Urgent Care Practitioner

York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Bedale; Vor Ort; GBP 32.000 - 46.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Relocation package up to 30% of salary

Zusammenfassung

York And Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Experienced Urgent Care Practitioner to join Malton Urgent Treatment Centre. The role requires autonomous practice, expert clinical decision-making, and delivery of safe care within professional boundaries.

You will assess, diagnose, manage and evaluate care for local patients, with a requirement for Minor Illness/Minor Injury qualifications and potential non-medical prescribing within the first year.

Qualifikationen

• Independent practitioner acting within professional boundaries.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clinicians, patients and staff.
• Autonomous practice with safe clinical decision-making.

Aufgaben

• Take complete history and perform clinical examination to diagnose and treat varied conditions.
• Evaluate treatment effectiveness and discharge or refer as needed.
• Promote health and give health advice and education to patients.

Kenntnisse

Independent practitioner

Effective communication

Clinical assessment

Organise and prioritise

Ausbildung

Level 1 registered Nurse/registered Paramedic

Minor Injuries qualification

Non medical prescriber (desirable)

UK professional registration

Tools

X-ray interpretation

Jobbeschreibung

Job summary

Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Up to 37.5 hours per week

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Experienced Urgent Care Practitioner to join our small friendly team at Malton Urgent Treatment Centre. We are looking for a highly motivated, flexible, reliable and friendly individual who is passionate about patient care. You will have the ability to communicate effectively with clinicians, patients and support staff. You will be a highly valued member of an excellent team of existing practitioners and nursing staff.You will be a independent practitioner acting within your professional boundaries, you will work autonomously, You will deliver safe, effective clinical decision-making and expert quality care, including assessment, diagnosis, clinical management and evaluation to the local population. You will have the attitude, skills and knowledge base to deliver quality holistic care and treatment.You will be qualified in Minor illness and Minor injuries and be a non medical prescriber or be willing to do non medical prescribing course within your first year. Applications from paramedic and allied health professional colleagues are welcome.

It is an exciting time to join the time as we embark on service improvements focusing on clinical pathways to ensure that urgent care is delivered to the local community when they need it.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is required to take a complete history and perform clinical examination to diagnose and implement treatment for patients presenting with varied conditions.

The post holder is also required to be able to evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment and discharge patients or refer to a specialist as necessary. As an autonomous practitioner, the post holder will work within their scope of practice and according to broad local policies and procedures.

The post holder must be proactive in promoting health and well-being to patients and give health advice and education, and act as a mentor and to other staff members and nursing students.

You will be expected to further your own education with the support of the trust, keep up to date with skills and competencies, monitor and update local policies and procedures and to develop and participate in clinical research.

About us

To find out more about what it is like to work for our Trust please visit the following link:
https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make your application process more accessible to you, please contact: [e-mail].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Level 1 registered Nurse/ registered paramedic
• Minor Injuries qualification Educated to degree level or demonstrable equivalent experience (approx. 3years experience)
• Recognised teaching / assessing course
• Illness qualification Educated to degree level or demonstrable equivalent experience (approx. 3years experience)

Desirable

• Non- Medical prescriber qualification or willing to complete within the first year in post.

Experience

Essential

• Service development and / or change management
• Specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and clinical experience
• Audit and Standard setting

Skills

Essential

• Competent in specialist skills appropriate to the role e.g. interpretation & management of abnormalities identified on X Rays.
• Ability to organise and prioritise.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.