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Two Harbours Healthcare Ltd

Same Day Access Practitioner

The closing date is 15 June 2025

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in a well established Same Day Access service for Weymouth and Portland Primary Care Network (PCN)

The service will aim to manage acute on the day demand, working with a defined number of conditions which has been steadily increasing since the commencement of the service in 2023.

Interviews planned to take place 23rd and 25th June.

Main duties of the job

The role involves delivering face to face appointments. The clinicians providing the PCN Same Day Access Service will work together from the same site. Support will be available from a duty GP as needed.

This role is ideally suited to Paramedics, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, enhanced nurses

There is scope for development within the role, particularly including non medical prescribing, IRMER training , for paramedics - FCP roadmap to practice, triage.

About us

Two Harbours Healthcare is a not for profit organisation led by local General Practices in Weymouth and Portland. Our goal is to work more closely together (and with stakeholders) to share expertise, resources and provide services for the NHS.

Details

Date posted

27 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Starting salary £18.73 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

B0205-25-0008

Job locations

Lynch Lane Offices

Lynch Lane

Weymouth

Dorset

DT4 9DN


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Assessing patients face to face

  • To undertake immediately necessary investigations e.g blood tests , ECG, urine samples
  • To advise on the need for further investigations e.g chest x-ray
  • To be autonomous in clinical decision making
  • To have an awareness of when and how to seek senior review
  • To keep clear contemporaneous records
  • To formulate a management plan in partnership with the patient
  • To support with the ongoing development and expansion of the Same Day Access Service
  • Access to regular clinical supervision

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Assessing patients face to face

  • To undertake immediately necessary investigations e.g blood tests , ECG, urine samples
  • To advise on the need for further investigations e.g chest x-ray
  • To be autonomous in clinical decision making
  • To have an awareness of when and how to seek senior review
  • To keep clear contemporaneous records
  • To formulate a management plan in partnership with the patient
  • To support with the ongoing development and expansion of the Same Day Access Service
  • Access to regular clinical supervision

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • HCPC registered Paramedic or NMC registered Nurse or Nurse Practitioner

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in dealing with a wide range of conditions that may present daily
  • Enhanced clinical examination skills
  • Paramedics should have completed their two-year Consolidation of Learning period as a newly qualified paramedic and has a further three years experience as a band 6 (or equivalent) paramedic

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Motivated, hard-working with good communication skills and able to work well as a part of a team.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • HCPC registered Paramedic or NMC registered Nurse or Nurse Practitioner

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in dealing with a wide range of conditions that may present daily
  • Enhanced clinical examination skills
  • Paramedics should have completed their two-year Consolidation of Learning period as a newly qualified paramedic and has a further three years experience as a band 6 (or equivalent) paramedic

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Motivated, hard-working with good communication skills and able to work well as a part of a team.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

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

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Two Harbours Healthcare Ltd

Address

Lynch Lane Offices

Lynch Lane

Weymouth

Dorset

DT4 9DN


Employer's website

https://www.weymouthandportlandpcn.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Two Harbours Healthcare Ltd

Address

Lynch Lane Offices

Lynch Lane

Weymouth

Dorset

DT4 9DN


Employer's website

https://www.weymouthandportlandpcn.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Central Admin Team

w&p.pcn@dorsetgp.nhs.uk

01305234090

Details

Date posted

27 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience Starting salary £18.73 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

B0205-25-0008

Job locations

Lynch Lane Offices

Lynch Lane

Weymouth

Dorset

DT4 9DN


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