About this role
Job summary
In this role, you'll be trusted to assess and manage people with urgent health needs, ensuring they receive safe, effective care. You'll work independently while being part of a wider multi-disciplinary team, supporting patients with undiagnosed conditions, minor illness and injuries.
What you'll do
- Assess, examine and diagnose patients, developing safe treatment and management plans
- Provide telephone triage and face-to-face care, prioritising patients according to clinical need
- Recognise serious or life-threatening conditions, provide immediate care and arrange appropriate onward referral
- Lead shifts and safety huddles, supporting effective day-to-day service delivery
- Provide guidance, training and clinical supervision to colleagues and students
Main duties of the job
What we're looking for
- Current Nursing and Midwifery Council or Health and Care Professions Council registration
- A nursing or paramedic science degree, or equivalent experience
- Relevant postgraduate, teaching or mentoring, advanced assessment and non-medical prescribing qualifications
- Experience working autonomously in urgent care, including minor illness and injury presentations
- Strong communication, decision-making, leadership and prioritisation skills
We welcome applications from different backgrounds, experiences and communities, and value fairness, respect, inclusion and everyone's contribution.
About us
At CHCP, we're passionate about people and we know that you are too, that's why we're here isn't it? We recognise that high quality care is delivered by high quality professionals who are appreciated, respected and supported, which is why we want to give all our colleagues the chance to shine.
Work with us and you'll be more than just a number. Our people are our shareholders and their thoughts and opinions are always heard; at CHCP you have a real voice.
Compassion is at the heart of our business; we're a team of nearly 2,500 colleagues who work together to deliver first-class healthcare to thousands of people living in Hull, the East Riding, Knowsley and St Helens. Local diversity demands diverse roles, that's why we have vacancies to suit everybody. No matter your role at CHCP, we'll support you to thrive.
As the 13th largest social enterprise in the UK, we're pioneering the move towards independent service delivery. Join us on our journey and help us make history.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification attached to this job advert for full details on the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration with the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) or the HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council).
- Approved degree in nursing or paramedic science or equivalent experience.
- Post graduate qualification in relevant subject or equivalent experience
- Teaching/Mentoring qualification
- APACS (Advanced Physical Assessment and Consultation Skills) or equivalent qualification/experience
- Non-medical prescribing qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly specialised knowledge of relevant policy and legislation in relation to unplanned care
- Working knowledge of multi-disciplinary teams
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Specialised knowledge of medication and interventions used in unplanned care
- Demonstrate the use of evidence-based practice
- Knowledge of the legal framework surrounding medications prescribed or supplied, including PGDs, PSDs, EOL care pathways etc.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a specialist environment, demonstrating effective leadership and autonomy.
- Experience of multi-disciplinary team working and working with patients with minor injuries and minor illness presentations
- Experience of the initial management, stabilisation and onward referral of patients who may self-present with more serious/life threatening conditions
- Previous experience of producing reports or audits
- Experience of utilising a variety of software packages e.g. SystmOne, and E-Mail,
- Ability to prioritise effectively in a clinical environment
- Previous leadership and management experience within a clinical setting
- Experience and competency in supervision and support of others including the prioritisation of patient care e.g. junior staff, non-registered staff and students
Desirable
- Experience of using PGDs
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
City Health Care Partnership CIC
Address
Bransholme Urgent Treatment Centre
Goodhart Road
Hull
HU74DW
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.chcpcic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)