UTC Senior Nurse

Greenwich Health Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider is seeking a UTC Senior Nurse to join their dynamic team in South East London. As a key member, you will provide clinical leadership, manage patient flows, and collaborate with a diverse group of specialists including GPs and Advanced Practitioners. The role offers competitive pay and an opportunity to work in a supportive, innovative environment with various benefits including occupational sickness pay and private healthcare membership.

Benefits

Occupational sickness pay entitlement

Counselling services

Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Private Healthcare Membership - Benenden Healthcare

Qualifications

• Recent post registration experience in clinical assessment.
• Understanding of patient flow.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage difficult situations.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage the UTC patient case list.
• Delegate tasks to staff on shift effectively.
• Perform diagnostics including ECGs, bloods, and urinalysis.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Communication skills

Leadership

Patient prioritization

Teamwork

Education

Up-to-date Basic Life Support Certification

Minimum of 2 years post qualifying experience

Tools

NEWS scores

Job description

This is the perfect opportunityto be part of a diverse team providing assessment, diagnostics, diagnosis,treatment, advice, and referrals.

As a UTC Senior Nurse, you willbe considered a key person in day-to-day clinical leadership and expertisewithin the department.

You will be working as part of ateam within your sphere of competency in adiverse, multi-skilledteamthat includes GPs, Advanced Practitioners, Physician Associates,Paediatric ANPs, Emergency Practitioners and Live Well Coaches.

On each shift you will beexpected to act as a shift leader, coordinate the working team, stream patientsfrom the front door and work collaboratively with a wide range of localspecialists.

This is a genuine opportunity tobe a part of something new and exciting in South East London, with realopportunity for personal growth and to influence Urgent Care in your area. Weare looking for full and part time Nurses on a permanentsalaried basis.The service is 365 days per year, 7 days a week which means that shifts are available 24/7.

Main duties of the job

Principalduties and responsibilities

• To monitor and manage the UTC patient case list.
• Effectively delegate tasks to staff on shift, providing safe and efficient care.
• Perform streaming safely and efficiently, assigning patients to the correct department and under the correct priority level.
• Provide a safe ED/UTC front door for patients and staff.
• To perform diagnostics including ECGs, bloods, and urinalysis.
• To provide reassurance to patients, families, and carers.
• Follow diagnostic and referral pathways.
• Effective communication with a range of inter-professional teams for patient referrals.
• Contribute to specific care guidelines and standards supporting the care of patients across the health economy.
• To implement Health and Safety and Risk Management appropriate to area of work
• To deliver aspects of the Clinical Governance Agenda, following the direction of the Clinical Leadership.
• Contribute to and manage various elements of auditing in the UTC.

About us

Greenwich Health is the GP Federation for the Greenwich Borough. We are committed to providing quality of care to our patients whilst building resilience for General Practice and providing services and programmes of work to deliver care at scale to the Greenwich Population. This role will be part of an exciting opportunity to work with leading specialists in the creation of an innovative new Urgent Treatment Centre.

Why work for Greenwich Health?

• We are a local organisation owned by our local GP Practices we care what happens in Greenwich and want to make a difference to our patients and our partners.
• We have a not-for-profit ethos which means any surplus is reinvested into developing the business, developing our staff, and supporting our GP Practices in being sustainable for the future.

We offer competitive remuneration as well as other benefits including:

• Occupational sickness pay entitlement
• Counselling services
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Private Healthcare Membership - Benenden Healthcare

• Through our partnerships in our local healthcare environment, we can develop shared posts for example, with the hospital trust and our GP practices.
• You will have ongoing support and mentorship.
• We have developed a UTC model which aims to develop a stress-free and supportive working environment.
• We have developed a working culture which harnesses openness and togetherness which has resulted in high staff retention rates.

Job responsibilities

Job Summary

As a UTC Senior Nurse, you willbe considered a key person in day-to-day clinical leadership and expertisewithin the department.

You will be working as part of ateam within your sphere of competency in adiverse, multi-skilledteamthat includes GPs, Advanced Practitioners, Physician Associates,Paediatric ANPs, Emergency Practitioners and Live Well Coaches.

On each shift you will beexpected to act as a shift leader, coordinate the working team, stream patientsfrom the front door and work collaboratively with a wide range of localspecialists.

With links to both VTS andGreenwich University, you will have access to a range of CPD courses includingAdvanced and Emergency Practitioner courses. We work closely with theICS, ICB,Local Trust and various other local shareholders to provide opportunitiestolearn, innovate and contribute new ideas.

This is a genuine opportunity tobe a part of something new and exciting in South East London, with realopportunity for personal growth and to influence Urgent Care in your area. Weare looking for full and part time Nurses on a permanentsalaried basis.The service is 365 days per year, 7 days a week which means that shifts are available 24/7.

• Recent post registration experience in clinicalassessment
• Evidence of professional updating
• Up-to-date Basic Life Support Certification inAdult and Paediatric
• Minimum of 2 years post qualifying experience
• Understanding of patient flow.
• Up to date Safeguarding Adults and children
• A Proven ability to assess patients
• Ensure that patients with time-critical andtime-sensitive illness or injury are prioritised accordingly
• Ability to demonstrate effective management andleadership skills
• Team player, able to use own initiative
• Can demonstrate the Organisational values.
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to handle/manage difficult situations
• Be able to use tools such as NEWS scores in theassessment of patients
• Work within clinical guidelines/algorithm tosupport clinical decision making

Communicationand Relationship Skills

• Demonstrate excellent communication skills whenworking with the internal team as well as external, particularly our practicesand the hospital trust.
• Be ableto identify and take into consideration barriers to understanding and employappropriate methods to ensure effective communication particularly wherebarriers are clinical in nature.
• Provideemotional support to patients and carers
• Be awareof the procedures to follow if concerned regarding the protection of children.
• Ensurecompliance with policies, procedures and clinical guidelines for self andothers.
• Holdgood relationship building skills to develop strong relationships with keyindividuals within practices and the local healthcare system
• Have theability to successfully make appropriate in hospital specialty referrals.

Analyticaland Judgmental Skills

• Implementcare plans as prescribed.
• Be ableto discuss with patients and carers the range of possible treatment/ managementoptions and their implications before treatment decisions are made.
• Beresponsible for monitoring health, safety and security of self, the team andothers and promote best practice in the clinical area.
• Identifyclinical issues and incidents within the service that reduce the quality ofcare within the specialist service bringing any issues to the attention of the management team.
• Takepart in activities to counter these to ensure the delivery of safe andeffective care.
• Ensurethat high standards of care are given and maintained and act when standards arenot being met.

Planningand Organisational Skills

• Plan,organise and prioritise own daily workload.
• Recognise,prevent, and diffuse potential areas of conflict and where required take a keyrole in the management of the outcome.
• Toexercise good personal time management, punctuality, and consistent reliableattendance.

PhysicalSkills

• Demonstratecompetence in the use of all clinical equipment used in the overall