About this role
Job summary
You'll support people with urgent and unexpected health needs through expert assessment, treatment and advice, helping them receive safe, timely care. Working as an independent practitioner, you'll manage patients with undiagnosed conditions, minor illness and injuries, while working closely with the wider multidisciplinary team.
What you'll do
- Assess, examine, diagnose and treat patients with a range of urgent care needs
- Provide telephone triage and make safe decisions about treatment, referral or discharge
- Recognise serious or life-threatening conditions, provide initial care and arrange appropriate onward referral
- Lead shifts, prioritise patient care and support safe service delivery
- Provide clinical supervision, guidance and support 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, advanced assessment, teaching or mentoring, and non-medical prescribing qualifications
- Experience working autonomously with minor illness, injuries and urgent presentations
- Strong communication, leadership and clinical decision-making skills
We welcome applications from people with different backgrounds and experiences, and value fairness, respect, inclusion and teamwork in everything we do. e service for everyone.
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.
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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.
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
Goole Urgent Treatment Centre
Woodland Avenue
Goole
DN14 6RX
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.chcpcic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)