Urgent Care Practitioner

Location : Lincolnshire Home Visiting Service

Band 6

Full Time (37.5 hours), part time considered as well as bank

You should be a registered Health Care Professional, and have experience in the delivery of health and/or social care, ideally in an urgent or emergency care setting.

Main duties of the job

See, treat and discharge minor injury or minor illness patients within your competencies in their own homes and in urgent treatment centres as necessary.

Gain further competencies and skills to prepare for career progression

Work alongside, GP's ACP's and HCSW's in the community and Urgent Treatment Centres as well as co-located NHS partners

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

To apply, you must hold current health care professional registration, and be able to demonstrate evidence of leadership, development and change management skills. You should be able to demonstrate exceptional communication skills.

The service operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and the post holder will be expected to work flexibly.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered health care professional - nurse / paramedic / AHP
• Evidence of degree level study
• History taking course
• Evidence of excellent communication

Desirable

• Minor injuries qualification or experince
• Minor illness qualification or experience
• Use of PGD's

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of working to PGDs
• Excellent standards of written and verbal communication

Desirable

• Experience of urgent or emergency care

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust

Address

Urgent Home visiting Service County wide

County Wide

Spalding and Louth

LN2 5QY

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