Senior Urgent Care Practitioner

Job summary

We are looking to recruit an Senior Urgent Care Practitioner to work at Stamford Gp Oohs delivering consultations using face to face assessment, telephone triage or video consultation and occasionally home visiting. We are looking to employ dynamic individuals with recognised qualifications and experience in minor illness and or experience working in Gp practice, which will also compliment our existing team of Gps and Health Care Support Worker's.

Main duties of the job

Main duties will be to deliver an Out of Hours service minor illness assessment and treatment to cover Stamford Gp Out of hours and occasionally work at Spalding Urgent treatment centre.

Stamford Gp Out of hours provides an appointment service from 7pm - 22.00 Monday to Friday and 08.00-22.00 at weekends and bank holidays.

See, treat, manage , discharge and or refer patients of all age ranges to other LCHS services or partner services across Lincolnshire.

Successful candidates will need to demonstrate that they are able to meet the essential criteria in the person specification and can provide evidence of experience in the treatment of minor illness and minor injury. It would be preferable for candidates to hold a non-medical prescribing qualification.

We are looking for people who can demonstrate the right values and behaviours, and have excellent leadership and communications skills.

If you fit this description, and have the motivations and flexibility to join this evolving service, this an excellent opportunity to join a highly skilled team to provide quality care.

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