Urgent Care Practitioner – UCR / Virtual Wards - North TeaminWhitchurchinWhitchurchPUBLISHED WED 12 FEB 2025
Opportunity to make a meaningful impact by providing urgent care and addressing complex patient needs during critical situations.
Collaborative working environment with other healthcare professionals, enhancing teamwork and interdisciplinary skills.
Leadership opportunities by supporting and guiding junior colleagues, contributing to their professional development.
Diverse responsibilities including assessment, diagnosis, and management of both acute and chronic conditions, offering a dynamic work experience.
Ability to integrate evidence-based practices into patient care, enhancing clinical decision-making and treatment efficacy.
Flexible work structure through the delivery of virtual wards, facilitating innovative care models and improving patient access to services.
Professional growth through involvement in the formulation and evaluation of care programmes, directly influencing patient outcomes.
The Urgent Care Practitioner (UCR) in Whitchurch, working with Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust, will be an experienced Allied Health Professional or Nurse responsible for assessing and treating patients in urgent situations. As a senior clinician, this role involves identifying complex patient needs, designing and executing care programs under the guidance of Medical and Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) leads, and ensuring safe clinical decision-making. The practitioner will collaborate with other healthcare professionals, provide leadership, mentor junior staff, and manage both acute and chronic conditions through a combination of medication and evidence-based practices.
Additionally, the role includes supporting a seamless transition between Urgent Care Response and Planned Care workstreams, implementing a see, treat, and review model to evaluate patient responses to interventions. Responsibilities also encompass diagnosing patient conditions, prescribing medications, and offering guidance on treatment plans in partnership with patients and their families. The vacancy may close early due to high application volumes, so early submission is encouraged.
Additionally, the role includes supporting a seamless transition between Urgent Care Response and Planned Care workstreams, implementing a see, treat, and review model to evaluate patient responses to interventions. Responsibilities also encompass diagnosing patient conditions, prescribing medications, and offering guidance on treatment plans in partnership with patients and their families. The vacancy may close early due to high application volumes, so early submission is encouraged.
Opportunity to make a meaningful impact by providing urgent care and addressing complex patient needs during critical situations.
Collaborative working environment with other healthcare professionals, enhancing teamwork and interdisciplinary skills.
Leadership opportunities by supporting and guiding junior colleagues, contributing to their professional development.
Diverse responsibilities including assessment, diagnosis, and management of both acute and chronic conditions, offering a dynamic work experience.
Ability to integrate evidence-based practices into patient care, enhancing clinical decision-making and treatment efficacy.
Flexible work structure through the delivery of virtual wards, facilitating innovative care models and improving patient access to services.
Professional growth through involvement in the formulation and evaluation of care programmes, directly influencing patient outcomes.
An Urgent Care Practitioner will be an experienced Allied Health Professional (AHP) or Nurse who will provide assessment and treatment of patients during a crisis. They will be a senior clinician within the team, responsible for identifying complex needs, and will develop,implement, evaluate programmes of care under the direction of Medical and ACP leads. The post holder will demonstrate safe clinical decision-making, as well as critical thinking and expert care. They will work collaboratively with other clinicians and organisations to meet the needs of patients and their families, supporting the delivery of policies and procedures, providing leadership when required. They will support junior colleagues in development, and delivery of safe patient care, and oversee clinical decisions as required to support the Doctor or ACP leads.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
- To work along side pre-existing Urgent Care Response (UCR) and Planned Care workstreams to deliver a seamless transition through services, delivering a see, treat and review model of care to evaluate patients response to health care provision and review the efficacy of input.
- Clinically examine and assess patient needs from a physiological and psychological perspective, and plan clinical care accordingly, including patients who present with complex needs.
- Diagnose and manage both acute and chronic conditions, integrating both drug- and nondrug-based treatment methods into a management plan with support from Doctor and ACPleads.
- Prescribe or recommend initial medication, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice in line with local, regional, and national practice protocols and formularies.
- Work with patients and their carers to support concordance with agreed individualised treatment plans.
- Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects, and potential interactions.
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