Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic,
motivated, and competent clinician to become part of our friendly team at the
Lymington Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) in the New Forest, Hampshire. This is
an exciting opportunity for an experienced primary care practitioner (nurse or
paramedic) to expand their scope of practice to include minor injury
presentations and gain experience in urgent care.
PHL Group aims to assist suitable candidates with their transition into a career in the thriving and fast-paced private healthcare industry. We are looking for a talented individual to join us on permanent basis. The position holder will be given a 4 week rolling rota and we can offer between 22.5-36 hours per week.
Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period: therefore, we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.
Due to the volume of applications, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. If you do not hear back from us within 2 weeks of applying, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the role include;
- Working as part of the clinical and operational team to deliver high standards of patient centred care.
- Effectively liaise with the multidisciplinary teams across the primary and secondary care interface as well as the PHL Clinical and Operational teams.
- Engage with key stakeholders as required, to ensure a high standard of patient centred care is being delivered.
About us
The Urgent Treatment Centre has approximately 31,000 attendances a year, both adults and children and we are proud of the service that we provide to our local community.
The Ministry of Defence has recognised PHL Group with a bronze award for our work with service leavers and the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant.
Partnering Health Group (PHL) are an established and expanding healthcare organisation responsible for providing a variety of urgent and primary health care services across Hampshire and are delighted to be providing the UTC in Lymington Hospital. The New Forest is a beautiful setting in which to provide high quality, safe services which improve the health, wellbeing and independence of the people we care for. We deliver these services to our community so you will feel a real sense of achievement and that your work makes a difference to local peoples lives.
The Benefits
As well as a rewarding career, development opportunities and a competitive salary, you will also enjoy a generous holiday allowance and the opportunity to join the company pension scheme.
- Sick Pay
- Long Service Award
- Bike2Work Scheme
- Employees Assistance Programme
- NHS Discounts- Available to employees (plus the opportunity to apply for a blue light card at a cost of £5 for 5 years)
- Family Friendly Policy- Our Family Friendly Policy provides increased Maternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave Pay for employees and their families.
- Employee Recognition
- 25 days annual leave + your birthday off!
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant should be a registered nurse or paramedic with a good background of emergency care and autonomous practice/prescribing in primary care. The role will allow an expansion of your training portfolio and scope of practice to include minor injury presentations such as suturing, plastering, and reduction of dislocations etc.. For this we will commit to support the successful candidate/s with suitable minor injury courses, immediate life support courses, x-ray interpretation course, and mentoring/competency completion. Because we recognise that full-time hours may not allow the degree of flexibility to continue working in primary care, so we welcome candidates looking for part-time hours, as well those looking for full time hours. There is also the additional option to work in out-of-hours as part of our Extended Access service seeing primary care patients.
Your key responsibilities will include:
Assess undifferentiated patients with a range of acute, non-acute and chronic medical conditions (may have some restrictions on competence such as seeing babies). - Take history, make appropriate physical examinations, formulate differential diagnoses and formulate/manage treatment plans when working in any clinical environment.
- Refer and facilitate patient pathways through appropriate referrals to primary, community, secondary and tertiary care for patients when necessary
- Request investigations and be able to interpret radiology results.
- Prescribe medication as required within your clinical competence.
- Recognise the need and initiate emergency treatment to save life or to safeguard the interests of the patient and refer to emergency services when appropriate.
- Recognise any social needs, safeguarding concerns and act appropriately to safeguard the patient. To ensure that patients are safely discharged from our care with appropriate instructions for after care and follow up.
- To take an active role within the cross-disciplinary, multi-skilled team to ensure service quality in line with corporate goals and strategies and provide mentorship and support to junior staff when required.
- Take a person-centred approach to service delivery, based on clear understanding and experience of the modes for service delivery.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant should be a registered nurse or paramedic with a good background of emergency care and autonomous practice/prescribing in primary care. The role will allow an expansion of your training portfolio and scope of practice to include minor injury presentations such as suturing, plastering, and reduction of dislocations etc.. For this we will commit to support the successful candidate/s with suitable minor injury courses, immediate life support courses, x-ray interpretation course, and mentoring/competency completion. Because we recognise that full-time hours may not allow the degree of flexibility to continue working in primary care, so we welcome candidates looking for part-time hours, as well those looking for full time hours. There is also the additional option to work in out-of-hours as part of our Extended Access service seeing primary care patients.
Your key responsibilities will include:
Assess undifferentiated patients with a range of acute, non-acute and chronic medical conditions (may have some restrictions on competence such as seeing babies). - Take history, make appropriate physical examinations, formulate differential diagnoses and formulate/manage treatment plans when working in any clinical environment.
- Refer and facilitate patient pathways through appropriate referrals to primary, community, secondary and tertiary care for patients when necessary
- Request investigations and be able to interpret radiology results.
- Prescribe medication as required within your clinical competence.
- Recognise the need and initiate emergency treatment to save life or to safeguard the interests of the patient and refer to emergency services when appropriate.
- Recognise any social needs, safeguarding concerns and act appropriately to safeguard the patient. To ensure that patients are safely discharged from our care with appropriate instructions for after care and follow up.
- To take an active role within the cross-disciplinary, multi-skilled team to ensure service quality in line with corporate goals and strategies and provide mentorship and support to junior staff when required.
- Take a person-centred approach to service delivery, based on clear understanding and experience of the modes for service delivery.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- 2 years experience of working at nurse practitioner or specialist paramedic level. At least 5 years post qualification experience. Good knowledge and experience in the assessment and management of minor injury and illness presentations. Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team. Good organisational skills in the ability to manage and prioritise own workload. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, clear understanding of professional responsibilities and accountability.
Desirable
- Accident and emergency or urgent treatment centre experience. Experience of telephone triage assessment and relevant pathways/electronic prescribing, good knowledge of primary care referral pathways such as 2-week-wait referrals, good knowledge of QOF and locally commissioned services
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the NMC/HCPC, non-medical prescriber, completion of level 7 modules including history taking, patient examination and decision-making module. Working towards PgDip/MSc qualification, minor illness and minor injury qualification or the COP specialist, paramedic qualification, level 3 safeguarding of adults and children, must be able to demonstrate and meet competencies of all mandatory training as required within the policies of the organisation. Must be able to clear an enhanced DBS check.
Desirable
- IRMER qualification, red dot qualification, experience of lab result interpretation, teaching and mentorship qualification.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- 2 years experience of working at nurse practitioner or specialist paramedic level. At least 5 years post qualification experience. Good knowledge and experience in the assessment and management of minor injury and illness presentations. Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team. Good organisational skills in the ability to manage and prioritise own workload. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, clear understanding of professional responsibilities and accountability.
Desirable
- Accident and emergency or urgent treatment centre experience. Experience of telephone triage assessment and relevant pathways/electronic prescribing, good knowledge of primary care referral pathways such as 2-week-wait referrals, good knowledge of QOF and locally commissioned services
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the NMC/HCPC, non-medical prescriber, completion of level 7 modules including history taking, patient examination and decision-making module. Working towards PgDip/MSc qualification, minor illness and minor injury qualification or the COP specialist, paramedic qualification, level 3 safeguarding of adults and children, must be able to demonstrate and meet competencies of all mandatory training as required within the policies of the organisation. Must be able to clear an enhanced DBS check.
Desirable
- IRMER qualification, red dot qualification, experience of lab result interpretation, teaching and mentorship qualification.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
