Senior Urgent Care Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; West of England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agenda for Change salary

NHS Pension Scheme

27+ days' annual leave

Regular internal training

External higher education development

Job summary

Sirona care & health's South Bristol Urgent Treatment Centre is recruiting a Band 7 Urgent Care Practitioner, a senior clinical role treating minor injuries and illnesses. The post combines face-to-face, telephone and video consultations and involves shift leadership and mentoring of junior colleagues and students.

Applicants must be registered with NMC or HCPC, hold an undergraduate qualification and a postgraduate qualification in urgent or emergency practice (or similar).

Qualifications

• NMC or HCPC registration
• Undergraduate qualification
• Postgraduate qualification in urgent or emergency practice (or similar)

Responsibilities

• Assess, manage and refer patients autonomously, with shared care planning
• Carry out face-to-face, telephone and video consultations
• Use advanced clinical examination to support diagnosis and care planning
• Lead shifts, prioritising workload against available resources
• Mentor junior practitioners and healthcare students
• Support clinical governance and service improvement, including audit and project work

Job description

Sirona care & health's South Bristol Urgent Treatment Centre is recruiting a Band 7 Urgent Care Practitioner, a senior clinical role treating minor injuries and illnesses. The work centres on assessing, managing and referring patients with urgent injury and illness, alongside shift leadership and mentoring of junior colleagues and students. The centre runs same-day care from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week, and the post combines face-to-face, telephone and video consultations. Professional registration with the NMC or HCPC is required.

What the job involves

• Assess, manage and refer patients autonomously, with shared care planning
• Carry out face-to-face, telephone and video consultations
• Use advanced clinical examination to support diagnosis and care planning
• Manage patients using Patient Group Directions or independent prescribing (desirable)
• Lead shifts, prioritising workload against available resources
• Support clinical and non-clinical staff, keep patients and team safe, and liaise with management and external partners
• Carry out initial assessment and prioritisation of patients on arrival
• Advise colleagues and formally mentor junior practitioners and healthcare students
• Support clinical governance and service improvement, including audit and project work
• Use your skills and experience to deliver safe, effective care

Qualifications

• Professional registration with NMC or HCPC
• Relevant undergraduate qualification
• Postgraduate qualification in urgent or emergency practice (or similar)

Experience

• Significant experience in urgent or emergency care, including primary care
• Experience working autonomously in urgent or emergency care, including primary care
• Experience of clinical leadership
• Theoretical and practical knowledge of minor injuries and illnesses, with a range of approaches to autonomous management

Skills & knowledge

• Working with complex clients and situations, with clear problem-solving

Other

• Reliable, enthusiastic and self-motivated, able to thrive in a fast-paced setting

Nice to have

• Independent prescribing qualification
• Mentorship or supporting students in practice qualification
• Current IRMER qualification
• Ability to interpret x-ray films
• Experience or qualification in remote clinical assessment
• Experience using Patient Group Directions (if not IP qualified)
• Experience of advanced wound care, limb/joint reduction and immobilisation

What’s offered

• Agenda for Change salary
• Full NHS benefits
• 27+ days' annual leave
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Regular internal training
• External higher education development, including independent prescribing courses