Based in a busy Urgent Treatment Centre you will be working autonomously, assessing, diagnosing, managing and discharging patients attending with minor injury and illness presentations. You will be working alongside Advanced Clinical Practitioners and be part of a diverse multidisciplinary team providing urgent care services in the Lincolnshire area.

We are a team that works hard, we laugh hard and we enjoy a fine biscuit with our brews/ We have been known to have a social life together outside of work too !

Don't meet every single requirement? I f you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within LCHS.

Main duties of the job

Exciting role within our service - Senior Urgent Care Practitioner

Grade: Band 7

Hours: Full or Part time hours

Base: Lincoln UTC

We listen, we care, we act, we improve - that is the LCHS Way.

You could work in a variety of clinical areas. Alongside GP's and other colleagues, you will provide face to face consultations for patients in urgent care departments, there is opportunity to work in other UTC's and also with the Clinical Assessment team and Home visiting teams

The department is open 24/7 and the expectation is to do a fair share of days, lates and nights, we are open to flexible working it it can fit around the team and the departmental needs

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

See Job Description

Alongside other autonomous practitioners, you will provide face to face consultations for patients in the urgent treatment centre presenting with a wide range of urgent illness and injury presentations.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• Registered Health Professional (NMC or HCPC)
• Recognised post registration qualifications in minor injury
• Recognised History taking or Minor illness course

Desirable

• Acheived at least 2 years post registration experience
• Non Medical Prescriber
• Leadership qualifications, eg Edward Jenner/Mary Seacole

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in Urgent Care or equivalent service
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

• Previous management or leadership experience
• Leadership attitudes and behaviours

Employer details

Employer name

Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust

Address

Lincoln UTC

Lincoln County Hospital

Lincoln

LN2 5QY

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