Urgent Care Practitioner

Urgent Care Practitioner Overview

We are excited to announce a vacancy for Urgent Care Practitioners at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT. This role offers varying hours and requires a professional registration with either the NMC or HCPC. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting autonomous assessments, examinations, and documentation while following clinical guidelines to treat patients under the supervision of senior clinicians.

The Urgent Care Practitioner will engage in Shift Lead duties to ensure that patients receive care from the appropriate personnel in a timely manner. You will provide clinical care to both adults and children presenting with minor injuries and illnesses in a UTC setting, and will be expected to seek clinical expertise for judgment and decision-making in patient care.

Main Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and examinations, ensuring adherence to clinical guidelines.
• Provide care for patients with undifferentiated diagnoses in an Urgent Treatment Centre.
• Regularly engage in Shift Lead duties to ensure effective patient care.
• Seek clinical expertise for decision-making in patient care.
• Commit to an agreed capability framework and uphold organizational values.

Qualifications

• Essential: Professional registration with NMC or HCPC.
• Essential: Qualification in minor injuries or minor illness management, or equivalent experience.
• Essential: Willingness to undertake a Level 6 module in Physical Examination and Clinical Reasoning within 12 months.
• Desirable: Teaching qualification and pediatrics training.

Experience

• Essential: Over 2 years of post-registration experience in an acute or urgent care environment.
• Essential: Contemporary clinical experience and commitment to a capability framework.
• Desirable: Understanding of primary care and community services.

Skills and Attributes

• Willingness to work flexibly across UTC sites.
• Ability to work as a Shift Lead.

This position is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, and applications from individuals requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcomed and will be considered alongside all other applications.

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