Urgent Care Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

The following are the core responsibilities of the Urgent Care Practitioner. There may be, on occasion, a requirement to carry out other tasks; this will be dependent upon factors such as workload and staffing levels.

To work closely with the multidisciplinary clinical team (GPs, ACP, ANP, Clinical Pharmacists) nursing colleagues and nonclinical staff as an autonomous and accountable professional.

The post-holder will :

Practise in compliance with their respective code of professional conduct and within their scope of practice, being responsible and accountable for their decisions, actions and omissions at this level of practice.

Provide a first 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

Instigate necessary invasive and non-invasive diagnostic tests or investigations and interpret findings/reports

The post holder may be an independent prescriber: to prescribe safe, effective and appropriate medication as defined by current legislative framework

Provide safe, evidence-based, cost-effective, individualised patient care

Offer a holistic service to patients and their families, supporting people in making decisions, planning care or seeking to make positive changes, with an emphasis on prevention and self-care

Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening and therapeutic communication skills

Refer patients directly to other services/agencies as appropriate Work with multi-disciplinary team within the Practice, and across the broader healthcare community, to promote integrated and seamless pathways of care

Contribute to the practice achieving its quality targets to sustain the high standards of patient care and service delivery Participate in identification of community health needs and develop patient/family-centred strategies to address them

Help develop and set up new patient services and participate in initiatives to improve existing patient services

Promote evidence-based practice through the use of the latest research-based guidelines and the development of practice-based research.

Monitor the effectiveness of their own clinical practice through the quality assurance strategies such as the use of audit and peer review

Maintain their professional registration

Keep up to date with pertinent health-related policy and research. Critically appraise and synthesise the work to underpin own practice and to inform others within the practice team to consider the impact and strategies for implementation

Work collaboratively with colleagues within and external to the practice.

Demonstrate team leadership, resilience and determination, managing situations that are unfamiliar, complex or unpredictable and seeking to build confidence in others.

Pro-actively promote the role of allied professionals within the Practice, and externally to key stakeholders and agencies

Act as an advisor to other members of the Primary Healthcare team.

Proactively initiate and develop effective relationships within the practice to encourage productive working.

Participate in multi-disciplinary protocol and Patient Group Directions development

Identify appropriate opportunities to delegate both clinical and administrative tasks to more junior staff.

Help the practice operate in a cost-effective manner.

Identify and manage care risks on a continuing basis.

Participate in practice meetings and practice management meetings, reporting progress as required.

Evaluate own practice and participate in multi-disciplinary service and team evaluation. Actively engage in peer review to inform own and others practice, formulating and implementing strategies to act on learning and make improvements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse / Registered Paramedic.
• Post registration qualification to evidence autonomous clinical practice relevant to urgent care

Desirable

• Further professional development / qualification: ECP/ENP
• Masters level award

Experience

Essential

• Post registration experience to evidence autonomous clinical practice relevant to Urgent Care or General Practice Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team in an acute or Primary Care setting.
• Demonstrable experience of CPD and desire to actively engage in ongoing learning of self and others. Demonstrable experience of advanced clinical knowledge in all age groups, without limitation in scope

Desirable

• Highly developed specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and experience
• Experience of working under pressure and managing varying workloads and changing demands

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

Rosedale Surgery

Address

Ashburnham Way

Carlton Colville

Lowestoft

Suffolk

NR33 8LG

Employer's website

https://www.rosedalesurgery.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)