Urgent Care Practitioner

Job summary

Are you a clinician with telephony triage experience? We are looking for Urgent Care Practitioners to join our out of hours team either in a salaried or bank position. You will provide skilled and effective assessment of patients presenting clinical need through telephone consultation, using professional clinical judgement with the support of clinically based algorithms. Salary: £49.583.00 per annum (pro rata) or £25.36 per hour for Bank staff Location: Wavertree Technology Park, with hybrid available for our salaried team Contract: Full, Part time & Bank positions available Shifts: Monday-Friday 6-hour shifts between the hours of 18:00 08:00. 24/7 service over the weekend. What will I be doing? Liaising with nominated medical / nursing leadership team to provide oversight and coordination of patients awaiting contact. Managing clinical demands incollaborationwith the Clinical Coordinator / Shift Manager to ensure delivery of safe care toagreedwaiting times. Escalating concerns / priority patients to the Clinical Coordinator / On-call teams Reviewing patients awaiting contact to provide oversight and minimise clinical risk byactivelyfiltering for potential signposting to more appropriate services. Based around a Red Flag approach of triage, prioritise patients in line with the service escalation plans which include the elderly, palliative patients and those who have a risk of deterioration

Main duties of the job

Apply clinical skills and reasoning to ensure patients are transferred safely between different clinical dispositions and signposted when required and safe clinically safe. Providing skilled and effective assessment of patients presenting clinical need, through telephone consultation, using professional clinical judgment with thesupportof clinically based algorithms. What do I need? Extensive experience in emergency health care settings Significant expertise in clinical triage Degree Clinical Practice Minimum 3 years post qualification experience Clinical Examination and Diagnostics Level 6 / 7or relevant telephony triage experience Experience of working in urgent care / primary care or similar setting Whats on offer? Salaried: £49.583.00 per annum (pro rata) Home working available once completed probationary period 27 days annual leave pro rata - previous NHS Service will be taken into account NHS pension, car fleet & home electronics schemes Cycle to work scheme Eligible to apply for blue light card Colleague wellbeing package - which includes a doctor line, access to Westfield rewards, wellbeingsupportand gym discounts.

About us

Bank: £25.36 per hour Bank agreement, where you can bid for the shifts available that suit you NHS Pension Scheme Eligible to apply for the blue light card About us Primary Care 24 (PC24) is a not-for-profit social enterprise established in 1990, delivering NHS contracts exclusively. The majority of our surplus is reinvested in patients and staff. We believe that primary healthcare should be accessible for everyone and are committed to delivering the best quality care we can, challenging social exclusion and working locally, where and when we can, to support our communities. We combine the best of the NHS with social enterprise innovation, developing solutions for NHS primary care and caring for our clinicians so that they can, in turn, care for our patients. Come join our proud team! Please view the JD for the role you are interested in. Once you apply, we will be in touch to discuss if you prefer salaried or bank, individual shifts, salary and location depending on your department preference. This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore, it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Details

• Date posted: 19 June 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £49,583 a year £49,583.00 per annum (pro rata) & £25.36 per hour Bank
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: VPD21FEEC8
• Job locations: Liverpool, L131FB, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Are you a clinician with telephony triage experience?We are looking for Urgent Care Practitioners to join our out of hours team either in a salaried or bank position.You will provide skilled and effective assessment of patients presenting clinical need through telephone consultation, using professional clinical judgement with the support of clinically based algorithms.Salary: £49.583.00 per annum (pro rata) or £25.36 per hour for Bank staffLocation: Wavertree Technology Park, with hybrid available for our salaried teamContract: Full, Part time & Bank positions availableShifts: Monday-Friday 6-hour shifts between the hours of 18:00 08:00. 24/7 service over the weekend.

What will I be doing?

• Liaising with nominated medical / nursing leadership team to provide oversight and coordination of patients awaiting contact.
• Managing clinical demands incollaborationwith the Clinical Coordinator / Shift Manager to ensure delivery of safe care toagreedwaiting times.
• Escalating concerns / priority patients to the Clinical Coordinator / On-call teams
• Reviewing patients awaiting contact to provide oversight and minimise clinical risk byactivelyfiltering for potential signposting to more appropriate services.
• Based around a Red Flag approach of triage, prioritise patients in line with the service escalation plans which include the elderly, palliative patients and those who have a risk of deterioration
• Apply clinical skills and reasoning to ensure patients are transferred safely between different clinical dispositions and signposted when required and safe clinically safe.
• Providing skilled and effective assessment of patients presenting clinical need, through telephone consultation, using professional clinical judgment with thesupportof clinically based algorithms.

What do I need?

• Extensive experience in emergency health care settings
• Significant expertise in clinical triage
• Degree Clinical Practice
• Minimum 3 years post qualification experience
• Clinical Examination and Diagnostics Level 6 / 7or relevant telephony triage experience
• Experience of working in urgent care / primary care or similar setting

Whats on offer?

Salaried:

• £49.583.00 per annum (pro rata)
• Home working available once completed probationary period
• 27 days annual leave pro rata - previous NHS Service will be taken into account
• NHS pension, car fleet & home electronics schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eligible to apply for blue light card
• Colleague wellbeing package - which includes a doctor line, access to Westfield rewards, wellbeingsupportand gym discounts.

Bank:

• £25.36 per hour
• Bank agreement, where you can bid for the shifts available that suit you
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Eligible to apply for the blue light card

About us Primary Care 24 (PC24) is a not-for-profit social enterprise established in 1990, delivering NHS contracts exclusively. The majority of our surplus is reinvested in patients and staff. We believe that primary healthcare should be accessible for everyone and are committed to delivering the best quality care we can, challenging social exclusion and working locally, where and when we can, to support our communities.We combine the best of the NHS with social enterprise innovation, developing solutions for NHS primary care and caring for our clinicians so that they can, in turn, care for our patients. Come join our proud team! Please view the JD for the role you are interested in.Once you apply, we will be in touch to discuss if you prefer salaried or bank, individual shifts, salary and location depending on your department preference. This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore, it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.