Urgent Care Practitioner - Urgent Treatment Centre

Job summary

Are you a nurse or paramedic interested in working in an Urgent Treatment Centre?

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic nurse practitioner or paramedic practitioner to work within the Urgent Treatment Centre.

The post is for a full time care practitioner at Ilkeston Urgent Treatment Centre.

The post is advertised at band 6. However, dependent on experience and skills, it may be possible to appoint at band 5 as a developmental opportunity, progressing to band 6 on completion of local competencies and MSc module in minor injuries.

Main duties of the job

The unit is nurse and paramedic practitioner led and is operational 7 days a week, from 08:00-20:00.

As a registered, accountable clinical employee, you are expected to possess a relevant high level of clinical knowledge and skills. This will enable you to assess, examine and treat patients safely and appropriately from the whole age spectrum that attend the UTCs with a variety of minor injury and minor illness presentations.

You will need to engage effectively with patients, peer groups, and service users in all elements of your role, leading by example and promoting a supportive and caring culture.

This will require an inclusive, transparent, open approach to your role, whereby you are happy to be accountable to others and to go the extra mile when required.

You must be flexible, enthusiastic, motivated and demonstrate effective interpersonal skills.

About us

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

During the pandemic response we have led the implementation of public vaccination centres in collaboration with partners across health and social care.

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust Urgent Treatment Centres awarded 'OUTSTANDING' by CQC.