UTC Urgent Care Practitioner - Primary Care Transition Programme

Job summary

St Marys Urgent Treatment Centre in central Portsmouth is a modern, friendly, GP-led service seeing around 6,000 patients each month. We are excited to offer a new opportunity for experienced primary care nurse or paramedic practitioners to join our team through a 12-month Primary Care Transition Programme, leading into an autonomous Urgent Care Practitioner role.

If youre motivated, compassionate, and ready to expand your urgent care skillset in a supportive and well-equipped environment, wed love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Youll spend most of your week delivering high-quality clinical care to patients presenting with minor illness, while dedicating protected time to developing your minor injury competencies through structured training, supervision and in-practice learning.

As part of your development, you will gain experience in: Assessing, investigating and diagnosing minor illness and minor injury Interpreting X-rays and point-of-care tests Independent prescribing for acute presentations Identifying and managing emergencies Supporting and developing colleagues, trainees and the wider team

Youll work within a highly skilled, multi-professional environment with access to outstanding support, including GPs, a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Reporting Radiographers and Advanced Practitioners. Upon completion of the competency portfolio, you will progress into a fully autonomous Urgent Care Practitioner role.

About us

Youll be a registered nurse or paramedic with strong primary or urgent care experience and a passion for delivering safe, effective and compassionate patient care. Youll bring the confidence to work both independently and as part of a team, along with excellent clinical reasoning, communication and problem-solving skills.

A commitment to learning is essentialwere looking for practitioners who are keen to develop advanced urgent care skills, embrace supervision, and support others growth. If you thrive in a busy environment and want to advance your career within a supportive and forward-thinking department, this role could be your perfect next step.

   If you have any questions contact Kerry.Mills@practiceplusgroup.com in our friendly resourcing team.   We will contact all shortlisted candidate but please note Practice Plus Group retain the right to remove the advert prior to the closing date if a suitable candidate is appointed. Our employment offers are subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks.

Job description

Job responsibilities

St Marys Urgent Treatment Centre in central Portsmouth is a modern, friendly, GP-led service seeing around 6,000 patients each month. We are excited to offer a new opportunity for experienced primary care nurse or paramedic practitioners to join our team through a 12-month Primary Care Transition Programme, leading into an autonomous Urgent Care Practitioner role.

If youre motivated, compassionate, and ready to expand your urgent care skillset in a supportive and well-equipped environment, wed love to hear from you.

Person Specification

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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).