Job summary
Are you a dedicated clinician with advanced practice skills and a passion for providing high-quality care? Join our fantasticmultidisciplinary team at Paulton Hospitals Minor Injuries Unit (MIU).
As part of our practitioner-led service, youll work alongside Nurses, Paramedics, and support staff to deliver minor injury and illness care to the local community. Collaborating with key partners such as the Royal United Hospital Bath (RUH), BaNES Enhanced Medical Services (BEMS), and HCRG Care Group, youll play a vital role in bridging the gap between primary and secondary care.
Whether youre an experienced Band 7 practitioner or a Band 6 developing your expertise, were committed to supporting your professional growth in this essential role.
This is a part-time role based at Paulton Memorial Hospital Minor Injuries Unit, where the service operates from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week.
Main duties of the job
- Provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of adults and children presenting with minor injuries or illnesses.
- Prescribe, supply, and administer medications and treatments autonomously, adhering to agreed protocols.
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests to support clinical decision-making.
- Liaise with multi-professional teams, including GPs and secondary care providers, to deliver seamless and collaborative patient care.
- Communicate effectively with patients, families, and carers, ensuring empathy, clarity, and understanding in all interactions.
- Support and supervise MIU staff, ensuring clinical competence and promoting a positive learning environment.
- Manage day-to-day operations in the absence of the clinical lead, including overseeing safe staffing levels.
- Engage in professional development, clinical audits, and research to maintain evidence-based practice and high-quality care standards.
- Contribute to service improvement initiatives, ensuring compliance with Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards.
- Ensure the safe handling of medicines and demonstrate flexibility in responding to the dynamic demands of the MIU.
Please see the attached job description for a full list of job responsibilities.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job description
Job responsibilities
As an Emergency Clinical Practitioner, youll be part of our valued team at Paulton Memorial Hospital.
You will feel valued as an Emergency Clinical Practitioner within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- Band 7 salary of £46,148 - £52,809with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Free tea and coffee at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
The Ideal Candidate
Education & Qualifications:
- Relevant degree qualification.
- Current professional registration (e.g., Registered Health Care Professional, with or without additional qualification as a Registered Childrens Nurse).
- Completed non-medical prescribing course.
- Qualified Emergency Practitioner in illness and injury.
- Relevant experience and qualifications in minor injuries or emergency care (e.g., APiCA).
Knowledge & Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years post-registration experience in emergency or urgent care settings.
- Experience in acute and/or community healthcare settings.
Skills & Abilities:
- Ability to assess, prioritise, and coordinate care for individuals with complex needs.
- Strong decision-making, delegation, and autonomous working abilities.
- Effective under pressure and able to meet deadlines.
- Willingness to contribute to staff training and development.
- Strong problem-solving and goal-setting skills.
Please see the attached job description for a full person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As an Emergency Clinical Practitioner, youll be part of our valued team at Paulton Memorial Hospital.
You will feel valued as an Emergency Clinical Practitioner within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- Band 7 salary of £46,148 - £52,809with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Free tea and coffee at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where youre encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding good or outstanding ratings from the Care Quality Commission
The Ideal Candidate
Education & Qualifications:
- Relevant degree qualification.
- Current professional registration (e.g., Registered Health Care Professional, with or without additional qualification as a Registered Childrens Nurse).
- Completed non-medical prescribing course.
- Qualified Emergency Practitioner in illness and injury.
- Relevant experience and qualifications in minor injuries or emergency care (e.g., APiCA).
Knowledge & Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years post-registration experience in emergency or urgent care settings.
- Experience in acute and/or community healthcare settings.
Skills & Abilities:
- Ability to assess, prioritise, and coordinate care for individuals with complex needs.
- Strong decision-making, delegation, and autonomous working abilities.
- Effective under pressure and able to meet deadlines.
- Willingness to contribute to staff training and development.
- Strong problem-solving and goal-setting skills.
Please see the attached job description for a full person specification.
Person Specification
General Requirements
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Desirable
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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.
