Senior Urgent Care Practitioner
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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.
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.
LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments.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.
We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an ‘earn while you learn’ apprenticeship programme. Visit our Learning and Development page to find out more https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Regulated Health Care Professional with existing registration
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Level 6/7 History Taking qualification
- HEI or LCHS approved minor illness course
- Evidence of Level 7 study
- HEI or LCHS approved paediatric course
- Independent prescribing / supplementary prescribing qualification, or a willingness to work towards.
- Leadership modules
- Recognising the sick child
- Recognised Teaching and Assessing course (e.g. Mentor Preparation, SLIP, Clinical Educator course, PGCE).
- Chronic disease management
Previous Experience
Essential criteria- Significant post registration experience where autonomous working at a highly specialised level that has been acquired in the speciality area or a related area where enhanced skills could be transferrable.
- Experience of clinical leadership
- Proven track record of teaching/supervising and assessing.
- Experience of working within multi professional settings with consolidated clinical practice and contributing to effective team working
- Experience of leading evidenced service improvement and innovation through service/practice development initiatives, audit or research.
- People management experience.
- General management experience.
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