Urgent jobs in United Kingdom

The service provides essential additional capacity to the urgent, on‑the‑day services offered across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Currently, there are daily presentations at A&E departments, across all the acute providers, that could be dealt with by clinicians in the community. The role of this team is to provide that urgent on‑the‑day service that reduces pressures on A&E and the ambulance services and keeps patients out of hospital and safe in the community. Ultimately this service will be offered out of three locations across the county to make it accessible to all.

This service operates 8 am to 8 pm, seven days a week, with shifts negotiated to be 12 hours long and will include one weekend per month.

We are looking for someone who would be happy to work across all three sites in Peterborough, Hinchingbrooke and Sawston.

• Phlebotomy/Venepuncture
• BP monitoring, temperature and pulse recording, urine testing
• ECG recording
• Removal of stitches
• Simple dressings
• Visual acuity
• Eye irrigation
• Pregnancy testing
• Peak flow measurements
• Ring removals
• Swabs, including wound and MRSA
• Blood glucose/ketones monitoring
• Fridge checks
• Assisting with the ordering of pathology supplies
• Processing laboratory samples as requested by GP
• Maintaining and stocking pathology supplies in consulting rooms
• Maintaining and tidying other areas as identified
• Chaperoning duties as required
• Any other duties as advised by your line manager

• Undertake specific clinical activities for a named patient that have been delegated and taught specifically in relation to that individual
• Participate in audit(s)
• Maintain accurate records and use of computer templates
• Report anomalies to senior member of staff and notify GP/Nurse of any significant patient issues

We are pioneers in gaining the advantages of scale whilst maintaining the best of site‑based work in smaller teams. Our PCN was formed following the partnership‑merger of several highly respected practices into a single practice. We aim to look after our population like traditional general practice but with the resources of a fully integrated PCN consistently behind you. Our multidisciplinary cross‑site team helps guide the right issue to the right professional first time enabling GPs to enjoy being GPs. We are just the right size and are committed to shaping and delivering excellence in primary care for our 57,000 patients whilst being sustainable and rewarding for our fantastic team.

Hourly rate plus weekend enhancement