Urgent Care Clinical Practitioner (Nurse/Paramedic/Physio UTC)

Job summary

Are you a dedicated healthcare professional seeking a rewarding opportunity to continue delivering exceptional patient care. Your role as a Clinical Practitioner with Nottingham CityCare Partnership will put you at the forefront of healthcare transformation. Utilising your expertise to provide top-notch care, collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, and make a real difference to the lives of our patients.

The Nottingham CityCare Urgent Treatment Centre is a Clinician-led service that provides assessment and treatment to people with urgent but not life-threatening health problems.

This post will suit an enthusiastic, driven, motivated and flexible Registered Health Care Professional with experience of working in an independent practitioner role in a first contact environment.

There is a requirement for flexible 365 day working with shift works covering 06:45am to 10pm daily. Full time and part time hours will be considered.

The Urgent Treatment Centre is a training environment where employed practitioners will support the development of all disciplines of health care professionals including student nurses, pharmacists, GP SpR, medical students and paramedics. The service is located at Seaton House which has recently undergone modernisation and has X ray facilities on site.

Informal visits to the Urgent Treatment Centre are most welcome.

Main duties of the job

What your typical day looks like:

• Working within a compassionate and professional team of clinical experts.
• Creating a positive impact on patients lives, providing face to face assessment and care to patients presenting to the service with undifferentiated conditions.
• Providing secure, efficient, and patient-centred care.
• Guiding patients across primary, secondary, and tertiary care.
• Conducting clinical evaluations and offering support and guidance to fellow clinicians.
• Reflective Supervision led by supportive Clinical Leads.

To be a successful Clinical Practitioner you'll need:

• Registered healthcare professional, e.g. Nurse, part 1 of current NMC register, Paramedic, ECP, Clinical Pharmacist, Physiotherapist
• Experience of first contact care, i.e. assessment of patients presenting with undifferentiated illness and injury in primary or emergency care.
• Right to work in the UK*

Our Values of Kindness, Respect, Trust and Honesty, incorporate the following behaviours

• Inclusive Everyone is welcome and will be treated equitably- we value your contribution and will seek your views and ideas
• Accountability we take responsibility for what we do as individuals and as a group
• Courageous we are ambitious embracing opportunities to grow through learning innovation and collaboration
• One Team We all have a part to play in achieving our common goal high quality effective patient care

About us

We are a provider of NHS Community Health Services, Nottingham CityCare Partnership CIC exists to support the health and wellbeing of all local people, working alongside other health and care partners to achieve this. We are a values driven, people business with a passion for excellence. Our vision and social purpose is to build healthier communities and our values of integrity, expertise, unity and enterprise lie at the heart of everything we do, guiding how we work together with partners and each other to consistently deliver high quality compassionate care. As a social enterprise we aim to add social value by investing in the future of our local communities and helping to make a difference in peoples lives.

CityCare value the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workforce. Our primary objective during the recruitment process is to ensure we recruit the best candidate for the position and we strive to reflect the community we serve. Therefore, we encourage applications from candidates who identify as disabled, LGBT+ or from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, as they are currently under-represented within our organisation.

CityCare is an equal opportunities employer. We are positive about employing people with disabilities. If you require your application in a different format please contact Human Resources on 0115 8839418. CityCare is committed to the protection of vulnerable adults and children.

Details

• Date posted: 24 September 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata for part time
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
• Reference number: B9826-PANF-6562
• Job locations: NHS Urgent Treatment Centre, Seaton House, City Link, Nottingham, NG2 4LA, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

The post holder will manage an Urgent Care Caseload within a multi professional clinician -led environment, dealing with a wide range of presenting undifferentiated conditions. The post holder will work alongside a multi disciplinary team of clinicians with acute and primary care first contact experience. E.g. Nurses, Paramedics, Health Care Support Workers, Emergency Care Practitioners, Radiographers, and Paediatric Nurses to make up the team of the day working collectively in the assessment of undifferentiated urgent care patient presentations.

The post holder will

• Provide clinical assessment and deliver treatments to service users who have undifferentiated health care requirements in order to support the services delivered by the primary care team and prevent unnecessary acute hospital attendances.
• Utilise advanced clinical skills and competencies in health assessment, medicines management, leadership and case management.
• Maximise patients health and reduce risks that contribute to ill health, thereby reducing unnecessary admissions to acute services.
• Participates in the development of a specific clinical area e.g. Paediatrics, Sexual health, Safeguarding and be an autonomous practitioner who is open to the flexibility required for the role.
• Participate in training opportunities for self and others within the UTC.
• Support and deliver training to UTC staff, staff within CityCare and the wider healthcare community.
• Provide mentorship and support to UTC staff, staff within CityCare and the wider healthcare community.
• Provider mentorship, support and training to students (including medical, nursing and allied health professionals) Will take operational charge of a shift on a planned rota basis in the absence of the UTC Coordinator.
• To provide line management to non-registered staff.

Dimensions

To work with the CityCare multidisciplinary team in provision of primary healthcare to residents and visitors to Nottinghamshire.

To represent Nottingham City Care Partnership locally, regionally and nationally if required to do so.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

• Comprehensively assess, review and evaluate the needs of service users with undifferentiated healthcare needs to improve their physical, psychological and mental health wellbeing to promote self-care and reduce the need for hospitalisation.
• Accurately prioritise patients within the service, undertaking clinical assessment and providing the necessary treatment including the use of Patient Group Directions in line with local/national policies, procedures and guidelines as appropriate.
• Carries out diagnostic tests only where clinically indicated in line with organisational, local and national guidelines and appropriate to the Urgent Treatment Centre setting.
• Develop plan of care in conjunction with the service user through: application of clinical knowledge and, analysis of symptoms and data, identification of risk factors associated with those conditions, recognition of early signs of acute illness, involving the patients and the carers in the care plan and ensuring it is understood, documenting safety netting plans and processes.
• To utilise effective communication to aid onward referrals to specialists as appropriate. Facilitating a coordinated primary healthcare response to service users needs.
• To work in an autonomous manner without direct supervision whilst recognising limitation of the practitioner role.
• To carry out enhanced clinical skills as required- this may include, suturing and plastering.
• To keep accurate and immediate records of all interventions fully utilising software systems in place.
• To encourage clients to carry out self-care as appropriate through effective communication of health care using written information as appropriate.
• To advise client on the most appropriate use of Primary, Secondary and Emergency services.
• To maintain patient confidentiality as per Urgent Treatment Centre and CityCares clinical guidelines.

Professional

• To work within the relevant professional code of conduct.
• To act in accordance with and promote the CityCare values at all times.
• To act as an ambassador for the Urgent Treatment Centre at all times.
• To be committed to working flexibly within a dynamic environment, responding positively to the changing needs of the service.
• To promote and facilitate evidence based practice.
• To be committed to providing a high level of customer service and patient experience.
• Maintain professional awareness and attend appropriate training as necessary.
• To participate in the appraisal process and development of own Personal Development Plan to include clinical supervision (and revalidation where appropriate)
• To develop a culture within the Urgent Treatment Centre team of continuing professional development, supporting staff in meeting the requirements for post registration education and training.
• To provide clinical support and mentorship to other clinicians, nurses, primary care assistants to meet the requirements of their own personal/professional development plans. This may include, where appropriate, mentoring nurses through work-based learning programmes.
• To support/facilitate the provision of Clinical Supervision in accordance with organisational policy.
• To liaise with other Agencies as appropriate to ensure comprehensive and collaborative care for service users.

Continuous Personal Development

• To maintain current professional registration and to ensure that all personal responsibilities in relation to this and to the revalidation process are met, including maintenance of a professional portfolio, evidence of practice hours, professional development planning and reflective writing.
• To meet the organisational requirements for mandatory training appropriate to the role.
• To recognise his/her own professional limitations, practising accordingly, seeking advice and support as appropriate.
• To take an active role in the organisational appraisal process, and develop an appropriate and relevant personal development plan and work based objectives.
• To have awareness of the relevant organisational and professional Safeguarding policies and guidance and to act in accordance with their direction, attending update training as required.

Management

• To participate and assist in evaluation, audit and research as required
• To participate in the investigation of any complaints, incidents and accidents
• To participate in the training and induction of new members of staff to the Urgent Treatment
• To participate in the mentorship, support and training of individuals on recognised training programmes such as Student Nurses, Practice Nurses and other pre and post registration students (this may include those on work experience)

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).