Urgent Care Practitioner

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Selby; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK seeks an Experienced Urgent Care Practitioner to join their team at Selby Urgent Treatment Centre. The ideal candidate will deliver safe, effective care, communicate well with patients and clinicians, and work autonomously. Responsibilities include assessment, diagnosis, and clinical management. With access to numerous benefits like a generous pension scheme, extensive leave, and learning opportunities, this role is perfect for those passionate about patient care and professional development.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Discounts on shopping and services

Qualifications

• Qualified in Minor illness and Minor injuries.
• Willing to undertake non-medical prescribing course if not already qualified.
• Able to provide quality holistic care.

Responsibilities

• Act as an independent practitioner within professional boundaries.
• Deliver clinical management and evaluation to the local population.
• Work autonomously to assess and diagnose patients.

Skills

Communicate effectively with clinicians

Deliver safe clinical decision-making

Provide holistic patient care

Minor illness and injuries qualified

Education

Non-medical prescribing course (preferred)

Job description

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Experienced Urgent Care Practitioner to join our small friendly team at Selby 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.

Interviews for this position will be held face to face only with no remote option available.

You will be an 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.

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.

For further information on working for our Trust, please visit: 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 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.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Elaine White
Job title: Lead Urgent Care Practitioner
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 01904 724300

Contact name: Donna Jack - Head of Nursing
Contact telephone number: 01904 724076
Contact email address: [e-mail]