Urgent Treatment Practitioner

Job summary

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 which may require cross site working to meet the needs of the service, i.e short notice sickness cover. This incorporates the Urgent Treatment Centres based at South Tees Hospital NHS Trust, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and Redcar Urgent Treatment Centre, which forms part of the Tees Valley Alliance.

Main duties of the job

For the right candidate a training role will be considered if they meet the following essential criteria Registered nurse/paramedic with the NMC/HCPC. Degree in Nursing or Registered Paramedic. Clinical Skills Adult or Paediatric and willing to work towards full clinical competency and Recognised Teaching qualification (Facilitation Learning in Clinical Practice or ENB 998).

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to:

• Explore leadership within the NHS
• Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
• Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
• Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role

After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse/paramedic with the NMC/HCPC.
• Degree in Nursing or Registered Paramedic
• Recognised Teaching qualification
• Clinical Skills Adult
• Clinical Skills Paediatric
• Non-medical Prescribing or willing to work towards.
• MSC Advanced clinical Practice

Knowledge

Essential

• Advanced clinical decision-making and critical thinking skills Working across professional Boundaries
• Excellent organisational and communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex and highly sensitive information
• Ability to work in collaboration with other professionals /teams
• Time Management
• Good IT skills

Experience

Essential

• Minor Injuries Experience
• Experience in ED, UTC OR GP practice
• Involvement with audit and implementation of change
• Clinically able to prioritise and delegate effectively whilst working within acute/stressful situations