Urgent Care Team Clinician

NHS; Newport Pagnell; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and self-motivated qualified practitioner who is registered with an appropriate body to work as part of our Urgent Care Team here at Newport Pagnell Medical Centre. The hours of work will be a range of shifts between the hours of 0800 and 1830 Monday to Friday. The successful candidate will deliver minor illness clinics as part of the Urgent Care Team, providing: assessment, treatment, screening, health education services and advice to patients. You will have experience and competence in managing a General Practice caseload including chronic case management, dealing with minor illness and injury and experience in diagnosing, prescribing and referring.

Main duties of the job

• Working closely with GP colleagues, the minor illness clinician will deliver minor illness clinics.
• Providing assessment, treatment, screening, health education services and advice to patients.
• Long term condition case management.
• Dealing with minor illness and injury.
• Diagnosing, prescribing and referring.

About us

Newport Pagnell Medical Centre is a large training practice based in the town of Newport Pagnell, with two further sites in the area. We have 30,000+ patients and own PCN, The Bridge. We like to support learning and development and can offer NHS pension as part of our employment package.

Job responsibilities

If you would like to find out more information about this role, please do not hesitate to get in contact with us.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration with an active PIN.

Experience

• Experience and competence in managing a general practice caseload.
• Prescribe products to meet the needs of patients within the Practice population.
• Compassionate manner with an empathetic approach and demonstrable kindness in all aspects of your work. The successful candidate will value the dignity of our patients, their relatives and carers, as well as their colleagues at the practice.
• Knowledge, and experience of its application, in supporting long-term conditions.
• Insight and understanding of current issues in nursing and the wider NHS.

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.