Senior Urgent Care Practitioner

Job summary

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.

About us

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