Senior Urgent Care Practitioner

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Job overview

We are looking to for Senior Practitioners to work within Gainsborough Urgent Treatment Centre, delivering face to face consultations.

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

Please note this position will not commence before April 2025

Main duties of the job

Main duties will be to deliver a 12 hour, 7 day weeks service to the Gainsborough community. The minor injury service will include see, treat and management of simple fractures and wound closure.

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 UTC's such as Lincoln

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS’ workforce.

Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Patients across all age ranges

See, treat, manage, discharge or refer patients.

Manage minor injury patients

Manage Minor illness patients

Use of PGDS/medication

Team work with ACP's, Trainee ACPs, Urgent Care Practioners , HCSWs and receptionists

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Health Care Professional holding current registration with appropriate regulatory body.
• Evidence of working to PGDs with advanced knowledge (AHPs)
• Safeguarding-level 3 or willingness to undertake
• Minor Injuries level 6/ or 7 or very relevant experience
• Minor Illness level 6 or relevant experience

• Non-Medical Prescribing qualification

Previous Experience

• Evidence of recent and on-going personal development including obvious leadership development
• 2 years post registration experience in relevant urgent or emergency care settings

• Xray interpretation
• Wound closure, suturing

Skills

• Evidence of multi-agency & professional working
• Basic IT / keyboard skills

• Use of System One electronic records

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Important Information: All new employees will be subject to a charge if a DBS check is required for the post. The Disclosure & Barring Service application form (formerly CRB) will be provided by LCHS and the fee will be deducted from your salary over a maximum of a 6 month period.

Any existing employees who require a DBS check as part of the application process will be subject to a charge for that DBS check.

We are a Disability Confident employer ensuring that disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

Support and/or assistance with completing an application form is available from the Human Resources Team by calling 01522 572889.

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