Urgent Care Practitioner

Job summary

*Advert will close early once sufficient number of applications is reached*

We have an exciting opportunity available for a permanent Urgent care Practitioner to join our Urgent Care Team. You will be part of a forward thinking and dynamic directorate who have recently been recognised for their achievements by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. We are currently working in alliance with James cook and Redcar.

Main duties of the job

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust aim to be the healthcare provider of choice by putting patients first, delivering efficient, safe and reliable services, enabling excellence, encouraging innovation and embracing learning, knowledge and change. Fundamentally, "Putting Patients First" is what we stand for and believe in and it is important as a Trust we create a person centred approach across the organisation embedding a culture which engages and enables all staff to add value to Patient experience which is demonstrated through Patient Safety and a quality service.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust have come together to form University Hospitals Tees. As a result, post holders may be required to work across sites within both organisations.

Across University Hospitals Tees, our ambition is to be the best place to work, ensuring we have the right staff in the right roles at the right time to deliver outstanding patient care and experience.

We are committed to supporting our staff through an inclusive and supportive working environment, offering health and wellbeing initiatives, staff benefits, and opportunities for personal and professional development.

We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

Job responsibilities

You will be working as part of a well established urgent care team and the wider multi disciplinary team to promote a good patient experience within the Trust.

For further information contact Nicola Grieves or Abbie Reeves on x 82999

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered First Level Degree Nurse or paramedic
• Physical Assessment & Disease Management skills.
• Paediatric Clinical Skills
• Minor Injury Experience
• Acute care experience

Desirable

• Masters in Advanced Nursing Practice or willingness to undertake
• Independent Nurse Prescriber

Experience

Essential

• Recent experience working in an autonomous practice role.
• Experience at band 6/7 in an acute setting.
• Paediatric emergency care experience.
• x-ray interpretation

Desirable

• Experience of working to protocols or guidelines.