Senior Utc/wic Practitioner

5 months ago


Wigan, United Kingdom Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Are you an Emergency Clinical Practitioner / Allied Health Practitioner looking for further career development in an exciting Emergency Village?

If so we are looking for you.

We are seeking to recruit an experienced clinical practitioner (nurse or AHP) to join our team at Wigan Urgent Treatment Centre

**The service operational hours are**:
UTC - 7.30am-1am

The service operate 7 days per week, 365 days per year.

You will be offered regular training and supervision provided by our ED Consultants and will be expected to cascade informal teaching within the unit. Senior clinicians are actively encouraged to offer suggestions and ideas for innovative and creative pathways to drive the service forward.

You will join an established, friendly team of practitioners and will be positive, creative thinking individuals who are motivated, influential, and have the ability to work under pressure.

As a registered practitioner you must
- be able to demonstrate significant clinical experience preferably within A&E, Walk in Centre or Primary Care. You need to be highly motivated & prepared to continue to develop your clinical skills.

The role will involve the assessment, diagnosis and management of a diverse caseload of minor injury and minor illness. You will be expected to request and interpret a range of investigations and have the ability to recognise and respond to urgent and emergency situations quickly.

Choose Well - Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

On-Call

Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.

**Responsibilities**:
Key results from the job holder

Ensure the efficient use of resources by implementing, monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of care provision using evidence based practice within the Practitioner Role.

Provide clinical and managerial expertise and act as a resource for all disciplines of staff and service users.

To act as a role model in providing leadership and support to staff in conjunction with the Head of Nursing and Matron to implement the recommendations of the nursing strategy.

Lead and manage the establishment and future development of the service in collaboration with the Matron.

Responsible for the delivery of a high quality service, ensuring that clinical care is organised to meet the needs of the individual whilst ensuring patient safety.

Provide and deliver specialist care to patients with minor injuries/illnesses.

Make autonomous clinical decisions and carry responsibility for them, including discharge or referral of patients to appropriate services.

Act as a leader, motivating staff.

Develop and deliver teaching programmes, undertaking relevant training, assess competence, provide clinical supervision and support in the clinical environment.

Planning and Organisational Duties

Manage and develop the team of Practitioners, providing an autonomous, evidence based Practitioner service.

Responsible for staff management issues including the delivery and implementation of a comprehensive range of HR duties.

Allocates / deploys staff both medical and nursing in response to service demand and patient’s needs.

Implements best practice and delivery of high standard of clinical care, evaluating service delivery, identifying areas for improvement and initiating change.

Ensure that staff adheres to Trust procedures and protocols.

Responsible for ensuring compliance with local and national targets.

Ensures appropriate staffing levels and skill mix in accordance with unit needs.

Plans, reviews and adjusts staff rosters in accordance with unit/organisational requirements.

Arrange the reception, transfer and discharge of patients in accordance with the unit’s policies and procedures, through effective liaison with the multidisciplinary team, other disciplines and if necessary external agencies.

Ensure that effective communication is maintained both within the department itself and with other relevant external agencies or individuals to ensure the management of the service meets the demands.

Organises and prioritises personal workload, adjusting priorities, co-ordinating care and delegating work in an ever changing environment.

Recognise and respond appropriately to issues, which require urgent or immediate attention, reporting to other members of the multi-discipli



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