The post holder will clinically assess patients with unscheduled primary care conditions and minor illness and injury needs face to face.The post holder will be directly or remotely supported by Senior Urgent Care practitioners, Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, and Doctors.The post holder will support the delivery of policy and procedures, ensuring clinical quality, evidence based service, excellence in clinical practice, this together with continuous professional development.

Main duties of the job

Lincolnshire Community Health Service requires all staff to safeguard children, young people and adults. All staff are required to access the organisational policies, also the Local Safeguarding Children Board and the Local Safeguarding Adults Board policies and procedures that underpin the safeguarding agenda. The safeguarding policies to be followed are found at www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk and www.lincolnshire.gov.uk

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

Working autonomously to see, treat and discharge very minor illness and injury. Performing initial clinical assessments. Working to support colleagues to see, treat, manage and discharge a full range of minor injuries and illnesses.

Making clinical decisions where to direct patients when they arrive into department, navigating serious illnesses and emergencies to A& E.

Person Specification

interview

Essential

• Registered Nurse/Paramedic
• 2 years post qualification experience in emergency or urgent care
• History taking qualification
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Use of PGD's

Desirable

• Minor illness or minor injury experience or qualifications
• System one knowledge

Employer details

Employer name

Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust

Address

Skegness Urgent Treatment Centre

Skegness and District General Hospital

Skegness

PE25 2BS

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