Senior UTC/WIC Practitioner | Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 08 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 30 January 2026 |
| Location: | Leigh, Wigan, WN7 1HR |
| Company: | Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7641381/302-25-7641381M |
Summary
Are you an Emergency Clinical Practitioner/ Allied Health Practitioner looking for further career development in an exciting Emergency Village?
If so we are looking for you.
We are seeking to recruit an experienced clinical practitioner (nurse or AHP) to join our team at Leigh Urgent Treatment Centre
The service operational hours are 7.00am- 9:15pm . The service operate 7 days per week, 365 days per year.
If you think this role is for you, we welcome your application.
You will be offered regular training and supervision provided by our ANPs and will be expected to cascade informal teaching within the unit. Senior clinicians are actively encouraged to offer suggestions and ideas for innovative and creative pathways to drive the service forward.
You will join an established, friendly team of practitioners and will be positive, creative thinking individuals who are motivated, influential, and have the ability to work under pressure.
As a registered practitioner you must- be able to demonstrate significant clinical experience preferably within A&E, Walk in Centre or Primary Care. You need to be highly motivated & prepared to continue to develop your clinical skills.
The role will involve the assessment, diagnosis and management of a diverse caseload of minor injury and minor illness. You will be expected to request and interpret a range of investigations and have the ability to recognise and respond to urgent and emergency situations quickly.
The successful candidate will be expected to lead the team and offer clinical supervision and advice to developing clinicians as well as liaise with other teams within WWL.
Choose Well – Choose WWL
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
Duties and Responsibilities
Key results from the job holder
• Ensure the efficient use of resources by implementing, monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of care provision using evidence based practice within the Practitioner Role.
• Provide clinical and managerial expertise and act as a resource for all disciplines of staff and service users.
• To act as a role model in providing leadership and support to staff in conjunction with the Head of Nursing and Matron to implement the recommendations of the nursing strategy.
• Lead and manage the establishment and future development of the service in collaboration with the Matron.
• Responsible for the delivery of a high quality service, ensuring that clinical care is organised to meet the needs of the individual whilst ensuring patient safety.
• Provide and deliver specialist care to patients with minor injuries/illnesses.
• Make autonomous clinical decisions and carry responsibility for them, including discharge or referral of patients to appropriate services.
• Act as a leader, motivating staff.
• Develop and deliver teaching programmes, undertaking relevant training, assess competence, provide clinical supervision and support in the clinical environment.
This advert closes on Wednesday 7 Jan 2026