Health Care Practitioner inLEIGHTON BUZZARD inLEIGHTON BUZZARD PUBLISHED
MON 6 JAN 2025
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Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong leadership, organisational skills, and the ability to prioritize workloads, with an emphasis on patient care and flexibility. A full UK driving license is required, while a non-medical prescribing qualification and experience as a prescriber are preferred but not mandatory. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to new integrated minor illness services within the PCN. Interested applicants are encouraged to reach out for more information.
Are you a paramedic, an enhanced nurse, or a pharmacist qualified in minor illness?
Leighton Linslade Health Connections is looking to recruit a health care practitioner to join our multi-disciplinary PCN team on a full-time basis to deliver on the day, minor illness clinics. We are looking for a full-time clinician, but we are happy for the role to be shared if you are able to do part-time hours.
Clinics run 0900-1700 daily based at the Health Centre in Leighton Buzzard.
This is an exciting time to join the PCN as we are starting our new integrated minor illness services for the patients within our PCN population.
The successful candidate will have the following experience, qualifications and skills;
- BSc in a training programme approved by the College of Paramedics.
- Degree in nursing or qualified via registered nurse degree apprenticeship.
- Holds a post graduate qualification at level 7 or above relevant discipline.
- Masters degree in pharmacy (MPharm) (or equivalent)
- Qualified in Minor Illness treatment.
- Non-medical prescribing qualification.
- Pre-reg MSc in a training programme approved by the College of Paramedics desirable.
- Able to operate at an advanced level of clinical practice.
- Minimum two years experience in managing a designated caseload using theoretical and practical experience, completing assessments, planning, implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes aligned to care plans.
- A prescriber, however this is not essential.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and be organised, patient and empathetic.
- The ability to work confidently and effectively in a varied, and sometimes challenging environment.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Strong and inspirational leadership.
- Ability to co-ordinate and prioritise workloads able to multi-task as well as be self-disciplined and highly motivated.
- High degree of personal credibility, emotional intelligence, patience, and flexibility.
- Confident in facilitating and challenging others.
- Demonstrates a flexible approach in order to ensure patient care is delivered.
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