Job summary

Are you an experienced Practitioner looking to continue your career in the field of Urgent Care?

Due to the recent expansion and development of the UTC's service here in Petersfield we are looking to recruit another nurse or paramedic to join and compliment our Practitioner team.

We are a practitioner led service, supported by remote GP's, offering treatment for both minor injury and minor illness. The UTC is open 08:00 -- 20:00 hours, 365 days a year.

The successful applicants should be an experienced autonomous practitioner and must have assessment, diagnostic and management skills in minor injury and minor illness care with relevant experience in an unscheduled or primary care setting. The successful candidate will be required to undertake the role of practitioner in charge of the shift, managing patient flow through the department and supporting staff on duty, including clinical supervision of junior staff. They must demonstrate a good understanding and implementation of Governance, both clinical and information. Must be fully compliant and competent with safeguarding policies and procedures. A non-medical prescriber qualification would be advantageous though not essential, however, the willingness to undertake the course in the future as part of professional development would be desired.

We are happy to consider either full time or part time applicants for the positions. If you have been considering a change, please do come and speak to us.

Main duties of the job

*To work autonomously as a Nurse / Paramedic Practitioner in the Urgent Care setting, assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients at an advanced level, by identifying individual patient needs.

*To provide professional, high quality care to patients and their families throughout their time in the unit.

*To contribute to the development and evaluation of clinical practice within the Urgent Care Setting.

*To provide expert clinical and professional leadership in the role of practitioner in charge of the shift.

About us

Are you committed to providing remarkable care and service?

Are you passionate about helping people and want to make a difference every day?

We want to meet you!

Southern Health is one of the largest Foundation Trusts in the UK, specialising in mental health, adult and child community health and learning disabilities. We are committed to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse and neglect through our 6,500 strong workforce.

Southern Health has over 300 sites across the county and we serve 1.5 million people throughout all stages of their lives. Our aim is to work alongside the people we support (and our health and care partners) to deliver the best possible care and constantly improve.

Here at SHFT we have so much to be proud of:

• Working as a team and supporting each other, we put patients and our staff at the heart of everything we do.
• We have a skilled and diverse workforce and are committed to our staff development, offering bespoke training packages, leadership pathways and career opportunities.
• We offer a variety of benefits such as an amazing pension scheme, generous annual leave, Childcare Choices scheme, many discounts (Blue Light card, The Company Shop, NHS Staff Discounts, cycle to work scheme) and much more.

Come to work with us, together we will provide outstanding treatment and care to improve lives.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current NMC / HCPC registration.
• History Taking and Physical Assessment in Clinical Practice Course or equivalent
• Completion of Nurse / Paramedic Practitioner Course.
• IRMER Trained, including xray interpretation.
• Practice Assessor / Practice Supervisor certificate (or equivalent)
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.

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