Job Introduction
Are you a clinician with telephony triage experience? We are looking for Urgent Care Practitioners to join our out of hours team either in a salaried or bank position. You will provide skilled and effective assessment of patients presenting clinical need through telephone consultation, using professional clinical judgement with the support of clinically based algorithms.
Salary: £49,583.00 per annum (pro rata) or £25.36 per hour for bank staff
Location: Wavertree Technology Park, with hybrid available for our salaried team
Contract Full, part-time & bank positions available
Service Hours: Monday-Friday 6-hour shifts between the hours of 18:00 – 08:00. 24/7 service over the weekend.
Responsibilities
* Liaising with nominated medical / nursing leadership team to provide oversight and coordination of patients awaiting contact.
* Managing clinical demands incollaborationwith the Clinical Coordinator / Shift Manager to ensure delivery of safe care toagreedwaiting times.
* Escalating concerns / priority patients to the Clinical Coordinator / On-call teams
* Reviewing patients awaiting contact to provide oversight and minimise clinical risk byactivelyfiltering for potential signposting to more appropriate services.
* Based around a Red Flag approach of triage, prioritise patients in line with the service escalation plans which include the elderly, palliative patients and those who have a risk of deterioration
* Apply clinical skills and reasoning to ensure patients are transferred safely between different clinical dispositions and signposted when required and safe clinically safe.
* Providing skilled and effective assessment of patients presenting clinical need, through telephone consultation, using professional clinical judgment with the support of clinically based algorithms.
Requirements
* Extensive experience in emergency health care settings
* Significant expertise in clinical triage
* Degree Clinical Practice
* Clinical Examination and Diagnostics Level 6 / 7or relevant telephony triage experience
* Experience of working in urgent care / primary care or similar setting
Benefits
* Home working available once completed probationary period
* 27 days annual leave pro rata - previous NHS Service will be taken into account
* Cycle to work scheme
* Eligible to apply for blue light card
* Colleague wellbeing package - which includes a doctor line, access to Westfield rewards, wellbeing support and gym discounts.
Bank
* £25.36 per hour
* Bank agreement, where you can bid for the shifts available that suit you
* Eligible to apply for the blue light card
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