Urgent Treatment Practitioner

SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Redcar; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leadership development programme

Quality Improvement Programme

Job summary

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a permanent Urgent Care Practitioner within our Urgent Care Team. The role may involve cross-site working to meet service needs, including urgent treatment centres at South Tees Hospital NHS Trust, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, and Redcar Urgent Treatment Centre.

We provide leadership development and a Quality Improvement Programme.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse/paramedic with NMC/HCPC registration.
• Degree in Nursing or Registered Paramedic.
• Willing to work towards full clinical competency and teaching qualification.

Responsibilities

• Join the Urgent Care Team in a permanent role.
• Cross-site working may be required to meet service needs.

Skills

Clinical skills

Education

Degree in Nursing

Registered Paramedic

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity available for a permanent Urgent Care Practitioner to join our Urgent Care Team. You will be part of a forward thinking and dynamic directorate which may require cross site working to meet the needs of the service, i.e short notice sickness cover. This incorporates the Urgent Treatment Centres based at South Tees Hospital NHS Trust, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and Redcar Urgent Treatment Centre, which forms part of the Tees Valley Alliance., For the right candidate a training role will be considered if they meet the following essential criteria Registered nurse/paramedic with the NMC/HCPC. Degree in Nursing or Registered Paramedic. Clinical Skills Adult or Paediatric and willing to work towards full clinical competency and Recognised Teaching qualification (Facilitation Learning in Clinical Practice or ENB 998).

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:

• Explore leadership within the NHS
• Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
• Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
• Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7