Urgent Care Practitioner / Primary Care Paramedic

Cutlers Hill Surgery

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Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Urgent Care Practitioner to work alongside our four other Urgent Care Practitioners. We are looking for an autonomous practitioner, who can deliver a high standard of clinical care, prescribing not essential.

Main duties of the job

Can you make professionally autonomous decisions?

See patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosed problems and make an assessment of their health care needs?

Screen patients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness?

Make differential diagnosis using decision-making and problem-solving skills?

Develop care plans for health, with an emphasis on preventative measures?

Work collaboratively with other health care professionals and disciplines?

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the general practice team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of patient care. The successful candidate would join our well-established medical practice and expanding clinical team in a friendly and supportive team environment.

The ideal candidate will have excellent patient skills, the ability to work at a fast pace whilst maintaining attention to detail, and work well in a team.

About us

We have a well-established practice team including 4 UCPs, one of whom doeshome visits, 2 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, 1 Nurse Practitioners, 4 Practice Nurses, 1 Mental Health Nurse, 2 HCAs, two physios, two clinical pharmacists and a Care Coordinator along with GPs and administrative staff. The practice is committed to innovation, development and providing excellent patient care. We are looking for a dedicated professional who shares the same values to join us.

Date posted

02 July 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A1418-24-0013

Job locations

Bungay Road

Halesworth

Suffolk

IP19 8SG

Job description

Job responsibilities

To practice as an Urgent care practitioner and demonstrate advanced clinical competence and knowledge above those associated with conventional nursing roles.

Provide a point of contact within the Practice for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems, making use of skills in history taking, physical examination, problem-solving and clinical decision-making, to establish a diagnosis and management plan.

Assess, plan, treat and refer patients appropriately, carrying out consultations in the surgery or the community as an autonomous practitioner.

Using own clinical judgement to diagnose and treat patients either face to face consultation, clinical telephone triage and other mediums.

Making appropriate referrals to primary, secondary and social services care, following practice (and/or locally agreed) pathways and protocols.

To recognise the need for and initiate where appropriate relevant diagnostic investigations, using their skills in this area to take the correct course of action.

Understanding local safeguarding referral process and be aware of appropriate referral mechanisms for children and vulnerable adults

Ensure complete and accurate documentation of every patient contact, including advice given. Records must be accurate and reflect the clinical activity in accordance with NMC guidelines on clinical record keeping.

Minor illness assessment, diagnosis and treatment with access to seek advice, review and onward referral within clinical teams at Cutlers Hill Surgery.

To develop care plans for patients when required (as developed and supervised with the Partners)

Be involved with continuity of care of our patients, e.g. end of life care, chronic disease management.