Job overview
We are looking for a Senior Practitioner to work within Skegness Urgent Treatment Centre,delivering face to face consultations.
We are looking to recruit dynamic individuals with minor illness and minor injury skills that will also compliment the existing team of Senior and Urgent Care Practitioners, ACPs and HCSW's
Main duties of the job
Main duties will be to deliver a 24 hours, 7 day weeks service to the Skegness community. The service will include see, treat and management of patients with both minor injury and minor illness.
See, treat, manage, discharge and or refer patients of all age ranges to other LCHS services or partner services across Lincolnshire
On occasion you may be required to support other urgent care services such as UTC's, home visiting and the Clinical Assessment Service (CAS) which run 24/7 services. There is daily GP support available remotely or in person as well as well-established referral pathways into specialities.
Working for our organisation
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.
At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS’ workforce.
LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will be required to see patients of all ages presenting with injury or illness complaints and complete the episode of care with treatment or referral onwards.
Consultations will either take place face to face or via telephone and documented timely and thoroughly within patient notes.
The post holder will influence, lead, support and motivate colleagues to maintain morale in difficult and challenging situations.
The post holder will provide clinical lead during a shift by modelling the professional attitudes and behaviours outlined in the LCHS behaviours framework.
Please see job description for further details.
Person specification
Qualification
* Regulated Health Care Professional with existing registration.
* Educated to degree level or equivalent.
* Evidence of Level 7 study
* Independent prescribing / supplementary prescribing qualification, or a willingness to work towards
* HEI or LCHS approved minor injury course
* HEI or LCHS approved paediatric course or willingness to work towards
* Leadership modules
* Recognising the sick child.
* Chronic disease management
* Recognised Teaching and Assessing course (e.g. Mentor Preparation, SLIP, Clinical Educator course, PGCE).
Experience
* Significant post registration experience where autonomous working at a highly specialised level that has been acquired in the speciality area or a related area where enhanced skills could be transferrable
* Experience of clinical leadership
* Proven track record of teaching/supervising and assessing
* Experience of working within multi professional settings with consolidated clinical practice and contributing to effective team working
* Experience of leading evidenced service improvement and innovation through service/practice development initiatives, audit or research
* People Management
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Important Information: All new employees will be subject to a charge if a DBS check is required for the post. The Disclosure & Barring Service application form (formerly CRB) will be provided by LCHS and the fee will be deducted from your salary over a maximum of a 3 month period.
Any existing employees who require a DBS check as part of the application process will be subject to a charge for that DBS check.
We are a Disability Confident employer ensuring that disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.
Support and/or assistance with completing an application form is available from the Human Resources Team by calling 01522 572889.
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Please note, for applicants with previous NHS service: If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, LCHS reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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