Job summary
The Clinical Assessment Service (CAS) performs a pivotal role in admission avoidance. Due to increased number and complexity of calls we are excited to be expanding our award winning service.
We are looking for Senior Urgent Care Practitioners to work within the service. You will be based in Beech House in Lincoln at the heart of Integrated Urgent and Emergency Division. The service provides telephone and virtual clinical assessments to patients who have been assessed by 111 or other services in Lincolnshire. It also provides advice to our clinical teams within Lincolnshire Community Health Services.
Although the role is based in Beech house there is an expectation that you may need to provide the service from other locations as requested.
**Additionally As part of our winter resilience plan there may be an opportunity to further your skills across a range of Urgent Care services within Lincolnshire including Urgent Treatment Centres, CAS and our community services. We are looking for candidates who can work flexibly to meet the demands of our services. Please contact Julie O'rourke Clinical Service Lead for CAS (julie.o'rourke1@nhs.net) or Chris Styranka Clinical Service Lead for Lincoln UTC (chris.styranka@nhs.net) to discuss this further**
Main duties of the job
Telephone/Video consultations, offering advice and support to a wide variety of urgent care presentations over a 24 hour period.
You will be expected to provide leadership and clinical supervision to colleagues alongside other governance activities as detailed in the job description.
About us
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagementin 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 morehttps://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will clinically assess patients via the telephone or video with unscheduled primary care conditions and minor illness and injury. They will also support other urgent care services such as the urgent treatment centres as required.
You should be a registered health care professional and have experience in the delivery of health or social care, ideally in an urgent or emergency care setting.
The role will be based at Beech House in Lincoln. The service runs 24 hours a day 365 days a year. There is a requirement to work a variety of shifts to cover the 24 hour period and this includes weekend work. Full time workers will be expected to work 2.5 weekends per month as the busiest times for the service are out of hours.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will clinically assess patients via the telephone or video with unscheduled primary care conditions and minor illness and injury. They will also support other urgent care services such as the urgent treatment centres as required.
You should be a registered health care professional and have experience in the delivery of health or social care, ideally in an urgent or emergency care setting.
The role will be based at Beech House in Lincoln. The service runs 24 hours a day 365 days a year. There is a requirement to work a variety of shifts to cover the 24 hour period and this includes weekend work. Full time workers will be expected to work 2.5 weekends per month as the busiest times for the service are out of hours.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
Previous Experience
Essential
- Evidence of recent and on-going personal development including obvious leadership development
- 2 years post registration experience in relevant settings
Desirable
- Evidence of governance activities
- Evidence of previous leadership experience
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of multi-agency & professional working
- Basic IT / keyboard skills
Desirable
- Use of System One electronic records
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Non-Medical Prescribing qualification
Previous Experience
Essential
- Evidence of recent and on-going personal development including obvious leadership development
- 2 years post registration experience in relevant settings
Desirable
- Evidence of governance activities
- Evidence of previous leadership experience
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of multi-agency & professional working
- Basic IT / keyboard skills
Desirable
- Use of System One electronic records
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
