Urgent Care Practitioner

NHS; Blackpool; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS seeks dynamic and skilled clinicians for its Urgent Care team in Blackpool, offering an exciting role that blends clinical autonomy with peer support. The successful candidate will be involved in assessing, diagnosing, and managing urgent care presentations, contributing to patient flow and team learning.

Qualifications

• 5 years post registration experience required.
• Experience in urgent/primary care settings preferred.
• Ability to assess and treat minor illnesses.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, treat, and advise patients with minor illnesses and injuries.
• Perform clinical procedures including collection of pathology samples.
• Lead and mentor team members as required.

Skills

Assessment Skills

Diagnosis Skills

Clinical Skills

Education

Registered Nurse/Paramedic/Health Care Worker

Teaching Qualification

Non-medical Prescribing V300 Qualification

Job description

We are seeking dynamic and skilled cliniciansto join our multidisciplinary Urgent Care team. This is a fantastic opportunityto work in a fast-paced environment that combines clinical autonomy with peersupport. The post-holders will attend to patientspresenting with either a booked appointment or an unscheduled care need,providing assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and advice on their continuingmedical and care needs.

You will be working alongside a diverse andexperienced team including General Practitioners, Advanced ClinicalPractitioners, Paramedic Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, and Trainee ACPs.This setting offers the perfect balance, empowering you to make independentclinical decisions while being surrounded by colleagues for support, casediscussion, and shared learning.

We welcome applications from:

Paramedic Practitioners

Paediatric Practitioners

Advanced Clinical Practitioners(ACPs)

Otherclinicians with strong consultation and assessment skills in urgent/primarycare

Main duties of the job

You will be assessing, diagnosing, and managing a wide range ofpresentations including minor illness, minor injury, and pediatric conditionsdepending on your area of expertise.Minor injury experience is desirable however, for the right candidate, teachingand support can be provided to develop these skills within our team.

About us

Blackpool Urgent Treatment Centres are services delivered by Bloomfield Medical Ltd.Both Urgent Treatment Centres are open access services based in the HealthCentre on Whitegate Drive and co-located with Blackpool Teaching HospitalsEmergency Department. The Urgent Treatment Centres aims are to deliver convenientaccessible primary care services and are open every day of the year. BlackpoolUrgent Treatment Centre is open from 8am to 8pm and Blackpool Victoria UrgentTreatment Centre is open 8am 10pm.

The successful candidate will work acrossall sites, as required depending on patient demand, and the candidates skillsand experience.

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities (AllPractitioners)

Assess, diagnose, treat,and advise patients presenting with a wide range of minor illness and injurypresentations, ensuring safe, evidence-based, and person-centred care in linewith individual scope of practice.

Perform relevant clinicalprocedures, including collection of pathology samples and minor interventions,as trained and competent.

Ensure clinical practiceremains safe, within scope, and escalated appropriately when limits arereached.

Maintain up-to-date andaccurate clinical records and documentation, using appropriate systems.

Keep up to date withmandatory training.

Contribute to patient flowby supporting appropriate streaming, clinical prioritisation, and safethroughput.

Band 8a practitioners may also:

Take a lead in mentoringand coaching team members across the service.

Lead on clinical audits,service evaluation, and implementation of new clinical protocols or guidelines.

Assist in recruitment,appraisal processes, and ongoing professional development within the team.

Act as a shift lead orsenior decision-maker, maintaining oversight of safety, flow, and clinicalescalation (once ready).

Support team learning bycontributing to debriefs, case discussions, or reflective learning.

Promote adherence toclinical governance, safety standards, and best practice.

Person Specification

Management and Leadership

• The ability to demonstrate understanding of the current issues affecting Primary Care services.
• Evidence of commitment to support, develop and manage change.
• Evidence of good organisational and leadership skills.
• Evidence of the ability to manage and motivate a team.
• Experience of recruiting and selecting staff.
• Experience of developing clinical policies and procedures.

Communication

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with difficult situations.

Teamwork

• Commitment and experience of multi-disciplinary team approach to care.
• Proven ability to lead and motivate a team.

Teaching

• Commitment to own personal development.
• Evidence of training and development of staff and teams.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/Paramedic/Paediatric or Health Care worker with professional registration.
• Clinical experience within an unscheduled / scheduled/urgent / primary or secondary care setting.
• Ability to assess and treat those with minor illness.
• Teaching qualification.
• Non-medical prescribing v300 qualification.
• Minor injury exposure or willingness to learn.
• Advanced Clinical Practitioner qualification.
• Paediatric exposure.

Experience

• 5 years post registration experience.
• Well-developed and honed clinical skills and proven ability to work under pressure and meet targets.
• IT and computer literate.
• Experience of Adastra clinical computer system.
• Experience of EMIS Clinical computer system.
• Experience in independent X-ray Interpretation.
• Teaching Experience.
• Experience of managing a team and individuals.

Personal

• A good sickness and absence record.
• A clear DBS.
• Excellent team leadership qualities.
• Must have a positive can do attitude, with an ability to deal with stressful situations.
• Willing to work unsocial hours across multiple sites.
• Proven flexibly in working patterns, including evenings and weekends.
• Ability to travel between sites to undertake split site duties if the need occurs.

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.

Depending on experienceAgenda for Change Band 6 - 8a