Urgent Care Practitioner

Job summary

We are seeking positive, proactive and enthusiastic staff to join our existing teams in the ongoing development and expansion of our urgent care services across Harrogate ED and Ripon UTC.

Working as a UCP you will be responsible for ensuring high standards of clinical care in the management of patients presenting with minor injuries and illness. Acting within your professional boundaries you be responsible for leading and supporting delivery of the minors stream services across both Harrogate and Ripon sites. You will will work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team and partner organisations to ensure seamless and timely care and the best possible patient experience.

Main duties of the job

• Responsibility for providing unscheduled care in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment of patients presenting with undifferentiated minor injury and illness
• Initial assessment and onward referral of acutely unwell patients
• Contribute to meeting the identified Key Performance Indicators within the time frames identified.

About us

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East.

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you're looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients' lives, HDFT could be the place for you!

We offer colleagues:

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing - we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service.

Please note:

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
• Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
• All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

Job responsibilities

• Provision and delivery of Minors stream service across Harrogate ED and Ripon UTC
• Previous experience in Urgent/Emergency or Primary Care setting in an autonomous practitioner role
• University accredited minor injuries and illness qualifications

For more information please see attached the job description and person specification

Person specification

Q&A

Essential

• Either Registered Nurse or HCPC Registered Practitioner
• Experience in a Primary Care, Urgent or Emergency Care setting working in an autonomous practitioner role seeing and treating minor illness and injury
• University accredited minor illness module
• University accredited minor injuries module
• Experience of supervision/mentorship of junior clinicians

Desirable

• Mentorship/equivalent teaching qualification
• Independent/supplementary prescribers (non-medical prescribing qualification)