Senior Urgent Care Practitioner

Job overview

We are looking for a Senior Practitioner  to work within Stamford Out of Hours delivering face to face consultations and telephone triage.

We are looking to recruit dynamic individuals with minor illness skills that will also compliment the existing team of GP's, ACPS and HCSW's.

This is a part time post 18 hours  a week. We are looking to employ dynamic individuals with recognised qualifications and experience in minor illness and or experience working in GP practice, which will also compliment our existing team of GPs, Advance Care Practitioner and Health Care Support Worker's.

Main duties of the job

Main duties will be to deliver a  service 19:00pm-22:00pm Monday- Friday, weekends and bank holidays are 08:00am- 22:00pm to the community.  The service will include see, treat and management of patients with minor illness.

See, treat, manage , discharge and or refer patients of all age ranges to other LCHS services or partner services across Lincolnshire

On occasion you may be required to support other urgent care services such as UTC's, home visiting and the Clinical Assessment Service (CAS) which run 24/7 services. There is daily GP support available remotely or in person as well as well-established referral pathways into specialities

See, treat, manage , discharge and or refer  patients of all age ranges to other LCHS services or partner services across Lincolnshire.

Successful candidates will need to demonstrate that they are able to meet the essential criteria in the person specification and can provide evidence of experience in the treatment of minor illness.  It would be essential for candidates to hold a non-medical prescribing qualification or willingness to work towards.

We are looking for people who can demonstrate the right values and behaviours, and have excellent leadership and communications skills.

If you fit this description, and have the motivations and flexibility to join this evolving service, this an excellent opportunity to join a highly skilled team to provide quality care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will be required to see patients of all ages presenting with  illness complaints and complete the episode of care with treatment or referral onwards.

Consultations will either take place face to face or via telephone and documented timely and thoroughly within patient notes.

The post holder will influence, lead, support and motivate colleagues to maintain morale in difficult and challenging situations.

The post holder will provide clinical lead during a shift by modelling the professional attitudes and behaviours outlined in the LCHS behaviours framework.

Please see job description for further details.