 and £54,710 per annum.

Qualifications

• Registered Health Professional with current registration.
• Significant post-registration experience in clinical leadership.
• Experience in multi-professional settings and leading service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Consult and manage patients presenting with injury or illness.
• Influence and motivate colleagues during shifts.
• Document consultations thoroughly within patient notes.

Skills

Minor illness management

Minor injury skills

Independent prescribing qualification

Education

Degree level education or equivalent

Level 7 study evidence

History Taking qualification (Level 6/7)

Job description

Overview

Senior Practitioner at Gainsborough Urgent Treatment Centre, delivering face to face consultations. Dynamic individuals with minor illness and minor injury skills are welcomed to complement the existing team of Senior and Urgent Care Practitioners, ACPS and HCSWs.

Responsibilities

• The service will include seeing, treating and management of patients with both minor injury and minor illness.
• See, treat, manage, discharge and/or refer patients of all ages to other LCHS services or partner services across Lincolnshire.
• On occasion, support other urgent care services such as UTCs, home visiting and the Clinical Assessment Service (CAS) which run 24/7; daily GP support available remotely or in person; established referral pathways into specialties.
• Provide clinical leadership during shifts by modelling the professional attitudes and behaviours in the LCHS behaviours framework.

About us

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey. LCHS is committed to equality of opportunity and diversity, supports flexible working arrangements, and offers an apprenticeship programme to progress careers through learning and development.

Details

Date posted: 09 October 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 per annum, pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Location: Boston UTC, Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, PE21 9QS

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will be required to see patients of all ages presenting with injury or illness and complete the episode of care with treatment or referral onward. Consultations will take place face to face or via telephone and documented timely and thoroughly within patient notes. The post holder will influence, lead, support and motivate colleagues to maintain morale in difficult situations and will provide clinical lead during a shift by modelling the professional attitudes and behaviours outlined in the LCHS behaviours framework. Please see the formal job description for further details.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Registered Health Professional with existing registration
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Evidence of Level 7 study
• Level 6/7 History Taking qualification
• Independent prescribing / supplementary prescribing qualification, or a willingness to work towards
• HEI or LCHS approved minor injury course
• HEI or LCHS approved minor illness course
• HEI or LCHS approved paediatric course

Desirable

• Leadership modules
• Recognising the sick child
• Chronic disease management
• Recognised Teaching and Assessing course (e.g. Mentor Preparation, SLIP, Clinical Educator course, PGCE)

Experience

• Essential: Significant post-registration experience with autonomous working at a highly specialised level; experience of clinical leadership; proven track record of teaching/supervising and assessing; experience in multi-professional settings; experience leading service improvement and innovation through audits or research.
• Desirable: People management experience; general management experience

Other

Disclosure and Barring Service: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act; a DBS disclosure will be requested. UK Registration: Current UK professional registration required. For more information, see NHS Careers.