Senior Urgent Care Clinical Practitioner (Non-Medical Prescriber) UTC inNottingham inNottingham PUBLISHED
TUE 5 NOV 2024
Nottingham CityCare Partnership CIC rxsYpMfv
The role requires flexibility for 365-day shift work, and the post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary team focused on minimizing unnecessary hospital admissions. Key tasks include leading specific clinical areas, facilitating training, and managing a clinical team while ensuring high-quality patient care and adherence to organisational guidelines. Applicants may seek either full-time or part-time opportunities, with emphasis placed on collaboration, communication, and a commitment to continuous improvement in urgent care services.
This is an exciting time to join the team as we are recruiting to expand the service.
The Nottingham CityCare Urgent Treatment Centre is a Clinician-led service that provides assessment and treatment to people with urgent but not life-threatening health problems.
This post will suit an enthusiastic, driven, motivated and flexible Registered Health Care Professional with demonstrable experience from working as an independent prescriber (V300) in an unplanned/urgent care environment.
Applications are also encouraged from Emergency Care/Nurse Practitioners with V300 prescribing who are keen to gain additional experience with patients presenting with illnesses whilst working in an environment that also cares for patients presenting with minor injuries.
The post holder will be required to engage in CPD including a mix of self-directed learning and mentored practice supported by internally and externally taught training appropriate to their role. There is a requirement for flexible 365 day working with shift works covering 06:45am to 10pm daily.
Full time and part time hours will be considered.
The Urgent Treatment Centre is a training environment where employed practitioners will support the development of all disciplines of health care professionals including student nurses, pharmacists, GP SpR, medical students and paramedics.
The service is located at Seaton House which has recently undergone modernisation and has X ray facilities on site.
Recent applicants should not apply.
Informal visits to the Urgent Treatment Centre are most welcome.
As an autonomous practitioner/prescriber, you will assess patients who present with urgent but not life-threatening illness and injury, plan their care, administer treatment on site and discharge supporting junior colleagues where required. Where on site treatment is not appropriate you will refer to other healthcare professionals / external agencies. You will be a line manager for a small clinical team.
Applications will be considered from those looking for a full or part time position.
About us
Job Purpose
The post holder will manage an Urgent Care Caseload in a clinician-led environment, dealing with a wide range of presenting undifferentiated conditions. The post holder will work alongside a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians with acute and primary care first contact experience, Nurses, Paramedics, Health Care Support Workers, Emergency Care Practitioners and Radiographers to make up the team of the day working collectively in the assessment of undifferentiated urgent care patient presentations.
The post holder will:
- Provide clinical assessment and deliver treatments to service users who have undifferentiated health care requirements in order to support the services delivered by the primary care team and prevent unnecessary acute hospital attendances.
- Utilise advanced clinical skills and competencies in health assessment, medicines management, leadership and case management.
- Maximise patients health and reduce risks that contribute to ill health, thereby reducing unnecessary admissions to acute services.
- Lead the development of a specific clinical area e.g. Paediatrics, Sexual health, Safeguarding and be an autonomous practitioner who is open to the flexibility required for the role.
- Participate in training opportunities for self and others within the UTC.
- Support and deliver training to UTC staff, staff within CityCare and the wider healthcare community.
- Provide mentorship and support to UTC staff, staff within CityCare and the wider healthcare community.
- Provider mentorship, support and training to students (including medical, nursing and allied health professionals) Will take operational charge of a shift on a planned rota basis in the absence of the UTC Coordinator.
- To provide line management to Clinical practitioners and non-registered staff.
Dimensions
- To work with the CityCare multidisciplinary team in provision of primary healthcare to residents and visitors to Nottinghamshire.
- To represent Nottingham City Care Partnership locally, regionally and nationally if required to do so.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
- Comprehensively assess, review and evaluate the needs of service users with undifferentiated healthcare needs to improve their physical, psychological and mental health wellbeing to promote self-care and reduce the need for hospitalisation.
- Accurately prioritise patients within the service, undertaking clinical assessment and providing the necessary treatment including the use of Non-Medical Prescribing and/or Patient Group Directions in line with local/national policies, procedures and guidelines as appropriate.
- Carries out diagnostic tests only where clinically indicated in line with organisational, local and national guidelines and appropriate to the Urgent Treatment Centre setting.
- Develop plan of care in conjunction with the service user through: application of clinical knowledge and, analysis of symptoms and data, identification of risk factors associated with those conditions, recognition of early signs of acute illness, involving the patients and the carers in the care plan and ensuring it is understood, documenting safety netting plans and processes.
- To utilise effective communication to aid onward referrals to specialists as appropriate. Facilitating a coordinated primary healthcare response to service users needs.
- To work in an autonomous manner without direct supervision whilst recognising limitation of the practitioner role.
- To carry out enhanced clinical skills as required- this may include, suturing and fracture management.
- To keep accurate and immediate records of all interventions fully utilising software systems in place
- To encourage clients to carry out self-care as appropriate through effective communication of health care using written information as appropriate.
- To advise client on the most appropriate use of Primary, Secondary and Emergency services.
- To maintain patient confidentiality as per Urgent Treatment Centre and CityCares clinical guidelines.
Professional
- To work within the relevant Professional Conduct of conduct.
- To act in accordance with and promote the CityCare values at all times.
- To act as an ambassador for the Urgent Treatment Centre at all times.
- To be committed to working flexibly within a dynamic environment, responding positively to the changing needs of the service.
- To promote and facilitate evidence-based practice
- To be committed to providing a high level of customer service and patient experience.
- Maintain professional awareness and attend appropriate training as necessary.
- To participate in the appraisal process and development of own Personal Development Plan to include clinical supervision (and revalidation where appropriate).
- To develop a culture within the Urgent Treatment Centre team of continuing professional development, supporting staff in meeting the requirements for Post registration Education and Training.
- To provide clinical support and mentorship to others to meet the requirements of their own personal/professional development plans. This may include, where appropriate, mentoring clinicians through work-based learning programmes.
- To support/facilitate the provision of Clinical Supervision in accordance with organisational policy.
- To liaise with other Agencies as appropriate to ensure comprehensive and collaborative care for service users.
Continuous Personal Development
- To maintain current professional registration and to ensure that all personal responsibilities in relation to this and to the revalidation process are met, including maintenance of a professional portfolio, evidence of practice hours, professional development planning and reflective writing.
- To meet the organisational requirements for mandatory training appropriate to the role.
- To recognise own professional limitations, practice accordingly, seeking advice and support as appropriate.
- To take an active role in the organisational appraisal process and develop an appropriate and relevant personal development plan and work based objectives.
- To have awareness of the relevant organisational and professional Safeguarding policies and guidance and to act in accordance with their direction, attending update training as required.
Management
- To participate and assist in evaluation, audit and research as required.
- To participate in the investigation of any complaints, incidents and accidents.
- To participate in the training and induction of new members of staff to the Urgent Treatment Centre team.
- To participate in the mentorship, support and training of individuals on recognised training programmes such as Student Nurses, Practice Nurses and other pre and post registration students (this may include those on work experience).
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