Urgent Care Practitioner

Riverside Surgery; Brigg; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A GP Surgery in England is expanding its Urgent Care Team and seeks a passionate individual to conduct telephone assessments, offer interventions, and work as part of a dedicated healthcare team. The candidate should hold a valid NMC Registration as an RGN with at least 5 years of post-registration experience and the ability to work autonomously. This role offers the chance to make meaningful contributions to patient care while collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team in a busy rural practice.

Qualifications

• RGN with valid NMC Registration.
• 5 years post registration experience in primary care.
• Ability to work independently and autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients by telephone and offer advice or treatment.
• Liaise with GPs or other healthcare professionals as needed.
• Ensure clinical practice is safe and effective.

Skills

Ability to work independently and autonomously

Experience in offering a telephone triage service

Fluency in written / spoken English

Experience in the un-scheduled care environment

Experience in offering a See & Treat service

Education

RGN with valid NMC Registration

5 years post registration experience

Non-medical nurse prescriber qualification

Job description

Riverside Surgery is expanding the Urgent Care Team. Are you enthusiastic and well motivated to join our busy GP Surgery. You will be based in Brigg in a busy rural practice. You should value excellent patient care. You will be responsible for the first line telephone assessment of care needs of patients and to provide appropriate interventions and advice as part of our multi-disciplinary Urgent Care Team.

Main duties of the job

To assess patients by telephone and offer advice, arrange treatment or book the patient an appointment within an agreed time frame with the most appropriate clinician.To offer advice or an appointment to patients with undifferentiated diagnosis, access, diagnose and treat minor illness/injury.To organise and interpret appropriate investigations and make onward referrals as appropriate.To liaise with GPs or other Healthcare professionals as appropriate.To ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.To take part in training when required and offer teaching and training support to other practice members when required.

About us

Riverside Brigg is a purpose built practice in the centre of Brigg with branch surgeries located in Broughton, Keadby, Crowle and Skippingdale. Five GP partners care for nearly 24,500 patients; we are a Training Practice, host medical students and nurses and also offer work placements. We are a dispensing practice with a pharmacy attached at both sites in Brigg and Broughton. The partners have specialist interests in Cardiology, Dermatology, Diabetes, Minor Surgery, Respiratory and Substance Misuse. We employ one ANP with an interest in; Paediatrics. The Urgent Care Team manages on the day demand offering emergency appointments and telephone advice. Practice nurses manage chronic disease within the surgery and are supported by six HCAs. The practice employs three Nurse Associates as part of the nursing team. Two practice Pharmacist's manage prescribing and medicines optimisation. The clinical team is supported by a multi-professional administration team.

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY:Responsible for the first line assessment of care needs of patients and to provide appropriate interventions and advice. To assist with training and supervising members of the Nursing Team.ClinicalAcute and Routine WorkTo triage patients by telephone that are requesting a same day appointment and offer advice, arrange treatment, or book the patient an appointment within an agreed timeframe with the most appropriate clinician.To offer same day appointments to patients with undifferentiated diagnosis, assess, diagnose and treat minor illness/injury.To organise and interpret appropriate investigations and make onward referral as appropriate.To onward refer as appropriate.To liaise with GPs or other Healthcare professionals as appropriate.To ensure clinical practice is safe and effective and remains within boundaries of competence, and to acknowledge limitations.Teaching and MentorshipTo take part in training when required and offer teaching and training support to other practice members when required.To participate in annual appraisal.To participate in training practice Registrar and Medical Students. To participate in Good Clinical Practice training To participate in studies as appropriate relevant to your role.AdministrationTo deal with emails/tasks and other queries as required on a daily basis.To review blood results and take necessary action as appropriate.To ensure accurate and legible notes of all consultations and treatments are recorded in the patients electronic notes.To maintain appropriate registration with health service body.GeneralTo develop clinical skills to offer any additional services as agreed in the future.To participate in Nurse Team Meetings and Urgent Care Meetings.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RGN with valid NMC Registration
• 5 years post registration experience
• Ability to work independently and autonomously
• Non-medical nurse prescriber qualification
• Fluency in written / spoken English
• Experience of working in primary care
• Experienced in the un-scheduled care environment
• Experience in regard to offering a telephone triage service for patients requesting on the day treatment
• Experience in regard to offering a See & Treat service for patients

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.