Urgent Care Technician (UCT)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Undertake a range of clinical tasks including phlebotomy, ECG, bladder scanning, application of casts, and vital sign measurements.
• Support registered professionals in patient preparation, recovery, and assisting during clinical procedures.
• Provide practical support and guidance to patients to help improve their health and encourage healthier lifestyles.
• Re-stock clinical areas, assist with administrative duties, and ensure diagnostic requests are expedited.
• Participate in health promotion activities and primary prevention initiatives.
• Maintain confidentiality in line with Caldicott requirements and ensure patient privacy and dignity at all times.
• Provide support and encouragement to patients in self-managing their conditions.
• Work collaboratively with the MDT, attend team huddles, and ensure that high standards of patient care are met.

About You:

• Experience in clinical environments such as general practice, minor injury units, A&E, or the ambulance service is desirable.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team.
• Capable of working under pressure while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Willingness to participate in ongoing training and development.
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to use IT systems and manage data entry effectively.
• A passion for improving the health and well-being of patients and their communities.

What we offer (benefits)

• NHS Pension with 20.6% Employer Contribution
• 25 days (5 weeks / 200 hours) annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata, if part-time)
• Extra days leave for work anniversary each year
• Enhanced Maternity, Maternity Support (Paternity), Adoption pay
• Unsocial hours payment at 0.3 on a Saturday and Sunday, to be applied to your standard rate (1.0) or overtime rate (1.5)
• Family friendly employment policies
• Special and Significant Event Leave
• Participation in OMGs refer a friend scheme
• 24/7 free access to an Employee Assistance Program run by awarding winning Health Assured
• Eye care scheme free eye test plus a contribution towards glasses
• Cycle to work scheme

About Corby Urgent Care Centre

Corby Urgent Care Centre offers a high standard of unscheduled care from early morning to late evening for patients attending with a wide variety of undifferentiated conditions.

The centre is staffed primarily by our team of experienced urgent care clinicians with additional support from other clinical and non-clinical members of staff.

The team is made up of a mixed MDT including GP,s Advanced Practitioners, Nurses and Urgent Care Technicians. The team is also supported by the Non Clinical team. They all work together to create a positive and rewarding workplace environment for colleagues delivering a high-quality experience for patients.

Location

Cottingham Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 2UR.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience in clinical environments such as general practice, minor injury units, A&E, or the ambulance service is desirable.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Strong communication, interpersonal, and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team.
• Capable of working under pressure while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Willingness to participate in ongoing training and development.
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to use IT systems and manage data entry effectively.
• A passion for improving the health and well-being of patients and their communities.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

OneMedicalGroup

Address

Corby Urgent Care Centre

Corby

England

NN17 2UR

Employer's website

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